Table 1 Sample characteristics, by sex and Natsal survey
Sociodemographic characteristic | Natsal-1 (%a) | Natsal-2 (%) | Natsal-3 (%) | Combined (Natsal-1, -2 and -3) (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men (n = 5081, 43.3%) | Women (n = 6657, 56.7%) | Men (n = 4104, 42.4%) | Women (n = 5586, 57.6%) | Men (n = 3405, 40.6%) | Women (n = 4992, 59.4%) | Men (n = 12,590, 42.2%) | Women (n = 17,235, 57.8%) | |
Age Category | ||||||||
16–24 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 23.0 | 20.4 | 38.1b | 45.1 | 26.6 | 25.0 |
25–34 | 41.5 | 43.8 | 39.5 | 41.7 | 40.6 | 33.7 | 40.6 | 43.5 |
35–44 | 36.7 | 33.8 | 37.5 | 37.9 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 32.8 | 14.1 |
Ethnicity | ||||||||
White | 95.0 | 95.2 | 88.6 | 90.0 | 87.5 | 87.7 | 91.3 | 91.3 |
Other Ethnic Groups | 4.7 | 4.6 | 10.0c | 9.8 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 |
Sexual attraction | ||||||||
Exclusively opposite sex | 94.2 | 94.1 | 90.0 | 87.1 | 92.2 | 82.6 | 92.3 | 88.5 |
Not exclusively opposite sex | 5.7 | 5.8 | 9.9 | 12.7 | 7.6 | 17.4 | 7.6 | 11.4 |
Relationship Status | ||||||||
Married/cohabiting | 65.4 | 69.3 | 52.8 | 61.2 | 44.2 | 48.9 | 55.5 | 60.8 |
Not cohabiting/single | 34.6 | 30.7 | 47.1 | 38.7 | 55.6 | 50.9 | 44.4 | 39.1 |
Highest educational qualification | ||||||||
Degree-level | 13.4 | 9.3 | 24.1 | 20.0 | 25.3 | 27.1 | 20.1 | 18.0 |
Below degree-level | 69.1 | 67.7 | 59.5 | 63.6 | 64.6 | 63.5 | 64.8 | 65.1 |
No qualification | 17.3 | 22.9 | 16.2 | 16.1 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 14.9 | 16.7 |
Number of partners in last year | ||||||||
1 | 80.5 | 90.0 | 69.3 | 82.7 | 68.9 | 77.5 | 73.7 | 84.0 |
2 + | 19.5 | 10.0 | 30.3 | 17.1 | 31.2 | 22.5 | 26.2 | 15.9 |
Number of partners without a condom in last year | ||||||||
0 | 42.4 | 28.8 | 52.9 | 39.1 | 55.8 | 40.3 | 49.4 | 35.5 |
1 | 46.8 | 62.0 | 36.1 | 51.2 | 33.0 | 46.9 | 39.6 | 54.1 |
2 + | 7.2 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 6.7 |
First sexual experience before 16 | ||||||||
16+ | 72.2 | 86.9 | 65.7 | 75.0 | 63.6 | 65.5 | 67.8 | 76.8 |
Before 16 | 27.8 | 13.1 | 34.3 | 25.0 | 36.4 | 34.5 | 32.2 | 23.2 |
Self-perceived HIV risk | ||||||||
Not at-risk | 68.1 | 74.2 | 56.6 | 67.4 | 63.6 | 73.4 | 63.2 | 71.8 |
At-risk | 31.5 | 25.4 | 42.9 | 32.1 | 35.8 | 26.0 | 36.4 | 27.8 |