Characteristics of sexual partnerships
| Sex of respondent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||
| Sample size | 3819 | (27.6%) | 10 012 | (72.4%) |
| Age of respondent (years) | ||||
| 15–24 | 221 | (5.8%) | 810 | (8.1%) |
| 25–34 | 989 | (25.9%) | 2988 | (29.8%) |
| 35–49 | 1889 | (49.5%) | 5585 | (55.8%) |
| >49 | 720 | (18.9%) | 629 | (6.3%) |
| Age of partner, reported (years) | ||||
| 15–24 | 614 | (16.1%) | 253 | (2.5%) |
| 25–34 | 1245 | (32.6%) | 1828 | (18.3%) |
| 35–49 | 1575 | (41.2%) | 5303 | (53.0%) |
| >49 | 385 | (10.1%) | 2628 | (26.2%) |
| Age of partner, actual (years) | ||||
| 15–24 | 581 | (15.2%) | 169 | (1.7%) |
| 25–34 | 1215 | (31.8%) | 1685 | (16.8%) |
| 35–49 | 1590 | (41.6%) | 5291 | (52.8%) |
| >49 | 433 | (11.3%) | 2867 | (28.6%) |
| Age disparity, actual (mean, SD) | −4.5 | (5) | 5.9 | (6) |
| Age disparity, reported (mean, SD) | −4.0 | (5.7) | 6.7 | (6.8) |
| Difference between reported and actual age disparity (mean, SD) | −0.50 | (4.7) | −0.85 | (4.2) |
| Respondent characteristics | ||||
| Number of partners in past 12 month (mean, SD) | 1 | (0.42) | 1 | (0.37) |
| Missing | 13 | (0.3%) | 7 | (0.1%) |
| Partnership characteristics | ||||
| Relationship type | ||||
| Current partner | 2222 | (58.2%) | 4352 | (43.5%) |
| Current spouse | 1279 | (33.5%) | 4406 | (44.0%) |
| Former partner/spouse | 318 | (8.3%) | 1254 | (12.5%) |
| Partner member of household | 2938 | (76.9%) | 7912 | (79.0%) |
| Missing | 22 | (0.6%) | 29 | (0.3%) |
| Months sexually involved (median, IQR) | 120 | (60, 216) | 96 | (107, 168) |
| Missing | 357 | (9.3%) | 1006 | (10.0%) |
| Days since last sexual intercourse (median, IQR) | 7 | (2, 21) | 10 | (3, 35) |
| Missing | 416 | (10.9%) | 781 | (7.8%) |
All figures are numbers and per cent unless otherwise noted.