Age-adjusted ORs of sociodemographic and sexual behaviour/attitudinal characteristics for each type of sexual inactivity versus being sexually active
| Men | Women | |||||
| Sexually inexperienced | In a relationship | Single | Sexually inexperienced | In a relationship | Single | |
| Religion | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) |
| None | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Christian | 1.67 (1.26 to 2.22) | 1.29 (0.94 to 1.77) | 0.90 (0.72 to 1.12) | 2.06 (1.61 to 2.65) | 0.71 (0.54 to 0.93) | 0.83 (0.70 to 0.98) |
| Other religion | 4.65 (3.27 to 6.61) | 1.37 (0.64 to 2.92) | 1.21 (0.78 to 1.89) | 8.77 (6.11 to 12.57) | 0.96 (0.47 to 1.95) | 1.15 (0.78 to 1.72) |
| P value | <0.001 | 0.119 | 0.970 | <0.001 | 0.076 | 0.345 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Other | 2.94 (2.19 to 3.94) | 1.15 (0.64 to 2.06) | 0.64 (0.43 to 0.95) | 4.43 (3.37 to 5.83) | 1.06 (0.60 to 1.85) | 1.76 (1.34 to 2.32) |
| P value | <0.001 | 0.633 | 0.028 | <0.001 | 0.850 | <0.001 |
| Education | ||||||
| No academic qualification | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Academic qualifications typically gained at age 16 years | 0.20 (0.12 to 0.35) | 1.19 (0.79 to 1.78) | 0.46 (0.35 to 0.62) | 0.33 (0.16 to 0.68) | 0.83 (0.62 to 1.12) | 0.83 (0.67 to 1.02) |
| Studying for/attained further academic qualification | 0.69 (0.45 to 1.06) | 1.08 (0.73 to 1.58) | 0.53 (0.41 to 0.69) | 1.61 (1.00 to 2.59) | 1.11 (0.81 to 1.52) | 0.76 (0.61 to 0.95) |
| P value | 0.163 | 0.735 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.568 | 0.015 |
| National Statistics Socio-Economic Classification26 | ||||||
| Managerial & professional occupations | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Intermediate occupations | 1.67 (0.85 to 3.26) | 0.98 (0.64 to 1.52) | 0.97 (0.69 to 1.37) | 0.75 (0.39 to 1.43) | 1.00 (0.70 to 1.42) | 1.13 (0.89 to 1.42) |
| Semiroutine/routine occupations | 1.89 (1.02 to 3.51) | 1.34 (0.94 to 1.92) | 1.77 (1.34 to 2.34) | 1.08 (0.63 to 1.86) | 1.05 (0.75 to 1.48) | 1.44 (1.16 to 1.80) |
| Never worked and long-term unemployed | 15.66 (8.33 to 29.42) | 1.52 (0.95 to 2.44) | 5.04 (3.57 to 7.13) | 3.71 (2.01 to 6.85) | 1.56 (1.12 to 2.18) | 1.82 (1.44 to 2.31) |
| Student in full-time education | 15.48 (8.58 to 27.93) | 2.13 (0.49 to 9.22) | 2.11 (1.27 to 3.49) | 9.07 (5.27 to 15.59) | 0.90 (0.29 to 2.73) | 2.26 (1.42 to 3.59) |
| P value | <0.001 | 0.027 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.017 | <0.001 |
| Quintile of Index of Multiple Deprivation27 | ||||||
| 1 (least deprived) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| 2 | 1.06 (0.72 to 1.56) | 1.16 (0.76 to 1.78) | 1.21 (0.82 to 1.78) | 0.79 (0.55 to 1.15) | 1.09 (0.78 to 1.53) | 1.47 (1.13 to 1.93) |
| 3 | 0.97 (0.66 to 1.43) | 0.92 (0.59 to 1.44) | 1.68 (1.19 to 2.39) | 1.36 (0.96 to 1.92) | 1.11 (0.76 to 1.62) | 1.96 (1.51 to 2.55) |
| 4 | 1.23 (0.85 to 1.78) | 0.86 (0.53 to 1.39) | 2.00 (1.39 to 2.87) | 1.22 (0.86 to 1.73) | 1.16 (0.78 to 1.72) | 2.59 (2.01 to 3.35) |
