Distribution of numbers of partners over past 5 years and past year by gender and age group
| Men (age group (years)) | Women (age-group (years)) | |||||||
| 18–24 | 25–34 | 35+ | All | 18–24 | 25–34 | 35+ | All | |
| Past 5 years | ||||||||
| Heterosexual partnerships | n=374 | n=589 | n=250 | n=1213 | n=470 | n=637 | n=207 | n=1314 |
| 0 partners | 12.8% | 7.5% | 5.2% | 8.7% | 11.1% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 6.5% |
| 1 partner | 16.3% | 19.2% | 32.8% | 21.1% | 35.7% | 46.0% | 60.9% | 44.7% |
| 2 partners | 11.2% | 13.4% | 16.4% | 13.4% | 28.3% | 22.1% | 19.3% | 23.9% |
| 3–5 partners | 24.3% | 29.5% | 28.8% | 27.8% | 17.7% | 19.5% | 14.0% | 18.0% |
| 6–10 partners | 18.7% | 15.8% | 10.0% | 15.5% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 0.5% | 4.5% |
| 11 or more partners | 16.6% | 14.6% | 6.8% | 13.6% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 2.4% |
| 2 or more partners in past 5 years | 70.8% | 73.3% | 62.0% | 70.3% | 53.3% | 50.1% | 34.8% | 48.8% |
| Same sex partner in past 5 years | n=378 | n=606 | n=271 | n=1255 | n=478 | n=654 | n=222 | n=1354 |
| 4.2% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 4.6% | 3.2% | 4.0% | |
| Last heterosexual partner among those who've ever had sex: | n=326 | n=551 | n=247 | n=1124 | n=420 | n=616 | n=208 | n=1244 |
| From UK | 12.9% | 10.3% | 7.3% | 10.4% | 10.0% | 17.0% | 15.9% | 14.5% |
| From home country | 69.6% | 76.4% | 81.8% | 75.6% | 78.1% | 66.6% | 70.2% | 71.1% |
| From another country | 13.2% | 12.0% | 9.7% | 11.8% | 11.4% | 15.7% | 13.9% | 14.0% |
| Don't know | 4.3% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| Heterosexual partnerships in the past year | n=353 | n=559 | n=235 | n=1147 | n=440 | n=594 | n=196 | n=1230 |
| One or more new partners in past year | 46.7% | 46.9% | 37.4% | 44.9% | 35.0% | 27.6% | 20.4% | 29.1% |
| Among those who've had sex in the past year: | n=284 | n=504 | n=201 | n=989 | n=391 | n=569 | n=169 | n=1129 |
| Only one partner | 42.3% | 52.6% | 61.7% | 51.5% | 75.7% | 82.1% | 84.0% | 80.2% |
| Serial monogamy | 29.6% | 23.2% | 14.9% | 23.4% | 15.1% | 10.2% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| Concurrency | 28.2% | 24.2% | 23.4% | 25.2% | 9.2% | 7.7% | 3.6% | 7.6% |
| Mean number of UK consummated partners (SD) | 1.2 (2.9) | 1.1 (2.0) | 0.7 (1.8) | 1.0 (2.3) | 0.5 (0.9) | 0.8 (2.0) | 0.4 (0.9) | 0.6 (1.5) |
| Mean number of partners without condom (SD)* | 1.2 (2.0) | 1.1 (1.7) | 1.0 (1.6) | 1.1 (1.8) | 1.9 (18.9) | 0.8 (1.0) | 0.7 (0.6) | 1.1 (11.1) |
| New partners in past year | ||||||||
| 1+ new heterosexual partners | n=353 | n=559 | n=235 | n=1147 | n=440 | n=594 | n=196 | n=1230 |
| 46.7% | 46.9% | 37.4% | 44.9% | 35.0% | 27.6% | 20.4% | 29.1% | |
| 1+ new homosexual partners† | n=377 | n=606 | n=271 | n=1254 | n=477 | n=654 | n=222 | n=1354 |
| 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.0% | |
| Number of new heterosexual partners in past year | ||||||||
| Married: mean (SD) | 2.35 (4.7) | 0.72 (1.7) | 0.52 (1.2) | 0.73 (1.9) | 0.33 (0.6) | 0.19 (0.7) | 0.10 (0.3) | 0.19 (0.6) |
| Cohabiting: mean (SD) | 1.19 (2.6) | 0.90 (1.9) | 0.63 (1.8) | 0.96 (2.1) | 0.34 (0.6) | 0.52 (2.1) | 0.6 (1.9) | 0.46 (1.6) |
| Previously married: mean (SD) | 5.0 (2.8) | 5.31 (10.2) | 1.05 (1.5) | 2.1 (5.2) | 1.0 (1.4) | 1.19 (2.1) | 0.55 (0.9) | 0.73 (1.4) |
| Single: mean (SD) | 2.18 (7.5) | 1.69 (2.9) | 1.95 (3.6) | 1.93 (5.5) | 0.66 (1.1) | 0.94 (2.6) | 0.24 (0.6) | 0.75 (1.8) |
| All: mean (SD) | 2.00 (6.6) | 1.40 (3.1) | 0.88 (1.9) | 1.48 (4.4) | 0.50 (0.9) | 0.52 (1.9) | 0.32 (0.9) | 0.48 (1.4) |