Dating History To learn more about the variables in this section, consult the Guide to the Constructs section on Dating History |
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| Description | Variable | Value | Value Label | Type | Explanation |
| Age began dating spouse exclusively | (H,W)DATEAGE | interval | |||
| Number of casual dating partners | (H,W)CASDATE | interval | Casual dating: went out only a few times, and had no expectations at the end of each date about seeing each other again soon. | ||
| First intercourse | |||||
| Respondent's age at first intercourse | (H,W)SEXONE | interval | |||
| Was first intercourse with someone other than spouse? | (H,W)SEXSPS | 0 1 |
no; 1st sex was with spouse yes; 1st sex was NOT with spouse |
discrete | |
| Regular dating partners | |||||
| Number of regular partners | (H,W)REGDATE | interval | |||
| Number of partners with whom individual had sexual intercourse | (H,W)SEXBEF | interval | |||
| Number of partners with whom individual cohabited | (H,W)COHBEF | interval | |||
| Number of previous engagements | (H,W)ENGBEF | interval | |||
| Age on wedding day | (H,W)AGEWED | interval | |||
