On October 18, 2010, the Interterritorial Council of the Spanish National Health System approved the National Strategy for Sexual and Reproductive Health (ENSSR). The development of this Strategy is part of the implementation of Organic Law 2/2010, of March 3, on sexual and reproductive health and voluntary termination of pregnancy. Its main objectives are to promote the generation of knowledge that contributes to improving the quality of sexual health care from a holistic and gender-based perspective, and to manage, compile, and disseminate existing knowledge on sexual health.
To meet these goals, the Ministry of Health needs to understand public opinion regarding the habits and perceptions surrounding sexual health and experiences of the Spanish population over the age of 16.
In 2009, the Women's Health Observatory of the National Health System, together with the Center for Sociological Research (CIS) , conducted the First National Survey on Sexual Health , the objective of which was to obtain an initial diagnosis of the state of sexual health at the state level, with a view to developing a sexual health strategy.
Currently, the General Directorate of Public Health and Health Equity has considered it necessary to update this information, again in collaboration with the CIS , and for this purpose they have signed an agreement for the II National Survey of Sexual Health, whose fieldwork will be carried out between October 13 and 28, 2025 .
The CIS is an agency of the General State Administration that belongs to the Ministry of the Presidency, Justice, and Parliamentary Relations. Its purpose is the scientific study of Spanish society. The CIS is responsible for organizing the survey and also acts as the controller for the processing of personal data. Its headquarters are in Madrid (Calle Montalbán 8, 28014 Madrid).
How do we collect data?
The questionnaires will be administered via a CATI (computer-assisted telephone interview). If you do not wish to answer any of the questions, you may do so.
We conducted the survey on a sample of the population residing in Spain, over 16 years of age and of both sexes.
The phone numbers called are obtained by generating random numbers and are placed using an automatic call system. No databases are used, nor is data sharing practiced. The phone numbers are not stored and are disconnected from the interview immediately afterward. No information that could identify the interviewee is requested.
All information collected is treated with complete confidentiality, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and national data protection legislation.
If you wish, you can obtain more details about how the Center for Sociological Research conducts surveys at:
https://www.cis.es/estudios/preguntas-frecuentes/como-se-hacen-las-encuestas
Where can I get more information? Contact information
For more information, you can visit the website of the Center for Sociological Research ( www.cis.es ) or write to campo@cis.es .