| 5 (most deprived) | 1.27 (0.87 to 1.84) | 0.75 (0.44 to 1.27) | 2.80 (1.98 to 3.94) | 1.15 (0.80 to 1.65) | 1.35 (0.91 to 2.00) | 2.96 (2.26 to 3.86) |
| P value | 0.140 | 0.141 | <0.001 | 0.111 | 0.159 | <0.001 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||||
| <25 | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| 25 to <30 | 0.56 (0.39 to 0.80) | 1.36 (0.94 to 1.98) | 0.70 (0.55 to 0.88) | 0.68 (0.48 to 0.95) | 1.20 (0.90 to 1.59) | 1.00 (0.82 to 1.23) |
| 30 or higher | 0.87 (0.54 to 1.40) | 1.96 (1.30 to 2.96) | 0.92 (0.69 to 1.21) | 1.11 (0.77 to 1.59) | 1.81 (1.33 to 2.46) | 1.71 (1.38 to 2.11) |
| P value | 0.099 | 0.001 | 0.281 | 0.644 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| Height | ||||||
| Below average (men<177 cm; women<164 cm) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Average or above (men≥177 cm; women≥164 cm) | 0.67 (0.52 to 0.86) | 0.85 (0.63 to 1.15) | 0.80 (0.65 to 1.00) | 0.68 (0.54 to 0.85) | 0.82 (0.64 to 1.05) | 0.81 (0.69 to 0.95) |
| P value | 0.002 | 0.288 | 0.046 | 0.001 | 0.116 | 0.011 |
| Have felt sexual attraction | ||||||
| Yes | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| No | 456.8 (38.2 to 5456.9) | 2.13 (0.31 to 14.7) | 1.58 (0.14 to 18.0) | 186.9 (44.9 to 778.4) | 1.29 (0.26 to 6.72) | 6.5 (2.6 to 16.4) |
| P value | <0.001 | 0.441 | 0.709 | <0.001 | 0.763 | <0.001 |
| Sexual identity | ||||||
| Heterosexual | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Other | 1.55 (0.66 to 3.65) | 0.47 (0.10 to 2.17) | 2.00 (1.25 to 3.19) | 0.73 (0.35 to 1.53) | 4.53 (2.36 to 8.71) | 1.75 (1.09 to 2.83) |
| P value | 0.314 | 0.331 | 0.004 | 0.409 | <0.001 | 0.022 |
| Masturbated in past 7 days | ||||||
| No | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Yes | 0.52 (0.38 to 0.70) | 0.83 (0.58 to 1.18) | 1.16 (0.94 to 1.43) | 0.43 (0.26 to 0.72) | 0.56 (0.34 to 0.92) | 0.81 (0.63 to 1.03) |
| P value | <0.001 | 0.291 | 0.177 | 0.001 | 0.024 | 0.087 |
| Lifetime sexual partners | ||||||
| 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1 | – | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | – | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| 2 to 4 | – | 0.77 (0.49 to 1.21) | 1.23 (0.89 to 1.70) | – | 0.76 (0.57 to 1.02) | 1.27 (1.00 to 1.61) |
| 5 or more | – | 0.63 (0.42 to 0.94) | 0.70 (0.51 to 0.96) | – | 0.72 (0.52 to 0.98) | 1.20 (0.94 to 1.51) |
| P value | 0.023 | <0.001 | 0.034 | 0.180 | ||
| Ever paid for sex | ||||||
| No | – | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) | – | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Yes | – | 1.07 (0.66 to 1.72) | 1.24 (0.92 to 1.68) | – | 3.50 (0.82 to 15.01) | 0.86 (0.07 to 10.03) |
| P value | 0.788 | 0.158 | 0.092 | 0.904 | ||
| Denominators* | ||||||
| Unweighted, n | 406 | 235 | 516 | 441 | 431 | 1048 |
| Weighted, n | 304 | 384 | 467 | 268 | 558 | 820 |
ORs are for each of the categories of sexual inactivity versus being sexually active. Logistic regression was performed separately for each type of sexual inactivity and variable and adjusted for age as a continuous variable.
*All participants (denominators vary across variables because of item non-response)