partnrs5
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Question Now think about the past five years–the time since February/March (1999), and including the past 12 months, how many sex partners have you had in that five year period?
Values
[0]no partners[1]1 partner[2]2 partners[3]3 partners[4]4 partners[5]5-10 partners[6]11-20 partners[7]21-100 partners[8]more than 100 partners[9]1 or more (unspecified)[95]several[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
Question Years and Ballots
| ballots | years |
| A/B/C | 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 |
| B/C/- | 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022 |
Overview
For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for partnrs5.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | no partners | 1 partner | 2 partners | 3 partners | 4 partners | 5-10 partners | 11-20 partners | 21-100 partners | more than 100 partners | 1 or more (unspecified) | no answer | don't know | not available in this year | Total |
| 1991 | 872 | 95 | 348 | 51 | 48 | 28 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 14 | - | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 114 | 213 | 793 | 136 | 98 | 73 | 86 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 41 | - | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 201 | 358 | 1457 | 253 | 196 | 130 | 185 | 53 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 112 | 1 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 258 | 323 | 1358 | 275 | 192 | 138 | 181 | 53 | 31 | 3 | 19 | 72 | 1 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 383 | 323 | 1294 | 234 | 151 | 115 | 149 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 34 | 78 | - | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 417 | 323 | 1218 | 252 | 164 | 112 | 132 | 48 | 28 | 2 | 19 | 102 | - | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 489 | 308 | 1139 | 231 | 154 | 129 | 159 | 56 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 8 | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 584 | 253 | 1225 | 248 | 126 | 113 | 117 | 47 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 46 | 9 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 2096 | 348 | 1256 | 247 | 162 | 109 | 126 | 59 | 23 | 7 | 31 | 43 | 3 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 240 | 252 | 942 | 173 | 113 | 68 | 94 | 36 | 27 | 3 | 51 | 16 | 8 | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 202 | 261 | 963 | 175 | 114 | 77 | 123 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 46 | 27 | 2 | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 238 | 245 | 898 | 170 | 94 | 69 | 121 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 60 | 28 | - | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 188 | 311 | 1272 | 225 | 145 | 93 | 138 | 45 | 23 | 2 | 41 | 52 | 3 | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 1096 | 238 | 932 | 167 | 119 | 78 | 107 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 40 | 20 | 2 | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 942 | 219 | 737 | 145 | 90 | 58 | 64 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 17 | 1 | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 1699 | 336 | 1416 | 151 | 83 | 64 | 109 | 40 | 25 | 7 | 83 | 12 | 7 | - | 4032 |
| 2022 | 1927 | 295 | 864 | 117 | 95 | 47 | 76 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 26 | - | 3544 |
| Total | 11946 | 4701 | 18112 | 3250 | 2144 | 1501 | 2004 | 718 | 357 | 61 | 503 | 757 | 71 | 0 | 46125 |