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Now thinking about the time since your 18th birthday (including the past 12 months) how many male partners have you had sex with?
Number of male sex partners since age 18 · Asked in 19 waves, 1989–2022 · 37,398 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → web (2021).
Weighted means. Groups with fewer than 50 respondents in a wave are left out of that wave.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2022 | 2022-05-08 to 2023-01-08 | mixed | 3,544 | 1,617 |
| General Social Survey 2021 | 2020-12-03 to 2021-05-02 | web | 4,032 | 2,327 |
| General Social Survey 2018 | 2018-04-12 to 2018-11-10 | face to face | 2,348 | 1,406 |
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 1,771 |
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 2,350 |
| General Social Survey 2012 | 2012-03-20 to 2012-09-05 | face to face | 1,974 | 1,736 |
| General Social Survey 2010 | 2010-03-15 to 2010-08-12 | face to face | 2,044 | 1,842 |
| General Social Survey 2008 | 2008-04-17 to 2008-09-13 | face to face | 2,023 | 1,783 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 2,414 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 |
| face to face |
| 2,812 |
| 2,228 |
| General Social Survey 2002 | 2002-02-06 to 2002-06-26 | face to face | 2,765 | 2,276 |
| General Social Survey 2000 | 2000-02-01 to 2000-06-25 | face to face | 2,817 | 2,400 |
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 2,449 |
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 2,646 |
| General Social Survey 1994 | 1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29 | face to face | 2,992 | 2,791 |
| General Social Survey 1993 | 1993-02-05 to 1993-04-26 | face to face | 1,606 | 1,492 |
| General Social Survey 1991 | 1991-02-09 to 1991-05-06 | face to face | 1,517 | 1,296 |
| General Social Survey 1990 | 1990-02-06 to 1990-04-22 | face to face | 1,372 | 1,173 |
| General Social Survey 1989 | 1989-02-04 to 1989-05-01 | face to face | 1,537 | 1,401 |