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National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles

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The National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (NATSAL) is the name given to a series of face-to-face surveys of people in the United Kingdom regarding their sexual behaviour and patterns. The three rounds of interviews completed to date are NATSAL-1 (1990–91) and NATSAL-2 (2000–2001) and NATSAL-3 (2010–12).[1] The results are widely used in research and policy making. NATSAL's principal investigator is Anne Johnson, a professor at University College, London,[2] and co-leader Kaye Wellings, a professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.[3]

The Natsal-3 survey revealed, among other things, that British people are having sex less often than they did 20 years ago.[4]

Key publications

  • Johnson, Anne M; Mercer, Catherine H; Erens, Bob; Copas, Andrew J; McManus, Sally; Wellings, Kaye; Fenton, Kevin A; Korovessis, Christos; Macdowall, Wendy (2001). "Sexual behaviour in Britain: partnerships, practices, and HIV risk behaviours". The Lancet. 358 (9296): 1835–1842. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(01)06883-0. PMID 11741621.
  • Mercer, Catherine H; Tanton, Clare; Prah, Philip; Erens, Bob; Sonnenberg, Pam; Clifton, Soazig; Macdowall, Wendy; Lewis, Ruth; Field, Nigel (2013). "Changes in sexual attitudes and lifestyles in Britain through the life course and over time: findings from the National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal)". The Lancet. 382 (9907): 1781–1794. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(13)62035-8. PMC 3899021. PMID 24286784.
  • Wellings, Kaye; Nanchahal, Kiran; Macdowall, Wendy; McManus, Sally; Erens, Bob; Mercer, Catherine H; Johnson, Anne M; Copas, Andrew J; Korovessis, Christos; Fenton, Kevin A; Field, Julia (December 2001). "Sexual behaviour in Britain: early heterosexual experience". The Lancet. 358 (9296): 1843–1850. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(01)06885-4. PMID 11741623.
  • Fenton, Kevin A; Korovessis, Christos; Johnson, Anne M; McCadden, Angela; McManus, Sally; Wellings, Kaye; Mercer, Catherine H; Carder, Caroline; Copas, Andrew J; Nanchahal, Kiran; Macdowall, Wendy; Ridgway, Geoff; Field, Julia; Erens, Bob (December 2001). "Sexual behaviour in Britain: reported sexually transmitted infections and prevalent genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection". The Lancet. 358 (9296): 1851–1854. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(01)06886-6. PMID 11741624.

References

  1. ^ Natsal: The National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, National Centre for Survey Research.
  2. ^ "Survey examines changes in sexual behaviour and attitudes in Britain". www.wellcome.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  3. ^ Lane, Richard (2013-11-30). "Kaye Wellings: pioneering figure in sexual health". The Lancet. 382 (9907): 1773. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62346-6. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 24286783.
  4. ^ "Cambridge professor's in-depth analysis of sex survey reveals couples' secrets beneath the sheets". Cambridge News. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

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