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Frequency of sex during last year

Source: R/gss_vars_552.R
sexfreq.Rd

sexfreq

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question About how often did you have sex during the last 12 months?

Values

  • [0] not at all

  • [1] once or twice

  • [2] once a month

  • [3] 2 or 3 times a month

  • [4] about once a week

  • [5] 2 or 3 times a week

  • [6] more than 3 times a week

  • [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

ballotsyears
A/B/C1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014
B/C/-2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for sexfreq.

Counts by year:

yeariapnot at allonce or twiceonce a month2 or 3 times a monthabout once a week2 or 3 times a weekmore than 3 times a weekno answerdon't knowTotal
1989136298991142212583076440-1537
199019911039579111010837621-1372
199122129299108181233265724421517
1993114309921642212722739764-1606
199420156318829041648353815515532992
199625847619224841247156516411622904
199838351617526335842545812512722832
200041750920220436039144615213512817
2002489484186212350341415163107182765
200458444516024036437637714799202812
200620965952052653613434301347564510
200824041614917624328530910871262023
20102024401741942842573049975152044
201264335127169255215283112109261974
2014188571220255357333365122108192538
20161096439178216274244271905362867
2018942365127162208214197844362348
2021170163325128335128726884471274032
202219274811401812241982077673373544
2024118661621422229024423077160703309
Total132238593321740235821598066162162232238652343

See also

Other High Risk Behaviors: acqntsex, frndsex, matesex, othersex, paidsex, partners, pikupsex, sexsex

Other Sex: acqntsex, frndsex, matesex, othersex, paidsex, partners, pikupsex, sexsex

Other Split Ballots: aidsfare, partners