Table 5 Sexual behaviours, sexual health outcomes and health-seeking behaviours of 16–24 year old men overall and by education/employment status

Denominators (unwt, wt)

1729, 1238

270, 189

605, 442

853, 607

Sexual behaviours

% (95%CI) First heterosexual sex before the age of 16

31.2%

[28.8–33.8%]

45.5%

[38.5–52.6%]

38.4%

[33.9–43.1%]

19.8%

[16.0–24.2%]

AOR (95% CI), comparing:

 NEETs with workers (ref)

1.36

(0.95–1.95)

 NEETs with students (ref)

3.46

(2.36–5.07)

 NEETs with workers and students (combined, ref)

2.16

(1.57–2.98)

% (95%CI) Not sexually competent at first heterosexual sex

43.8%

[40.7–46.9%]

58.4%

[51.4-65.2%]

44.2%

[39.5–49.0%]

38.7%

[32.2–45.6%]

AOR (95% CI), comparing:

 NEETs with workers (ref)

1.75

(1.25–2.46)

 NEETs with students (ref)

2.35

(1.59–3.48)

 NEETs with workers and students (combined, ref)

2.01

(1.47–2.76)

Number of partners ^a, past year

% (95% CI)

 0

22.6%

[20.4–24.9%]

16.4%

[11.9–22.2%]

9.7%

[7.3–12.7%]

28.3%

[23.3–33.8%]

 1

42.6%

[39.8–45.4%]

43.1%

[36.4–50.1%]

48.1%

[43.6–52.6%]

41.4%

[35.7–47.4%]

 2

15.3%

[13.4–17.3%]

20.0%

[14.6–26.8%]

16.8%

[13.7–20.5%]

12.9%

[9.6–17.2%]

 3–4

11.1%

[9.5–12.8%]

12.2%

[8.7–16.9%]

13.4%

[10.6–16.8%]

9.5%

[6.8–13.3%]

 5+

8.5%

[7.2–10.0%]

8.3%

[5.5–12.2%]

12.0%

[9.3–15.4%]

7.9%

[5.3–11.6%]

AOR (95% CI), comparing:

 NEETs with workers (ref)

0.62

(0.37–1.05)

 NEETs with students (ref)

1.16

(0.59–2.28)

 NEETs with workers and students (combined, ref)

0.93

(0.56–1.55)

% (95%CI) condomless sex with 2+ partners, past year

6.2%

[5.0–7.6%]

8.8%

[5.9–12.9%]

9.9%

[7.3–13.3%]

3.4%

[1.9–6.0%]

AOR (95% CI), comparing:

 NEETs with workers (ref)

0.89

(0.51–1.55)

 NEETs with students (ref)

2.75

(1.34–5.63)

 NEETs with workers and students (combined, ref)

1.50

(0.90–2.51)

% (95%CI) same-sex experience with genital contact, ever

4.0%

[3.1-5.1%]

3.3%

[1.8–6.1%]

4.2%

[2.8–6.2%]

4.0%

[2.4–6.6%]

AOR (95% CI), comparing:

 NEETs with workers (ref)

0.80

(0.37–1.74)

 NEETs with students (ref)

0.66

(0.29–1.50)

 NEETs with workers and students (combined, ref)

0.75

(0.37–1.52)

Characteristics of sex with most recent partner (MRP)

% (95%CI) condom not used on 1st occasion with most recent partner (vaginal/anal sex only)

29.7%

[27.1–32.5%]

45.0%

[37.8–52.4%]

30.2%

[26.2–34.6%]

22.7%

[17.6–28.7%]

AOR (95% CI), comparing:

 NEETs with workers (ref)

1.77

(1.24–2.53)

 NEETs with students (ref)

2.98

(1.93–4.60)

 NEETs with workers and students (combined, ref)

2.19

(1.56–3.08)

% (95%CI) just met MRP when first had sex

6.3%

[5.1–7.8%]

6.9%

[4.0–11.5%]

6.0%

[4.1–8.6%]

6.7%

[4.4–10.1%]

AOR (95% CI), comparing:

 NEETs with workers (ref)

1.18

(0.60–2.33)

 NEETs with students (ref)

0.96

(0.45–2.03)

 NEETs with workers and students (combined, ref)

