The change in reported attitudes on selected sensitive topics between surveys
| Men | Women | OR for reporting tolerance of the behaviour in Natsal 2000 relative to Natsal 1990, adjusted for age (95% CI)* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % reporting | Natsal 1990 | Natsal 2000 | Natsal 1990 | Natsal 2000 | Men | Women |
| Statistically significant odds ratios for change between 1990 and 2000 are in bold. | ||||||
| *Excluding the don't know/“it depends” category, and using all five remaining levels of opinion under an assumption of proportional odds. | ||||||
| Sex before marriage: | ||||||
| rarely wrong, or not wrong at all | 84.4 | 85.2 | 79.3 | 84.4 | 0.97 (0.88 to 1.08) | 1.28 (1.17 to 1.40) |
| sometimes, mostly, always wrong | 14.6 | 13.8 | 19.1 | 14.4 | ||
| don't know, “it depends” | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | ||
| Unfaithfulness in marriage: | ||||||
| rarely wrong, or not wrong at all | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.72 (0.66 to 0.78) | 0.72 (0.67 to 0.78) |
| sometimes, mostly, always wrong | 94.3 | 95.6 | 96.2 | 97.6 | ||
| don't know, “it depends” | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | ||
| Unfaithfulness in cohabitation: | ||||||
| rarely wrong, or not wrong at all | 10.9 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 0.69 (0.64 to 0.74) | 0.65 (0.61 to 0.70) |
| sometimes, mostly, always wrong | 86.3 | 91.7 | 92.4 | 96.0 | ||
| don't know, “it depends” | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | ||
| “One night stands”: | ||||||
| rarely wrong, or not wrong at all | 26.7 | 37.2 | 8.1 | 18.7 | 1.88 (1.74 to 2.03) | 2.91 (2.70 to 3.13) |
| sometimes, mostly, always wrong | 70.5 | 58.8 | 90.0 | 77.1 | ||
| don't know, “it depends” | 2.9 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4.2 | ||
| Male homosexual sex: | ||||||
| rarely wrong, or not wrong at all | 25.3 | 42.1 | 32.6 | 59.1 | 2.10 (1.93 to 2.29) | 2.95 (2.74 to 3.18) |
| sometimes, mostly, always wrong | 70.9 | 54.1 | 60.4 | 35.6 | ||
| don't know, “it depends” | 3.8 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 5.3 | ||