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. 2006 Dec;82(6):467–473. doi: 10.1136/sti.2005.019117

Table 1 Changes in the prevalence of reported condom use in the past year*, 1990–2000, by gender and age group.

Natsal 1990 Natsal 2000 Crude odds ratio (95% CI) for change 1990–2000 Age adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) for change 1990–2000
% (95% CI) % (95% CI)
Men
p<0.0001 p<0.0001
% of all men 16–44 (95% CI) 43.3 (41.8 to 44.9) 51.4 (49.7 to 53.2) 1.38 (1.26 to 1.52) 1.53 (1.39 to 1.68)
Denominator‡ 5013, 5803 4016, 4915
Men, by age group:
p<0.0001
% of men aged 16–24 (95% CI) 61.0 (57.9 to 64.1) 82.1 (79.2 to 84.7) 2.93 (2.33 to 3.68)
Denominator 1094, 1537 930,1144
% of men aged 25–34 (95% CI) 44.6 (42.2 to 47.0) 51.2 (48.5 to 53.9) 1.30 (1.13 to 1.51)
Denominator 2080, 2274 1586, 1930
p = 0.007
% of men aged 35–44 (95% CI) 28.2 (26.1 to 30.5) 32.6 (30.0 to 35.2) 1.23 (1.05 to 1.44)
Denominator 1839, 1991 1500, 1841
Women§
p<0.0001 p<0.0001
% of all women 16–44 (95% CI) 30.6 (29.3 to 31.9) 39.1 (37.6 to 40.6) 1.46 (1.33 to 1.60) 1.56 (1.43 to 1.71)
Denominator 6574, 5766 5499, 4792
Women, by age group:
p<0.0001
% of women aged 16–24 (95% CI) 42.0 (39.0 to 45.1) 63.2 (60.0 to 66.3) 2.37 (1.97 to 2.86)
Denominator 1473, 1556 1122, 1117
% of women aged 25–34 (95% CI) 31.4 (29.5 to 33.5) 36.8 (34.6 to 39.1) 1.27 (1.11 to 1.45)
Denominator 2879, 2242 2300,1907
% of women aged 35–44 (95% CI) 20.6 (18.8 to 22.5) 26.3 (24.3 to 28.4) 1.38 (1.18 to 1.61)
Denominator 2222, 1968 2077, 1768

*At least once in the past year.

†Men reporting partner(s) of the opposite and/or same gender in the past year.

‡Unweighted, weighted denominators.

§Women reporting partner(s) of the opposite gender in the past year.