ICPSR Metadata record for National Health and Social Life Survey, 1992: [United States] ICPSR ICPSR metadata records are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/). National Health and Social Life Survey, 1992: [United States] Laumann, Edward O. Gagnon, John H. Michael, Robert T. Michaels, Stuart Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research ICPSR 2008-04-17 6647 doi://10.3886/ICPSR06647.v2
The purpose of this study was to collect extensive information on the sexual experiences and other social, demographic, attitudinal, and health-related characteristics of adults in the United States. The survey collected information on sexual practices with spouses/cohabitants and other sexual partners and collected background information about the partners. Major areas of investigation include sexual experiences such as number of sexual partners in given time periods, frequency of particular practices, and timing of various sexual events. The data cover childhood and adolescence, as well as adulthood. Other topics in the survey relate to sexual victimization, marriage and cohabitation, and fertility. Respondents were also queried about their physical health, including history of sexually transmitted diseases. Respondents' attitudes toward premarital sex, the appeal of particular practices such as oral sex, and levels of satisfaction with particular sexual relationships were also studied. Demographic items include race, education, political and religious affiliation, income, and occupation.
 UniverseScheme06647 Organization06647_1 Organization06647_2 18403 Organization06647_3 Organization06647_4 Organization06647_5 Organization06647_6 Organization06647_7 Organization06647_8 ICPSR.IX RCMD.V FENWAY.VI HMCA.V fertility marriage premarital sex sexual attitudes sexual awareness sexual behavior United States 1992-02 1992-09 survey data Noninstitutionalized United States population aged 18-59 able to complete an interview in English. Multistage area probability sample designed to give each household an equal probability of inclusion. Two samples were obtained: a cross-sectional sample (3,159 cases), and an oversample (273 cases) intended to increase the number of Blacks and Hispanics in the study. Overall response rate was 78.6 percent of the 4,369 eligible respondents selected for inclusion in the study. 1992-02 1992-09 ICPSR
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