Table 4 Reason for condom use in the past year reported in Natsal 2000, by gender and age group.

	Men*				Women*
	Age group:				Age group
	16–24	25–34	35–44	All 16–44	16–24	25–34	35–44	All 16–44
p Value for variation by age group	p<0.0001				p<0.0001
Reason for condom use in the past year:	% (95% CI)	% (95% CI)	% (95% CI)	% (95% CI)	% (95% CI)	% (95% CI)	% (95% CI)	% (95% CI)
To prevent pregnancy	54.0 (49.8 to 58.2)	75.2 (71.7 to 78.4)	85.3 (82.0 to 88.1)	69.6 (67.3 to 71.7)	58.5 (53.8 to 63.0)	79.5 (76.6 to 81.6)	83.7 (80.2 to 86.6)	72.8 (70.5 to 74.9)
To protect against STIs/HIV	15.8 (12.9 to 19.1)	10.8 (8.5 to 13.6)	8.9 (6.7 to 11.8)	12.2 (10.7 to 13.9)	21.1 (17.5 to 25.2)	8.5 (6.5 to 10.3)	9.1 (6.8 to 12.1)	13.2 (11.6 to 15.1)
Both reasons equal	30.2 (26.5 to 34.2)	14.1 (11.7 to 16.8)	5.8 (4.2 to 7.9)	18.2 (16.5 to 20.2)	20.4 (16.8 to 24.5)	12.2 (10.1 to 14.8)	7.3 (5.5 to 9.6)	14.0 (12.4 to 15.9)
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Denominator†	707, 861	782, 891	468, 528	1957, 2280	594, 610	787, 629	532, 410	1913, 1648

*Respondents reporting partner(s) of the opposite gender in the past year.

†Unweighted, weighted denominators.