Table 4

 Country/region of origin of new sexual partners while abroad (commercial and non-commercial) in the past 5 years

Country/region% (95% CI) reporting new sexual partner(s) from country/region*†‡
Base: Men who reported paying for heterosexual sex in the past 5 years in Natsal 2000.
*Percentages do not sum to 100% since men could report new sexual Natsal 2000 partner(s) from 1+ countries/regions
†”Sexual partner” defined as “people who have had sex together—whether just once, or a few times, or as regular partners, or as married partners.”
‡Respondents were asked “Where did this/these new partner(s) normally live?” The CASI emphasised that “we are interested in which country the person comes from, not the country where you met”. Response options as listed in table 4.
United Kingdom13.1 (9.0 to 18.7)
Other European countries32.8 (26.2 to 40.3)
Australia/New Zealand5.9 (3.3 to 10.3)
North America7.4 (4.1 to 13.0)
South America/Central America3.2 (1.5 to 6.8)
Caribbean countries3.9 (1.6 to 9.1)
Asian countries12.2 (8.2 to 17.7)
Middle East/North Africa3.4 (1.1 to 9.5)
African countries (other than North Africa)4.9 (2.3 to 10.0)
Other countries2.4 (1.1 to 5.6)
Base (weighted, unweighted)236, 269