1.13

(0.60–2.11)

30.6%

[27.9,33.4%]

31.7%

[25.5,38.7%]

24.4%

[20.5,28.8%]

31.7%

[26.5,37.5%]

18.4%

[16.3,20.7%]

18.7%

[13.8,24.7%]

17.1%

[13.6,21.2%]

20.8%

[16.3,26.3%]

11.5%

[9.7,13.5%]

8.0%

[5.1,12.3%]

11.0%

[8.3,14.4%]

13.8%

[9.9,18.9%]

35.4%

[32.6,38.7%]

36.5%

[29.3,44.3%]

42.6%

[37.8–47.5%]

30.9%

[24.4,38.2%]

4.0%

[2.9,5.4%]

5.2%

[2.9–9.1%]

5.0%

[3.5–7.0%]

2.7%

[0.9–8.3%]

Sexual health outcomes

% (95%CI) Diagnosed with STI, past year

2.3%

[1.6-3.2%]

1.6%

[0.6 – 3.9%]

3.3%

[2.0 – 5.3%]

1.6%

[0.8 – 3.1%]

AOR (95% CI), comparing:

 NEETs with workers (ref)

0.43

(0.15–1.23)

 NEETs with students (ref)

1.03

(0.29–3.57)

 NEETs with workers and students (combined, ref)

0.61

(0.21–1.73)

% (95%CI) Experienced attempted non-volitional sex, ever

4.5%

[3.4–6.0%]

3.9%

[2.0 – 7.7%]

5.5%

[3.6 – 8.2%]

3.6%

[2.3 – 5.7%]

AOR (95% CI), comparing:

 NEETs with workers (ref)

0.74

(0.32–1.69)

 NEETs with students (ref)

0.93

(0.37–2.34)

 NEETs with workers and students (combined, ref)

0.84

(0.38–1.85)

% (95%CI) Experienced completed non-volitional sex, ever

1.0%

[0.6–1.8%]

0.7%

[0.1 – 3.2%]

1.6%

[0.8 – 3.3%]

0.8%

[0.3 – 2.0%]

AOR (95% CI), comparing:

 NEETs with workers (ref)

0.45

(0.08–2.63)

 NEETs with students (ref)

0.78

(0.11–5.40)

 NEETs with workers and students (combined, ref)

0.64

(0.12–3.45)

% (95%CI) Distressed/worried about sex life

10.2%

[8.7–11.9%]

15.6%

[11.0, 21.5%]

13.1%

[10.4, 16.3%]

17.3%

[13.1, 22.5%]

AOR (95% CI), comparing:

 NEETs with workers (ref)

0.97

(0.57–1.66)

 NEETs with students (ref)

1.12

(0.67–1.89)

 NEETs with workers and students (combined, ref)

1.01

(0.62–1.64)

Health seeking behaviours

% (95%CI) Attended sexual health clinic, past year

16.6%

[14.5–18.9%]

20.5%

[15.0 – 27.2%]

15.7%

[12.4 – 19.6%]

16.5%

[14.4 – 18.8%]

AOR (95% CI), comparing:

 NEETs with workers (ref)

1.41

(0.88–2.26)

 NEETs with students (ref)

1.33

(0.82–2.14)

 NEETs with workers and students (combined, ref)

1.40

(0.92–2.13)

% (95%CI) Blood test for HIV, past year

5.2%

[4.1–6.5%]

5.3%

[3.1 – 9.1%]

6.0%

[4.1 – 8.8%]

6.2%

[3.9 – 9.7%]

AOR (95% CI), comparing:

 NEETs with workers (ref)

0.84

(0.42–1.69)

 NEETs with students (ref)

0.82

(0.34–1.96)

 NEETs with workers and students (combined, ref)

0.91

(0.47–1.77)

% (95%CI) Chlamydia test, past year

34.6%

[31.9–37.4%]

38.1%

[31.3 – 45.5%]

34.4%

[30.0 – 39.1%]

32.5%

[27.9 – 37.5%]

AOR (95% CI), comparing:

 NEETs with workers (ref)

1.19

(0.82–1.72)

 NEETs with students (ref)

1.26

(0.85–1.86)

 NEETs with workers and students (combined, ref)

1.25

(0.89–1.76)