Publications

Publications from the 2000 National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles ('Natsal 2000')

Last updated: 31st March 2010

Publication list co-ordinated by Cath Mercer. For updates and revisions please contact:

Dr Cath Mercer
Centre for Sexual Health and HIV Research
University College London
Mortimer Market Centre
off Capper Street
London
WC1E 6JB

Email: cmercer@gum.ucl.ac.uk
Phone: 020 7380 9878
Fax: 020 7380 9681

Publications in peer-reviewed journals:

1. Johnson, AM, Mercer, CH, Erens, B, Copas, AJ, McManus, S, Wellings, K, Fenton, KA, Korovessis, C, Macdowall, W, Nanchahal, K, Purdon, S, Field, J Sexual behaviour in Britain: partnerships, practices, and HIV risk behaviours. Lancet, 2001: 358; 1835-1842.

2. Wellings, K, Nanchahal, K, Macdowall, W, McManus, S, Erens, B, Mercer, CH, Johnson, AM, Copas, AJ, Korovessis, C, Fenton, KA, Field, J Sexual behaviour in Britain: early heterosexual experience. Lancet, 2001: 358; 1843-1850.

3. Fenton, KA, Korovessis, C, Johnson, AM, McCadden, A, McManus, S, Wellings, K, Mercer, CH, Carder, C, Copas, AJ, Nanchahal, K, Macdowall, W, Ridgway, G, Field, J, Erens, B Sexual behaviour in Britain: reported sexually transmitted infections and prevalent genital Chlamydia Trachomatis infection. Lancet, 2001: 358; 1851-1854.

4. Copas, AJ, Wellings, K, Erens, B, Mercer, CH, McManus, S, Fenton, KA, Korovessis, C, Macdowall, W, Nanchahal, K, Purdon, S, Johnson, AM The accuracy of reported sensitive sexual behaviour in Britain: Exploring the extent of change 1990-2000. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2002: 78; 26-30.

5. Mercer, CH, Fenton, KA, Johnson, AM, Wellings, K, Macdowall, W, McManus, S, Nanchahal, K, Erens, B Sexual function problems and help seeking behaviour in Britain: national probability sample survey. British Medical Journal, 2003: 327; 426-427.

6. Dave, SD, Fenton, KA, Mercer, CH, Johnson, AM, Erens, B, Wellings, K (2002) How common is male circumcision in Britain? Findings from a national probability survey. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2003: 79; 499-500.

7. Copas AJ, Farewell V, Mercer CH, Yao G The sensitivity of estimates of the change in population behaviour to realistic changes in bias in repeated surveys. Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2004: 167 (4); 579-595.

8. Mercer, CH, Fenton, KA, Copas, AJ, Wellings, K, Erens, B, McManus, S, Nanchahal, K, Macdowall, W, Johnson, AM Increasing prevalence of male homosexual partnerships and practices in Britain 1990-2000: Evidence from national probability surveys. AIDS, 2004: 18 (10); 1453-1458.

9. Schneeberger A, Mercer CH, Gregson SAJ, Ferguson NM, Nyamukapa CA, Anderson RM, Johnson AM, Garnett GP Scale-free networks and sexually transmitted diseases: a description of observed patterns of sexual contacts in Britain and Zimbabwe. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2004; 31 (6): 380-387.

10. McManus S, Erens B, Field J, Johnson AM, Mercer CH, Wellings K, Macdowall W, Nanchahal K, Fenton KA The National Survey of sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles: summary of key findings. AIDS & Hepatitis Digest, 2004; 99.

11. Ward H, Mercer CH, Wellings K, Fenton KA, Erens B, Copas AJ, Johnson AM. Who pays for sex? An analysis of the increasing prevalence of female commercial sex contacts among men in Britain. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2005; 81: 467-471.

12. Burns FM, Fenton KA, Morison LA, Mercer CH, Erens B, Field J, Copas AJ, Wellings K, Johnson AM. Factors associated with HIV testing amongst black Africans in Britain. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2005; 81: 494-500.

13. Nanchahal K, Wellings K, Barrett G, Copas AJ, Mercer CH, McManus S, Macdowall W, Fenton KA, Erens B, Johnson AM Changes in the circumstances of young mothers in Britain: 1990 to 2000. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2005; 59: 828-833.

