Table 3.
Sexual behaviour core indicators related to sexual debut and number of partners among respondents aged 15–29 years (women, n=2592; men, n=1467)
| Characteristics | N | Category | Respondent's sexual behaviour | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unweighted data | Weighted dataa | |||||
| Women % (n) (95% CI) |
Men % (n) (95% CI) |
Women % (95% CI) |
Men % (95% CI) |
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| Sexual experience | 4059 | No |
20.9 (543) (19.4 to 22.6) |
26.5 (389) (24.3 to 28.9) |
20.5 (18.7 to 22.4) |
24.2 (21.8 to 26.8) |
| Yes |
79.1 (2049) (77.4 to 80.6) |
73.5 (1078) (71.2 to 75.7) |
79.5 (77.6 to 81.3) |
75.8 (73.2 to 78.2) |
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| Age of index person at sexual debut† | 3121 | Mean age (SD) | 16.1 (2.0) | 16.4 (2.4) | 16.0 | 16.4 |
| 10–13 years | 6.1 (123) (5.1 to 7.1) |
6.6 (71) (5.3 to 8.2) |
6.9 (5.8 to 8.3) |
7.1 (5.4 to 9.2) |
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| 14–18 years |
83.8 (1714) (82.2 to 85.3) |
77.8 (837) (75.2 to 80.2) |
83.3 (81.2 to 85.1) |
77.9 (74.6 to 80.7) |
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| 19–24 years |
9.8 (201) (8.6 to 11.2) |
14.8 (159) (12.8 to 17.0) |
9.3 (7.9 to 10.9) |
14.1 (11.8 to 16.8) |
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| 25–28 years | 0.3 (7) (0.2 to 0.7) |
0.8 (9) (0.4 to 1.1) |
0.5 (0.2 to 1.5) |
0.9 (0.4 to 2.0) |
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| Age difference between index person and partner at sexual debut† | 3111 | Partner younger |
6.3 (128) (5.3 to 7.4) |
32.2 (345) (29.5 to 35.0) |
6.1 (5.1 to 7.3) |
32.2 (29.0 to 35.5) |
| No age difference |
28.9 (589) (27.0 to 30.9) |
37.7 (404) (34.8 to 40.6) |
28.0 (25.9 to 30.1) |
37.0 (33.6 to 40.4) |
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| Partner 1–5 years older |
58.0 (1183) (55.9 to 60.2) |
27.1 (290) (24.5 to 29.8) |
58.6 (56.2 to 61.0) |
27.3 (33.6 to 40.4) |
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| Partner more than 5 years older |
6.8 (139) (5.8 to 8.0) |
3.2 (33) (2.2 to 4.3) |
7.3 (6.1 to 8.7) |
3.6 (2.3 to 5.5) |
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| Contraceptive use at sexual debut† | 3117 | Dual protection‡ | 16.9 (345) (15.3 to 18.6) |
14.3 (154) (12.3 to 16.5) |
17.4 (15.6 to 19.2) |
14.3 (12.1 to 16.8) |
| Condom alone | 53.0 (1082) (50.8 to 55.2) |
48.0 (516) (45.0 to 51.0) |
50.8 (48.4 to 53.3) |
45.2 (41.7 to 48.7) |
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| Non-condom contraception alonec |
15.8 (322) (14.3 to 17.4) |
22.6 (244) (20.3 to 25.3) |
16.3 (14.6 to 18.3) |
24.2 (21.3 to 27.4) |
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| No contraception | 14.3 (292) (12.9 to 15.9) |
15.1 (162) (13.0 to 17.3) |
15.5 (13.6 to 17.5) |
6.8 (13.6 to 19.4) |
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| Sexual orientation† | 3126 | Heterosexual | 92.8 (1902) (91.6 to 93.9) |
94.1 (1013) (92.5 to 95.3) |
92.7 (91.3 to 93.9) |
93.5 (90.9 to 95.4) |
| Homosexual |
0.5 (11) (0.3 to 1.0) |
2.3 (25) (1.6 to 3.4) |
0.6 (0.3 to 1.2) |
2.0 (1.1 to 3.6) |
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| Bisexual |
5.6 (114) (4.7 to 6.6) |
2.9 (31) (2.0 to 4.1) |
5.7 (4.6 to 6.9) |
3.1 (2.0 to 4.8) |
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| Other | 1.1 (22) (0.7 to 1.6) |
0.7 (8) (0.4 to 1.5) |
1.0 (0.6 to 1.6) |
1.4 (0.5 to 3.9) |
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| Number of sexual partners during the last 12 months† | 3127 | 0 |
3.8 (77) (3.0 to 4.7) |
7.3 (79) (5.9 to 9.0) |
3.7 (2.9 to 4.7) |
8.3 (6.4 to 10.7) |
| 1 | 62.4 (1278) (60.3 to 64.5) |
57.8 (623) (54.8 to 60.7) |
61.9 (59.5 to 64.2) |
57.5 (53.9 to 61.0) |
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| 2–5 | 29.0 (595) (27.1 to 31.0) |
27.9 (301) (25.3 to 30.7) |
29.1 (26.9 to 31.4) |
28.0 (24.9 to 31.3) |
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| >5 | 4.8 (99) (4.0 to 5.9) |
7.0 (75) (5.6 to 8.6) |
5.3 (4.3 to 6.5) |
6.2 (4.8 to 8.0) |
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Data are shown as unweighted and weighted after correction for non-response.
Numbers vary due to missing data.
Numbers in bold show statistically significant differences between women and men.
*Adjusted for gender, age, ethnicity, educational level and highest level of parents’ education.
†Core indicators as proposed by the ECDC.
‡Dual protection indicated both condom and non-condom contraception. Non-condom contraception encompassed hormonal contraception methods, intrauterine devices and barrier methods.
ECDC, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.