1. How many sexual partners have you had in your life?
None
3%
1
2%
2 to 5
25%
6 to 10
25%
11 to 20
15%
21 to 50
10%
51 to 99
2%
100+
3%
2. How many sexual partners have you had in the last three months?
None
24%
1
53%
2 to 5
15%
6 to 10
1%
Committed doesn't necessarily mean monogamous. On average, those who described themselves as "committed singles" had sex with two different people in 2001.
Women ages 30-40 had an average of 1.43 sexual partners last year, the lowest of all groups surveyed. Men in the same age group averaged 3.83 partners.
Gays/lesbians had an average of 7.58 sexual partners (the highest of all groups surveyed). Straights averaged 2.33.
3. How often do you have sex on the first date?
Almost always
2%
Very often
4%
Often
7%
Seldom
34%
Never
50%
Men are more likely than women to jump right into the sack. 21% of men said they have sex on the first date at least "often"; only 5% of women said the same. Not one woman in the survey answered "almost always."
60% of Protestants say they never have sex on the first date, as compared to 46% of Catholics and 44% of non-Christians.
4. How have your safe sex practices changed over the past year?
59%
: No change
36%
: More likely to practice safe sex
3%
: Less likely to practice safe sex
The 3% that answered "less likely" amounts to 10 people. All of them were straight.
5. Have you ever...
Placed a personal ad?
16%
: Yes
84%
: No
Subscribed to an online dating or matchmaking service?
33%
: Yes
77%
: No
Called a phone sex line?
4%
: Yes
96%
: No
Had phone sex with someone you are dating?
40%
: Yes
59%
: No
Had cybersex?
11%
: Yes
89%
: No
Viewed or downloaded pornography online?
31%
: Yes
68%
: No
Practiced S&M?
6%
: Yes
93%
: No
Practiced bondage or used handcuffs?
16%
: Yes
83%
: No
21% of older (30- to 40-year-old) women and 23% of older men have placed a personal ad, as compared with 13% of younger (21- to 29-year-old) women and 7% of younger men.
49% of men say they've viewed or downloaded pornography online, versus 17% of women.
20% of gay/lesbian singles have practiced S&M; only 4% of straights have.
23% of older men have practiced bondage, but only 6% of older women have.
3%
Committed doesn't necessarily mean monogamous. On average, those who described themselves as "committed singles" had sex with two different people in 2001.
