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Table 1 Psychosocial and socio-demographic characteristics of sample and their association with three key sexual risk behaviours

From: Can psychosocial and socio-demographic questions help identify sexual risk among heterosexually-active women of reproductive age? Evidence from Britain’s third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3)

  

Outcomes:

 
 

% of sample (weighted) reporting characteristic

2+ sexual partners in the last year (2PP)

2+ sexual partners in the last year without condom use (2PPNC)

Non-use of condoms at 1st sex with most recent partner (FSNC)

Denominatorsc

(unweighted, weighted)

Psychosocial/socio-demographic factor:

% reporting outcome

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjustedd

OR (95% CI)

% reporting outcome

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjustedd

OR (95% CI)

% reporting outcome

Crude OR

(95% CI)

Adjustedd

OR (95% CI)

4911,3431

Relationship status

  

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

 

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

 

p = 0.355

p = 0.7458

 

 Cohabiting with partner

64.9% (63.4–66.4)

5.6%

1.00

1.00

2.7%

1.00

1.00

41.1%

1.00

1.00

2635,2226

 Stable relationship not cohabiting

17.1% (16.0–18.2)

30.9%

7.73 (6.09–9.82)

5.18 (3.96–6.78)

17.7%

8.98 (6.30–12.8)

6.37 (1.33–9.37)

37.0%

0.78 (0.65–0.93)

Not retained in model

1128,585

 Not in relationship but has cohabited

8.6% (7.9–9.5)

49.8%

17.3 (12.9–22.9)

13.3 (9.81–18.1)

30.4%

17.0 (11.7–24.6)

13.4 (8.88–20.2)

48.0%

1.30 (1.04–1.62)

 

552,296

 Not in relationship & never cohabited

9.4% (8.5–10.3)

53.4%

21.1 (15.8–28.2)

14.2 (10.4–19.2)

29.2%

17.8 (12.4–25.6)

13.5 (8.94–20.5)

36.7%

0.81 (0.64–1.01)

 

569,321

Sexual identity

  

p = 0.002

p = 0.7041

 

p = 0.16

Not entered into model

 

p = 0.673

Not entered into model

 

 Heterosexual

97.7% (97.2–98.2)

21.8%

2.12 (1.33–3.38)

Not retained in model

12.3%

1.00

 

40.4%

0.91 (0.59–1.41)

 

4781,3348

 Other

2.23% (1.8–2.81

33.1%

1.00

 

17.4%

1.54 (0.84–2.79)

 

40.2%

1.00

 

121, 78

Currently a smoker

  

p < 0.0001

p = 0.013

 

p < 0.0001

p = 0.5628

 

p < 0.0001

p = 0.002

 

 Yes

28.3% (27.0–29.8)

31.7%

2.25 (1.91–2.65)

1.32 (1.06–1.63)

18.9%

2.13 (1.73–2.61)

Not retained in model

46.2%

1.31 (1.13–1.52)

1.31 (1.10–1.55)

1560,972

 No

71.7% (70.2–73.0)

17.5%

1.00

1.00

9.4%

1.00

 

37.7%

1.00

1.00

3351,2459

Usually binge-drink at least weekly

  

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

 

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

 

p < 0.003

p = 0.004

 

 Yes

13.9% (12.8–15.2)

40.6%

2.91 (2.34–3.67)

2.11 (1.63–2.73)

26.5%

3.05 (2.37–3.93)

2.00 (1.51–2.64)

47.8%

1.35 (1.11–1.66)

1.36 (1.10–1.68)

643,428

 No

86.1% (84.8–87.2)

19.5%

1.00

1.00

10.6%

1.00

1.00

39.7%

1.00

1.00

3748,2643

Ever used non-prescribed drugs

  

p < 0.0001

p = 0.012

 

p < 0.0001

p = 0.018

 

p = 0.274

p = 0.6288***

 

 Yes

39.4% (37.7–41.0)

28.3%

1.88 (1.61–2.20)

1.31 (1.06–1.61)

17.1%

2.00 (1.62–2.48)

1.34 (1.05–1.71)

44.0%

1.08 (0.94–1.25)

Not retained in model

2875,1347

 No

60.6% (59.0-62.3)

17.6%

1.00

 

9.0%

1.00

1.00

37.8%

1.00

 

2024, 2075

First heterosexual intercourse at <16 years of agea

  

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

 

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

 

p = 0.003

p < 0.0001

 

 Yes

50.2% (48.6–51.9)

27.9%

2.21 (1.86–2.63)

1.58 (1.26–1.96)

16.6%

2.66 (2.09–3.38)

2.00 (1.53–2.63)

43.0%

1.23 (1.07–1.41)

1.45 (1.23–1.70)

2756,1724

 No

49.8% (48.1–21.4)

14.6%

1.00

1.00

6.9%

1.00

1.00

37.0%

1.00

1.00

2155,1707

Didn’t live with both natural (birth) parents to age 14

  

p < 0.0001

p = 0.1283

 

p = 0.013

p = 0.3855

 

p = 0.201b

p = 0.079

 

 Yes

73.2% (71.8–74.5)

26.8%

1.64 (1.40–1.91)

Not retained in model

11.4%

1.31 (1.06–1.62)

Not retained in model

39.7%

1.10 (0.95–1.28)

1.16 (0.98–1.37)

