Extent of variation in partnership duration and likelihood of sex again for each summary partnership type by participant's gender, age group, sexual identity and sexual health clinic attendance
| Duration (months) | Anticipate having sex again | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denominators* (unweighted, weighted) | Median (IQR) | Mean (SD) | Per cent | 95% CI | |
| Summary partnership type: cohabiting | 6493, 8008 | 171 (79–320) | 211.2 (160.0) | 96.8 | (96.4 to 97.2) |
| By participant's gender | p=0.936 | p=0.593 | |||
| Male | 2594, 4011 | 164 (76–308) | 205.6 (157.6) | 96.9 | (96.2 to 97.5) |
| Female | 3899, 3998 | 179 (82–326) | 217.0 (162.4) | 96.7 | (96.1 to 97.2) |
| By participant's age group | p<0.0001 | p<0.0001 | |||
| 16–24 | 665, 435 | 33 (18–58) | 38.9 (27.1) | 92.2 | (89.7 to 94.0) |
| 25–34 | 2268, 1694 | 79 (43–119) | 84.0 (51.4) | 96.7 | (95.9 to 97.3) |
| 35–44 | 1327, 2122 | 156 (93–223) | 157.0 (82.7) | 97.8 | (97.0 to 98.4) |
| 45–54 | 1014, 1841 | 271 (160–338) | 246.7 (117.4) | 97.1 | (95.9 to 98.0) |
| 55–64 | 770, 1264 | 406 (261–469) | 356.7 (148.5) | 97.3 | (95.9 to 98.2) |
| 65–74 | 449, 652 | 520 (357–571) | 451.6 (172.2) | 95.3 | (93.1 to 96.8) |
| By participant's sexual identity | p<0.0001 | p=0.066 | |||
| Heterosexual | 6321, 7829 | 174 (81–321) | 213.0 (160.4) | 96.9 | (96.4 to 97.3) |
| Other | 158, 160 | 92 (43–153) | 123.7 (115.8) | 94.5 | (90.4 to 97.0) |
| By participant's sexual health clinic attendance | p<0.0001 | p<0.0001 | |||
| No | 5705, 7360 | 187 (93–333) | 223.6 (159.5) | 97.2 | (96.8 to 97.6) |
| Yes, in last 5 years | 739, 596 | 41 (21–82) | 68.0 (74.9) | 92.1 | (89.4 to 94.1) |
| Summary partnership type: now steady | 3816, 2635 | 15 (5–38) | 36.3 (61.6) | 73.3 | (71.4 to 75.1) |
| By participant's gender | p=0.634 | p=0.616 | |||
| Male | 1616, 1350 | 16 (5–36) | 35.0 (62.4) | 73.7 | (71.1 to 76.1) |
| Female | 2200, 1285 | 15 (5–41) | 37.3 (60.8) | 72.8 | (70.6 to 74.9) |
| By participant's age group | p<0.0001 | p<0.0001 | |||
| 16–24 | 1937, 1186 | 11 (3–23) | 16.1 (18.0) | 70.2 | (67.7 to 72.5) |
| 25–34 | 1009, 568 | 14 (5–37) | 29.0 (36.8) | 71.3 | (68.2 to 74.3) |
| 35–44 | 291, 289 | 19 (6–56) | 39.1 (49.8) | 72.0 | (65.6 to 77.7) |
| 45–54 | 339, 365 | 38 (11–103) | 76.4 (91.9) | 80.3 | (75.3 to 84.7) |
| 55–64 | 178, 173 | 29 (12–83) | 78.7 (112.4) | 83.1 | (76.7 to 88.0) |
| 65–74 | 61, 55 | 65 (34–237) | 132.4 (131.6) | 88.1 | (76.3 to 94.4) |
| By participant's sexual identity | p=0.733 | p=0.711 | |||
| Heterosexual | 3619, 2501 | 15 (5–38) | 36.2 (62.3) | 73.4 | (71.6 to 75.1) |
| Other | 195, 132 | 19 (5–49) | 38.3 (48.2) | 72.1 | (65.3 to 78.1) |
