Year: 2000-2
Module: Relationships
Variable: SEXNOW
Question: Finally we would like to ask you about your own viewpoints on sexual relationships and your sexual feelings.
Which of the following lifestyles would you regard as the ideal one for you at this stage of your life?
Index
to tables on this page
-
-
% of
people of different ages.
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Prefer
to have no sex activity |
13 |
| No
regular partner, but casual partners when I feel like it |
7 |
| A
few regular partners |
6 |
| Have
many casual partners |
5 |
| One
regular partner, but not living together |
33 |
| Living
with a partner (not married) with some sex activity outside the
partnership |
1 |
| Living
with a partner (not married) and no other sex partners |
5 |
| Married
with no other sex partners |
2 |
| None of these, but another lifestyle | 1 |
| I
have no ideal |
22 |
| I don't know | 6 |
|
Results
for men and women
|
%
|
| |
Male |
Female |
| Prefer
to have no sex activity |
8 |
16 |
| No
regular partner, but casual partners when I feel like it |
11 |
5 |
| A
few regular partners |
7 |
5 |
| Have
many casual partners |
8 |
2 |
| One
regular partner, but not living together |
28 |
36 |
| Living
with a partner (not married) with some sex activity outside the partnership
|
1 |
1 |
| Living
with a partner (not married) and no other sex partners |
4 |
6 |
| Married
with no other sex partners |
3 |
2 |
| None
of these, but another lifestyle |
1 |
1 |
| I
have no ideal |
22 |
22 |
| I
don't know |
7 |
6 |
|
Results
for people of different ages
|
%
|
| |
14 or 15 |
16 or 17 |
18 or 19 |
20-25 |
| Prefer
to have no sex activity |
14 |
14 |
14 |
8 |
| No
regular partner, but casual partners when I feel like it |
8 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
| A
few regular partners |
11 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
| Have
many casual partners |
4 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
| One
regular partner, but not living together |
22 |
27 |
37 |
47 |
| Living
with a partner (not married) with some sex activity outside the partnership
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Living
with a partner (not married) and no other sex partners |
1 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
| Married
with no other sex partners |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
| None
of these, but another lifestyle |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| I
have no ideal |
29 |
31 |
15 |
9 |
| I
don't know |
9 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
|
Results
for people of different religions
|
%
|
| |
Catholic |
Protestant |
No religion |
| Prefer
to have no sex activity |
12 |
15 |
* |
| No
regular partner, but casual partners when I feel like it |
6 |
9 |
* |
| A
few regular partners |
6 |
4 |
* |
| Have
many casual partners |
5 |
4 |
* |
| One
regular partner, but not living together |
33 |
32 |
* |
| Living
with a partner (not married) with some sex activity outside the partnership
|
1 |
1 |
* |
| Living
with a partner (not married) and no other sex partners |
6 |
3 |
* |
| Married
with no other sex partners |
1 |
2 |
* |
| None
of these, but another lifestyle |
1 |
0 |
* |
| I
have no ideal |
22 |
23 |
* |
| I
don't know |
6 |
7 |
* |
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.
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