14. Mercer CH, Fenton KA, Johnson AM Copas AJ, Macdowall W, Erens B, Wellings K Who reports sexual function problems? Evidence from the 2000 National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (‘Natsal 2000’). Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2005; 81: 394-399.

15. White PJ, Ward H, Cassell JA, Mercer CH, Garnett GP Vicious and virtuous circles in the dynamics of infectious disease and the provision of health care: Gonorrhoea in Britain as an example. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2005; 192: 824-836.

16. McCadden A, Fenton KA, McManus, S, Mercer CH, Erens B, Carder C, Ridgway G, Macdowall W, Nanchahal K, Byron CJ, Copas AJ, Wellings K, Johnson AM. Chlamydia Trachomatis testing in the second British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles: Respondent uptake and treatment outcomes. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 2005; 32 (6): 387-394.

17. Fenton KA, Mercer CH, McManus S, Erens B, Byron CJ, Copas AJ, Nanchahal K, Macdowall W, Wellings K, Johnson AM. Sexual behaviour in Britain: Ethnic variations in high-risk behaviour and STI acquisition risk. Lancet, 2005; 365: 1246-1255.

18. Mercer CH, Johnson AM, Copas AJ, Fenton KA, Erens B, Wellings K Possible explanations for the increase in the prevalence of male homosexual partnerships and practices in Britain 1990-2000. A response to Boily et al. AIDS, 2005; 19 (3): 354-355.

19. Fenton KA, Mercer CH, Byron C, McManus S, Erens B, Copas AJ, Nanchahal K, Macdowall W, Wellings K, Johnson AM. Reported sexually transmitted disease clinic attendance and sexually transmitted infections in Britain: prevalence, risk factors, and proportionate population burden. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2005; 191 (Suppl 1): S127-S138.

20. McGarrigle CA, Mercer CH, Fenton KA, Johnson AM, Wellings K, Erens B. Investigating the relationship between HIV testing and risk behaviour in Britain: Analyses of the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles 2000. AIDS, 2005; 19 (1): 77-84.

21. Black K, Mercer CH, Johnson AM, Wellings K. Sociodemographic and sexual health profile of users of Emergency Hormonal Contraception: Data from a British probability sample survey. Contraception, 2006; 74: 309-312.

22. Mercer CH, Wellings K, Macdowall W, Copas AJ, McManus S, Erens B, Fenton KA, Johnson AM First sexual partnerships: Age differences and their significance. Empirical evidence from the 2000 British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (‘Natsal 2000’). Journal of Adolescent Health, 2006; 39: 87-95.

23. McGarrigle CA, Cliffe S, Copas AJ, Mercer CH, DeAngelis D, Fenton KA, Evans BG, Johnson AM, Gill ON. Estimating Adult HIV Prevalence in the UK in 2003. The direct method of estimation. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2006; 82: iii78-iii86

24. Dodds JP, Mercer CH, Mercey DE, Copas AJ, Johnson AM. Men who have sex with men: a comparison of a national probability sample survey and a community based study. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2006; 82: 86-87.

25. Gilbart VL, Mercer CH, Dougan S, Copas AJ, Fenton KA, Johnson AM, Evans BG. Factors associated with heterosexual transmission of HIV to individuals without major risk factors within England, Wales and Northern Ireland: a comparison with national probability surveys. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2006; 82: 15-20.

26. Turner KME, Adams EJ, Gay N, Ghani AC, Mercer CH, Edmunds WJ. Developing a realistic sexual network model of chlamydia transmission in Britain. Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling, 2006; 3:3.

27. Saxena S, Copas AJ, Mercer CH, Johnson AM, Fenton KA, Erens B, Macdowall W, Wellings K. Ethnic variations in sexual activity and contraceptive use: national cross sectional survey. Contraception, 2006; 74: 224-233.

28. Cassell JA, Mercer CH, Fenton KA, Copas AJ, Erens B, Wellings KW, Johnson AM Does sexual behaviour differ between patients diagnosed with genital chlamydia in primary care, and in genitourinary medicine clinics? Public Health, 2006; 120: 984-988.

