Topics individuals aged 16–24 years in Natsal-3 felt they ought to have known more about when they first felt ready to have some sexual experience, by gender
| Men | Women | p Value for association with gender | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per cent | 95% CI | Per cent | 95% CI | ||
| Any topic | 68.1 | (65.4–70.6) | 70.6 | (68.1–73.0) | 0.1467 |
| Any biological topic | 22.1 | (19.9–24.6) | 22.6 | (20.5–24.7) | 0.8030 |
| How girls’ bodies develop | 11.6 | (9.8–13.6) | 10.7 | (9.2–12.3) | 0.4745 |
| How boys’ bodies develop | 8.2 | (6.8–10.0) | 7.5 | (6.3–9.0) | 0.5165 |
| How a baby is born | 7.5 | (6.1–9.2) | 8.5 | (7.2–9.9) | 0.3726 |
| Sexual intercourse | 12.6 | (10.8–14.5) | 13.8 | (12.2–15.6) | 0.3380 |
| Any risk-reduction topic | 46.0 | (43.2–48.9) | 49.1 | (46.5–51.7) | 0.1119 |
| Safer sex | 19.1 | (16.9–21.5) | 17.4 | (15.6–19.4) | 0.2676 |
| Contraception/birth control | 19.3 | (17.2–21.6) | 27.5 | (25.3–29.8) | <0.0001 |
| Correct condom use | 14.4 | (12.5–16.5) | 15.1 | (13.4–17.0) | 0.5961 |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 27.8 | (25.3–30.4) | 29.8 | (27.6–32.2) | 0.2341 |
| Any psychosexual topic | 41.6 | (38.8–44.3) | 46.8 | (44.2–49.4) | 0.0055 |
| How to make sex more satisfying | 19.7 | (17.4–22.1) | 15.4 | (13.6–17.3) | 0.0054 |
| How to be able to say ‘no’ | 10.7 | (9.0–12.8) | 16.6 | (14.8–18.5) | <0.0001 |
| Sexual feelings, emotions, relationships | 23.2 | (21.0–25.6) | 29.7 | (27.3–32.1) | 0.0002 |
| Homosexuality/lesbianism | 8.5 | (7.0–10.2) | 8.5 | (7.2–10.1) | 0.9444 |
| Other sexual practices | 9.0 | (7.5–10.8) | 9.7 | (8.4–11.2) | 0.5599 |
| Masturbation | 6.6 | (5.3–8.2) | 8.3 | (7.0–9.8) | 0.1031 |
| Unweighted, weighted denominators* | 1546, 1115 | 1909, 1070 | |||
*176 (119 weighted) men and 222 (131 weighted) women did not feel ready for a sexual experience and did not answer this question. Further denominator changes are due to missing data. Bold typeface indicates grouped variables.