Table 2 Distribution of reported sexual behaviours for men and women by age at interview (birth cohort): SLAHS 2000, Slovenia
BehavioursMenAllWomenAll
Age in years (birth cohort)Age in years (birth cohort)
18–24 (1975–82)25–34 (1965–74)35–49 (1950–64)18–24 (1975–82)25–34 (1965–74)35–49 (1950–64)
New heterosexual* partners in past year (95% CI)
44.7%21.2%13.1%22.7%31.4%5.0%2.6%9.5%
39.3–50.216.0–27.79.8–17.419.9–25.826.3–36.92.8–9.01.4–5.07.9–11.4
    Bases WT (UWT)192 (321)250 (187)404 (310)846 (818)181 (313)257 (216)411 (354)849 (883)
No of new heterosexual* partners in past year according to marital status
Married mean (SD)0 (0)0.13 (0.5)0.08 (0.3)0.09 (0.3)0 (0)0 (0)0.02 (0.2)0.01 (0.1)
    Bases WT (UWT)3 (4)95 (68)300 (233)398 (305)10 (18)154 (130)340 (296)505 (444)
Cohabiting mean (SD)0.51 (1.7)0.10 (0.4)0.15 (0.4)0.17 (0.7)0.07 (0.3)0.07 (0.4)0.04 (0.2)0.06 (0.4)
    Bases WT (UWT)13 (21)51 (39)39 (28)103 (88)25 (45)51 (42)26 (22)102 (109)
Previously married† mean (SD)1 (–)1.37 (2.1)1.32 (2.0)0.75 (1.2)0.12 (0.3)0.20 (0.5)
    Bases WT (UWT)0 (0)1 (1)10 (7)11 (8)0 (0)4 (3)28 (22)32 (25)
Single mean (SD)1.16 (3.8)0.62 (1.2)0.26 (0.6)0.87 (2.9)0.54 (1.0)0.23 (0.5)0.09 (0.3)0.43 (0.9)
    Bases WT (UWT)163 (273)92 (71)41 (31)296 (375)138 (239)47 (40)17 (14)202 (293)
All mean (SD)1.10 (3.7)0.32 (0.9)0.14 (0.5)0.40 (1.9)0.44 (0.9)0.07 (0.3)0.03 (0.2)0.13 (0.5)
    Bases WT (UWT)179 (298)239 (179)391 (300)809 (777)174 (303)256 (215)411 (354)841 (872)
Concurrent heterosexual* partnerships (95% CI)
Lifetime25.7%30.2%43.1%35.3%17.4%15.5%14.2%15.3%
21.0–31.123.7–37.537.4–48.931.5–39.313.2–22.411.2–21.110.8–18.612.8–18.2
    Bases WT (UWT)182 (304)228 (170)378 (290)788 (764)176 (305)243 (205)397 (343)816 (853)
Past 5 years25.6%22.6%25.0%24.4%16.4%10.3%3.4%8.2%
21.0–30.817.1–29.220.5–30.121.3–27.812.4–21.46.9–15.21.9–5.96.6–10.3
    Bases WT (UWT)185 (309)241 (181)401 (307)827 (797)177 (307)255 (214)409 (353)841 (874)
Past year10.7%10.9%16.5%13.5%6.4%2.6%1.4%2.8%
7.6–14.87.3–15.912.8–21.011.1–16.44.1–9.71.2–5.60.6–3.21.9–4.0
    Bases WT (UWT)189 (317)248 (186)403 (309)841 (812)181 (313)257 (216)414 (357)852 (886)
Paid for sex with women (95% CI)
Lifetime3.2%5.4%4.5%4.4%
1.7–5.82.8–10.32.7–7.43.1–6.4
    Bases WT (UWT)193 (323)250 (187)392 (300)836 (810)
Past 5 years2.9%3.8%1.7%2.6%
1.5–5.41.9–7.70.7–4.01.6–4.1
    Bases WT (UWT)193 (323)253 (189)392 (300)839 (812)
Had non-Slovenian heterosexual* partners (95% CI)
Lifetime18.9%22.0%27.7%24.0%17.9%19.1%24.1%21.3%
14.8–23.716.4–28.823.1–32.920.8–27.513.9–22.814.2–25.219.5–29.318.2–24.7
    Bases WT (UWT)193 (323)254 (190)401 (307)848 (820)182 (315)256 (215)412 (356)850 (886)
Past 5 years17.0%10.4%11.8%12.6%16.6%10.9%11.1%12.2%
13.2–21.76.6–16.18.4–16.310.1–15.612.7–21.57.1–16.48.0–15.29.8–15.1
    Bases WT (UWT)191 (320)252 (188)403 (309)846 (817)182 (315)256 (215)410 (354)848 (884)
Occasions of heterosexual* sex in past 4 weeks
    046.7%21.7%14.4%24.5%36.0%13.0%14.0%18.6%
    1–417.2%24.7%28.3%24.5%20.0%28.3%34.1%29.1%
    5–912.9%21.5%28.1%22.4%20.1%25.1%30.4%26.4%
    10–2921.3%32.2%29.2%28.2%22.9%33.2%21.6%25.5%
    30+1.9%0%0%0.5%1.0%0.5%0%0.4%
Mean (SD)5.2(8.8)6.3(5.6)6.5 (5.3)6.1 (6.5)5.5 (7.6)7.0 (5.8)5.6 (4.6)6.0 (5.8)
Median (99th percentile)2 (50)5 (20)5 (25)5 (25)3 (25)6 (20)5 (20)5 (20)
    Bases WT (UWT)190 (317)243 (182)350 (269)783 (768)176 (304)242 (203)365 (315)783 (822)
No of occasions of heterosexual* sex in past 4 weeks
Married/cohabiting‡ mean (SD)14.4 (19)7.6 (5.3)7.3 (5.2)7.6 (6.3)8.7 (6.5)7.7 (5.8)6.1 (4.5)6.8 (5.2)
    Bases WT (UWT)15 (25)141 (104)287 (222)443 (351)32 (57)190 (159)323 (281)545 (497)
Previously married† mean (SD)10 (–)2.5 (4.0)3.1 (4.4)5.8 (5.3)3.0 (5.2)3.4 (5.1)
    Bases WT (UWT)0 (0)1 (1)15 (11)17 (12)0 (0)4 (3)26 (20)29 (23)
Single mean (SD)4.4 (6.8)4.4 (5.6)2.9 (4.6)4.2 (6.2)4.8 (7.6)4.2 (4.9)1.0 (2.4)4.3 (6.9)
    Bases WT (UWT)175 (292)100 (77)48 (36)323 (405)143 (246)48 (41)17 (14)208 (301)
All mean (SD)5.2 (8.8)6.3 (5.6)6.5 (5.3)6.1 (6.5)5.5 (7.6)7.0 (5.8)5.6 (4.6)6.0 (5.8)
    Bases WT (UWT)190 (317)243 (182)350 (269)783 (768)176 (304)242 (203)365 (315)783 (822)
  • SLAHS, Sexual Lifestyles, Attitudes and Health Survey; UWT, unweighted counts of individuals; WT, weighted counts of individuals. *Opposite sex. †Previously married (separated, divorced or widowed). ‡Married or cohabiting. Numbers of individuals (bases) included in analyses vary according to the number of missing values for individual variables.