29. Mercer CH, Bailey JV, Johnson AM, Erens B, Wellings K, Fenton KA, Copas AJ. Women who report sex with women: National probability data on prevalence, sexual behaviours, and health outcomes. American Journal of Public Health, 2007; 97: 1126-1133.

30. Gerressu M, Mercer CH, Graham CA, Wellings K, Johnson AM. Who reports masturbation? National probability data on prevalence and associated factors. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2007; DOI 10.1007/s10508-006-9123-6.

31. Evans AR, Wiggins RD, Mercer CH, Bolding G, Elford J. Men who have sex with men in Britain: comparison of a self-selected Internet sample with a national probability sample. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2007; 83: 200-205.

32. Macdowall, W, Wellings, K, Mercer, CH, Nanchahal, K, Johnson, AM, Copas, AJ, Fenton, KA, Erens, B Learning about sex: Results from the 2000 National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (‘Natsal 2000’). Health, Education and Behavior, 2006; 33: 802-811.

33. Cassell JA, Mercer CH, Imrie J, Copas AJ, Johnson AM. Who uses condoms with whom? Evidence from national probability sample surveys. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2006; 82: 467-473.

34. Fenton KA, Mercer CH, Johnson AM, Copas AJ, Erens B, Wellings K. Overseas travel and high-risk sexual behaviour among British adults. Sexually Transmitted Infections. In press.

35. Copas AJ, Mercer CH, Farewell VT, Nanchahal K, Johnson AM. A novel weighted analysis of recent partnerships to investigate condom use in Britain. Epidemiology. In press.

36. Dodds JP, Mercer CH, Mercey DE, Copas AJ, Johnson AM. Men who have sex with men: a comparison of a national probability sample survey and a community based study. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2006, 82: 86-87.

37. Gilbart VL, Mercer CH, Dougan S, Copas AJ, Fenton KA, Johnson AM, Evans BG. Factors associated with heterosexual transmission of HIV to individuals without major risk factors within England, Wales and Northern Ireland: a comparison with national probability surveys. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2006, 82: 15-20.

38. Mercer CH, Wellings K, Macdowall W, Copas AJ, McManus S, Erens B, Fenton KA, Johnson AM First sexual partnerships: Age differences and their significance. Empirical evidence from the 2000 British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (‘Natsal 2000’). Journal of Adolescent Health, 2006, 39: 87-95.

39. Saxena S, Copas AJ, Mercer CH, Johnson AM, Fenton KA, Erens B, Nanchahal K, Macdowall W, Wellings K. Ethnic variations in sexual activity and contraceptive use: national cross sectional survey. Contraception, 2006, 74: 224-233.

40. Black K, Mercer CH, Johnson AM, Wellings K. Sociodemographic and sexual health profile of users of Emergency Hormonal Contraception: Data from a British probability sample survey. Contraception, 2006, 74: 309-312.

41. Cassell JA, Mercer CH, Fenton KA, Copas AJ, Erens B, Wellings KW, Johnson AM. A comparison of the population diagnosed with chlamydia in primary care with that diagnosed in sexual health clinics, and its implications for a national screening programme. Public Health, 2006: 120: 984-988.

42. Cassell JA, Mercer CH, Imrie J, Copas AJ, Johnson AM. Who uses condoms with whom? Evidence from national probability sample surveys. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2006, 82: 467-473

43. Macdowall W, Wellings K, Mercer CH, Nanchahal K, Johnson AM, Copas AJ, Fenton KA, Erens B Learning about sex: Results from the 2000 National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles. Health, Education and Behavior, 2006, 33: 802-811

44. Gerressu M, Mercer CH, Graham CA, Wellings K, Johnson AM. Prevalence of masturbation and associated factors in a British national probability survey. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2007. DOI 10.1007/s10508-006-9123-6

45. Mercer CH, Bailey JV, Johnson AM, Erens B, Wellings K, Fenton KA, Copas AJ. Women who report sex with women: National probability data on prevalence, sexual behaviours, and health outcomes. American Journal of Public Health, 2007, 97: 1126-1133

46. Evans AR, Wiggins RD, Mercer CH, Bolding G, Elford J. Men who have sex with men in Britain: comparison of a self-selected Internet sample with a national probability sample. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2007, 83: 200-205

47. Mercer CH, Fenton, KA, Wellings K, Copas AJ, Erens B, Johnson AM. Sex partner acquisition while overseas: Results from a British national probability survey. Sexually Transmitted Infections, Global Health Special Edition, 2007, 83: 517-522

48. Copas AJ, Mercer CH, Farewell VT, Nanchahal K, Johnson AM. A weighted analysis of recent partnerships to investigate patterns of condom use in Britain. Epidemiology, 2008. [Epub ahead of print].