| By participant's sexual health clinic attendance | p<0.0001 | p<0.0001 | |||
| No | 2474, 1775 | 17 (5–48) | 43.4 (71.3) | 75.8 | (73.7 to 77.7) |
| Yes, in last 5 years | 1288, 822 | 12 (4–28) | 21.9 (29.1) | 68.5 | (65.5 to 71.3) |
| Summary partnership type: casual | 3111, 2339 | 0 (0–2) | 9.0 (35.1) | 31.1 | (29.1 to 33.2) |
| By participant's gender | p=0.054 | p=0.028 | |||
| Male | 1660, 1461 | 0 (0–2) | 8.9 (34.7) | 32.8 | (30.0 to 35.7) |
| Female | 1451, 879 | 0 (0–2) | 9.3 (35.8) | 28.3 | (25.6 to 31.2) |
| By participant's age group | p<0.0001 | p=0.004 | |||
| 16–24 | 1590, 1025 | 0 (0–1) | 2.7 (8.9) | 28.7 | (26.2 to 31.5) |
| 25–34 | 888, 571 | 0 (0–2) | 5.2 (16.8) | 27.5 | (23.9 to 31.4) |
| 35–44 | 282, 326 | 0 (0–3) | 10.2 (33.6) | 35.1 | (28.3 to 42.5) |
| 45–54 | 213, 260 | 0 (0–14) | 22.6 (58.1) | 34.5 | (27.6 to 42.2) |
| 55–64 | 106, 127 | 4 (0–24) | 38.6 (86.8) | 43.4 | (32.2 to 55.5) |
| 65–74 | 32, 30 | 4 (0–37) | 42.6 (79.4) | 52.2 | (34.4 to 69.4) |
| By participant's sexual identity | p=0.447 | p=0.103 | |||
| Heterosexual | 2893, 2168 | 0 (0–2) | 9.0 (35.2) | 30.5 | (28.4 to 32.7) |
| Other | 215, 169 | 0 (0–2) | 10.2 (33.6) | 37.8 | (29.5 to 47.0) |
| By participant's sexual health clinic attendance | p=0.017 | p=0.137 | |||
| No | 1838, 1470 | 0 (0–3) | 12.3 (43.0) | 32.2 | (29.5 to 35.0) |
| Yes, in last 5 years | 1230, 837 | 0 (0–2) | 3.5 (11.2) | 29.2 | (26.2 to 32.3) |
| Summary partnership type: ex-steady | 628, 405 | 38 (16–89) | 70.7 (88.0) | 45.2 | (40.5 to 50.0) |
| By participant's gender | p=0.008 | p=0.090 | |||
| Male | 230, 188 | 31 (15–84) | 68.6 (93.8) | 40.6 | (33.3 to 48.4) |
| Female | 398, 217 | 43 (19–95) | 72.5 (82.6) | 49.3 | (43.3 to 55.2) |
| By participant's age group | p<0.0001 | p=0.864 | |||
| 16–24 | 269, 148 | 23 (9–40) | 27.7 (22.3) | 42.8 | (36.3 to 49.4) |
| 25–34 | 228, 127 | 43 (19–84) | 56.2 (46.6) | 44.3 | (36.7 to 52.1) |
| 35–44 | 68, 66 | 103 (23–165) | 113.7 (94.2) | 48.2 | (34.4 to 62.3) |
| 45–54 | 39, 39 | 59 (18–154) | 102.5 (104.3) | 54.0 | (35.9 to 71.1) |
| 55–64 | 21, 22 | 144 (96–359) | 221.5 (150.9) | 42.2 | (22.1 to 65.2) |
| 65–74 | 3, 2 | 340 (340–579) | 385.9 (164.0) | 39.8 | (0.6 to 88.2) |
| By participant's sexual identity | p=0.611 | p=0.291 | |||
| Heterosexual | 591, 379 | 39 (16–89) | 71.5 (88.7) | 45.9 | (41.1 to 50.8) |
| Other | 37, 26 | 29 (12–78) | 59.5 (76.1) | 35.6 | (20.3 to 54.5) |
| By participant's sexual health clinic attendance | p=0.005 | p=0.002 | |||
| No | 367, 250 | 47 (17–1132) | 87.5 (103.4) | 51.1 | (44.9 to 57.3) |
| Yes, in last 5 years | 255, 150 | 27 (15–56) | 42.0 (40.9) | 35.6 | (28.8 to 43.0) |
*Denominators correspond to the number of partnerships (not participants).