1516,920

 No

26.8% (25.5–28.2)

19.9%

1.00

 

14.6%

1.00

 

42.0%

1.00

1.00

3395,2511

Received treatment for depression in last 12 months

  

p = 0.0002

p = 0.3394

 

p < 0.0001

p = 0.07

 

p = 0.012

p = 0.2312

 

 Yes

12.7% (11.6–13.8)

27.3%

1.55 (1.23–1.95)

Not retained in model

17.8%

1.75 (1.32–2.32)

1.39 (0.97–1.99)

48.2%

1.3 (1.06–1.59)

Not retained in model

662,435

 No

87.3% (86.2–88.4)

21.2%

1.00

 

11.6%

1.00

1.00

39.2%

1.0

 

4247,2994

Belong to any religion now

  

p < 0.0001

p = 0.057

 

p < 0.0001

p = 0.4272

 

p = 0.169

Not entered into model

 

 Yes

46.3% (44.6–48.0)

17.7%

1.70 (1.44–2.01)

1.23 (0.99–1.51)

10.3%

1.52 (1.23–1.88)

Not retained in model

41.6%

0.91 (0.79–1.04)

 

2107,1584

 No

53.8% (52.1–55.4)

25.3%

1.00

1.00

14.0%

1.00

 

39.5%

1.00

 

2796,1842

Most recent partner’s ethnicity

  

p < 0.0001

p = 0.1496

 

p = 0.016

p = 0.3926

 

p = 0.085

Not entered into model****

 

 White

86.1% (84.8–87.3)

21.6%

1.00

Not retained in model

12.3%

1.00

Not retained in model

39.5%

1.00

 

4248,2951

 Asian British

5.6% (4.8–6.6)

11.7%

0.53 (0.34–0.83)

 

6.8%

0.63 (0.34–1.17)

 

55.6%

2.06 (1.54–2.76)

 

240,193

 Black British

4.5% (3.8–5.3)

30.8%

1.61 (1.14–2.28)

 

14.1%

1.30 (0.82–2.06)

 

42.1%

1.10 (0.79–1.53)

 

221,152

 Other

3.81% (3.2–4.5)

33.3%

2.09 (1.46–3.00)

 

18.8%

1.95 (1.26–3.03)

 

39.6%

1.07 (0.75–1.54)

 

195,130

Age group

  

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

 

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

 

p < 0.0001

p < 0.0001

 

 16–24 years

26.8% (25.5–28.1)

36.6%

1.00

1.00

20.3%

1.00

1.00

35.4%

1.00

1.00

1657,918

 25–34 years

36.0% (34.5–37.5)

16.2%

0.30(0.25–0.36)

0.62 (0.50–0.78)

9.5%

0.39 (0.31–0.48)

0.84 (0.63–1.12)

39.8%

1.22 (1.05–1.43)

1.31 (1.11–1.55)

2215,1235

 35–44 years

37.3% (35.6–39.0)

11.4%

0.18 (0.14–0.24)

0.55 (0.40–0.76)

5.7%

0.18 (0.13–0.26)

0.53 (0.34–0.81)

49.6%

1.89 (1.58–2.26)

2.22 (1.81–2.72)

1039,1278

Ethnicity

  

p < 0.0001

p = 0.987

 

p = 0.517

p = 0.9339

 

p = 0.019

p < 0.0001

 

 White

86.7% (85.4–87.8)

22.0%

1.00

Not retained in model

12.6%

1.00

Not retained in model

39.3%

1.00

1.00

4304,2969

 Asian British

5.8% (5.01–6.8)

11.7%

0.49 (0.31–0.78)

 

5.0%

0.39 (0.19–0.78)

 

56.6%

2.10 (1.57–2.81)

2.89 (2.04–4.08)

239,200

 Black British

3.6% (3.0-4.3)

29.9%

1.45 (0.97-2.17)

 

14.2%

1.12 (0.65-1.94)

 

47.7%

1.38 (0.94-2.03)

1.10 (2.61)

157,122

 Other

3.9% (3.4–4.6)

27.7%

1.65 (1.12–2.42)

 

14.3%

1.44 (0.86–2.44)

 

38.6%

1.03 (0.72–1.49)

0.83 (1.80)

202,135

Currently renting home

  

p < 0.0001

p = 0.011

 

p < 0.0001

p = 0.09

 

p = 0.325b

p = 0.077

 

 Yes

47.6% (45.9–49.4

26.4%

2.10 (1.78–2.49)

1.31 (1.06–1.60)

15.2%

2.18 (1.76–2.71)

1.24 (0.97–1.59)

42.2%

1.07 (0.93–1.23)

1.15 (0.98–1.35)

2625,1626

 No

52.4% (50.6–54.2)

16.9%

1.00

1.00

9.1%

1.00

1.00

38.2%

1.00

 

2261,1790

  1. ***Entered into model as significant effect found (p = 0.007) after controlling for age group and ethnicity
  2. ****Not entered into model as non-sig (p = 0.884) after controlling for ethnicity of respondent
  3. aIncluding those who reported experiencing first heterosexual intercourse <13 years of age
  4. bStatistically significant interaction between not living with both birth parents to age 14 and housing tenure
  5. cTotals vary due to small frequencies of missing data
  6. dAdjusted for all other variables in the model
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