49. Mercer CH, Copas AJ, Sonnenberg P, Johnson AM, McManus S, Erens B, Cassell JA. Who has sex with whom? Characteristics of heterosexual partnerships reported in the second National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles. International Journal of Epidemiology, 2008. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyn216

50. French RS, Mercer CH, Johnson AM, Fenton KA, Erens B, Wellings K. Men and women’s use of contraceptive services in Britain: Findings from the second National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles. The Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, 2009; 35: 9-14.

51. Mercer CH, Hart GJ, Johnson AM, Cassell JA. Behaviourally bisexual men as a bridge population for HIV and STIs? Evidence from a national probability survey. International Journal of STD & AIDS, 2009; 20: 87-94.

52. Mitchell K, Mercer CH, Johnson AM, Wellings K. Prevalence of low sexual desire among women in Britain: Associated factors. Journal of Sexual Medicine. Epub ahead of print: 22 June 2009.

53. Griffiths C, Johnson AM, Erens B, Fenton KA, Hart G, Wellings K, Mercer CH. Attitudes towards sex and first heterosexual experiences among Indians and Pakistanis in Britain: Evidence from a national probability survey. International Journal of STD & AIDS. In press.

Published reports:

1. Erens, B, McManus, S, Field, J, Korovessis, C, Johnson, AM, Fenton, KA. National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles II: Technical Report. National Centre for Social Research, 2001.

2. Erens B, McManus S, Prescott P, Field J, Johnson A, Wellings K, Fenton K, Mercer, C, Macdowall W, Copas A, Nanchahal K National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles II: Reference tables and summary report. National Centre for Social Research, 2002

3. McManus S, Field J, Prescott A, Erens B on behalf of the Natsal II team: Wellings K, Macdowall W, Nanchahal K, Johnson AM, Fenton KA, Copas AJ, Mercer CH Topic report one: Sexual behaviour: National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles. Internal report to Department of Health, 2002.

4. McManus S, Prescott A, Erens B, Field J on behalf of the Natsal II team: Wellings K, Macdowall W, Nanchahal K, Johnson AM, Fenton KA, Copas AJ, Mercer CH Topic report two: Sexual attitudes: National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles. Internal report to Department of Health, 2002

5. Erens B, Field J, McManus S, Prescott A on behalf of the Natsal II team: Wellings K, Macdowall W, Nanchahal K, Johnson AM, Fenton KA, Copas AJ, Mercer CH Topic report three: Contraception, sources of advice and supply: National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles. Internal report to Department of Health, 2002.

6. Erens B, Field J, McManus S, Prescott, A on behalf of the Natsal II team: Wellings K, Macdowall W, Nanchahal K, Johnson AM, Fenton KA, Copas AJ, Mercer CH Topic report four: Abortion, miscarriage and stillbirth: National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles. Internal report to Department of Health, 2002.

7. McManus S, Field J, Prescott A, Erens B on behalf of the Natsal II team: Wellings K, Macdowall W, Nanchahal K, Johnson AM, Fenton KA, Copas AJ, Mercer CH Topic report five: Risk-taking: National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles. Internal report to Department of Health, 2002.

8. Macdowall, W, Gerressu, M, Nanchahal, K, Wellings, K. Analysis of Natsal 2000 data for Scotland. A report to the Health Education Board for Scotland. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, May 2002.

9. Macdowall, W, Gerressu, M, Nanchahal, K, Wellings, K. Analysis of Natsal 2000 data for Wales. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, May 2002.

10.Macdowall, W, Gerressu, M, Nanchahal, K, Wellings, K. Analysis of Natsal 2000 data for the Eastern Government Office Region. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, May 2002.