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 | On Monday researchers from the Center for Sexual Health Promotion and Indiana University released data from the largest nationally representative survey of American sexual behaviors in almost twenty years. The survey isn't just an update on what we know about what kind of sex we have, who we have it with, where we have it, and how often; it represents a concerted effort to approach sexual statistics in a way that is at once more comprehensive and more specific. I'm going to be blogging from the data over the next few weeks, but after spending all weekend reading the studies and playing with spreadsheets (what? isn't that what EVERYone does on the weekend?) I wanted to share some of the most interesting stats, and some important cautions about the problem with confusing data with experience, numbers with people. All without one single bad pun using the word "digit s". You're welcome. ~ Cory | |
Survey Offers Snapshot of 21st Century American Sex
Data released Monday (and available for free to the public, thanks to the survey sponsor Trojan) from the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior (NSSHB) has a lot to say about American sex lives across the lifespan. Over 5,000 Americans age 14 to 94 were surveyed about their sexual activities in the past few months, the past year, and over their lifetime. Find out how many of us are masturbating, why it isn't just girls who are "going wild", and who you should believe when people report on orgasm.
| How Many Americans Pay for Sex?
Among the many welcome additions in the NSSHB from earlier surveys was the fact that researchers asked people about transactional sex. This term refers to having sex with someone where one party paid or exchanged something for the sex. So how many American's are either paying or getting paid for it?
| Sex Statistics: What's in a Number?
Statistics about sexual behaviors are great at a party, but how much can you ever really trust a number?
| How Much Sex Does the Average Couple Have?
When people ask me this question my response is usually "find me an average couple and I'll ask them." With so many variables (what defines sex? what defines average? what other variables should or shouldn't matter) this may be the most uninformative of all sex statistics. Except there's always another stat around the corner ready to obscure human experience in favor of a snappy headline.
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