Table 1.
Ranked frequency distribution of logical* partnership progression types (PPTs) of partnerships in the past year reported in detail by participants in Natsal-3, by gender
| Denominators† (unweighted, weighted) PPT | Partnerships reported by all participants | Partnerships reported by male participants | Partnerships reported by female participants | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14193, 13486 | 6172, 7067 | 8021, 6419 | ||||||
| Rank | Relationship status at first sex | Relationship status at most recent sex | Per cent | (95% CI) | Per cent | (95% CI) | Per cent | (95% CI) |
| 1 | Steady | Living together | 28.5 | (27.5 to 29.5) | 24.6 | (23.3 to 26.0) | 32.7 | (31.4 to 34.1) |
| 2 | Recently met | Living together | 10.2 | (9.6 to 10.9) | 11.6 | (10.6 to 12.7) | 8.6 | (7.9 to 9.4) |
| 3 | Known a while | Living together | 10.0 | (9.4 to 10.7) | 10.7 | (9.7 to 11.6) | 9.3 | (8.6 to 10.1) |
| 4 | Known a while | Known a while | 9.4 | (8.8 to 9.9) | 10.1 | (9.3 to 10.9) | 8.6 | (7.9 to 9.3) |
| 5 | Living together | Living together | 9.3 | (8.6 to 9.9) | 8.3 | (7.4 to 9.2) | 10.3 | (9.4 to 11.3) |
| 6 | Steady | Steady | 9.2 | (8.8 to 9.7) | 8.7 | (8.0 to 9.4) | 9.9 | (9.3 to 10.6) |
| 7 | Recently met | Recently met | 4.9 | (4.5 to 5.3) | 6.1 | (5.5 to 6.7) | 3.6 | (3.2 to 4.1) |
| 8 | Known a while | Steady | 3.9 | (3.6 to 4.2) | 3.4 | (3.0 to 3.9) | 4.4 | (4.0 to 4.9) |
| 9 | Recently met | Steady | 3.6 | (3.3 to 4.0) | 3.7 | (3.2 to 4.2) | 3.5 | (3.1 to 4.0) |
| 10 | Just met | Just met | 2.7 | (2.4 to 3.0) | 3.9 | (3.5 to 4.5) | 1.3 | (1.1 to 1.6) |
| 11 | Recently met | Known a while | 1.8 | (1.6 to 2.0) | 2.2 | (1.8 to 2.6) | 1.4 | (1.1 to 1.6) |
| 12 | Steady | Ex-steady | 1.3 | (1.1 to 1.5) | 1.0 | (0.8 to 1.2) | 1.7 | (1.4 to 2.0) |
| 13 | Just met | Living together | 1.2 | (1.0 to 1.4) | 1.3 | (1.0 to 1.8) | 1.0 | (0.7 to 1.3) |
| 14 | Known a while | Ex-steady | 0.9 | (0.7 to 1.0) | 0.8 | (0.6 to 1.1) | 0.9 | (0.7 to 1.1) |
| 15 | Recently met | Ex-steady | 0.9 | (0.7 to 1.0) | 0.9 | (0.7 to 1.1) | 0.8 | (0.7 to 1.1) |
| 16 | Ex-steady | Ex-steady | 0.5 | (0.4 to 0.7) | 0.6 | (0.4 to 0.9) | 0.4 | (0.3 to 0.6) |
| 17 | Just met | Steady | 0.4 | (0.3 to 0.5) | 0.4 | (0.3 to 0.6) | 0.4 | (0.3 to 0.6) |
| 18 | Just met | Known a while | 0.4 | (0.3 to 0.5) | 0.6 | (0.4 to 0.8) | 0.2 | (0.1 to 0.3) |
| 19 | Just met | Recently met | 0.4 | (0.3 to 0.5) | 0.6 | (0.4 to 0.8) | 0.2 | (0.1 to 0.4) |
| 20 | Ex-steady | Living together | 0.3 | (0.2 to 0.4) | 0.2 | (0.1 to 0.4) | 0.4 | (0.2 to 0.6) |
| 21 | Ex-steady | Steady | 0.2 | (0.2 to 0.3) | 0.2 | (0.1 to 0.4) | 0.2 | (0.1 to 0.3) |
| PPTs with insufficient numbers‡ | ||||||||
| Living together | Steady | <0.1 | (<0.1 to 0.2) | <0.1 | (<0.1 to 0.2) | 0.1 | (<0.1 to 0.3) | |
| Just met | Ex-steady | <0.1 | (<0.0 to 0.1) | <0.1 | (<0.1 to 0.2) | <0.1 | (<0.1 to 0.1) | |
| Living together | Ex-steady | <0.1 | (<0.1 to 0.1) | <0.1 | (<0.1 to 0.1) | <0.1 | (<0.1 to 0.1) | |
*Only logical PPTs are shown in this table; thus excludes the following 12 PPTs:
Living together, known a while; living together, recently met; living together, just met; steady, known a while; steady, recently met; steady, just met; ex-steady, known a while; ex-steady, recently met; ex-steady, just met; known a while, recently met; known a while, just met; recently met, just met. These 12 PPTs correspond to 129 partnerships that are excluded from this table and from further analyses.
†Denominators correspond to the number of partnerships (not participants).
‡<30 such partnerships reported; so, these PPTs and the corresponding partnerships are excluded from further analyses.