e v i e c e r d n a e v i G l a b o l G 5 0 s 20 t l u s e r y e v r u S x Se /gss m o c . x e r www.du eceive r d n a e v Gi ults s e r y e v r x Su e S l a b o l 2005 G ion t c u d o r t In Introduction How the research was conducted More than 317,000 people from 41 countries took part in the world’s largest ever survey on sexual attitudes and behaviour. Based on the number of respondents from 41 countries, the 2005 Durex Global Sex Survey is the largest sexual health research project of its kind in the world. The research confirmed that Greece is officially the sexiest country with the Greeks having sex 138 times a year - well above the global average of 103. Croatia (134) and Serbia and Montenegro (128) come a close second and third. Now in its ninth year, the survey has quadrupled in size since its launch and covers 41 countries - newcomers this year included Indonesia and Chile. Almost half of all adults surveyed said they were happy with their sex lives although men are the least satisfied with how often they have sex. The survey also revealed the global average age for first time sex is 17.3 and the trend is for people to lose their virginity earlier, with 16 to 20 year olds becoming sexually active by 16.3 years. Most people believe sex education should start at 11.7 years. Virtually all those surveyed believe children of 16 and under should receive sex education and more than a third believe governments should invest in sex education in schools. Almost half of all adults globally admit to having had unprotected sex without knowing their partner’s sexual history, despite more than one in 10 admitting to having had a sexually transmitted infection (STI). On a lighter note, the most common place for people to have sex outside their bedroom was the car, followed by toilets, parent’s bedroom and the park and a bold 2% have joined the mile high club. This is the fourth year that this survey has been carried out via the durex.com website and responses have been analysed by sex and age to give an in-depth and truly global picture of sexual attitudes and behaviour. eceive r d n a e v Gi ults s e r y e v r x Su e S l ion a t b a c o l u G d e 5 200 d sex e v i e c e r n first e h w e g A 13.2 Global (years) 16 Vietnam 15.6 India The average age when people first received sex education is 13.2, with 8% of people globally stating they were under the age of 10 ● Just over one in 10 (13%) were aged 17 and over when they first received formal education about the facts of life ● Young people are learning at an earlier age - while the over 45s were 14.4, 16-20 year olds were aged 12.7 ● The oldest recipients of sex education are in Vietnam (16), India (15.6), China (15.1) and Malaysia (14.9) ● Sex education is taught the earliest in Germany (11.3), Austria and the Netherlands (11.9) 14.9 Malaysia 14.6 Turkey Singapore 14.4 Indonesia 14.4 14.4 Thailand 14.2 Taiwan 13.9 Portugal 13.8 Croatia Bulgaria 13.7 Czech Republic 13.7 13.6 Serbia & Montenegro France 13.3 Hong Kong 13.3 South Africa 13.3 13.2 Greece Ireland 13.1 Poland 13.1 Chile 12.9 Spain 12.9 12.8 Italy 12.7 Denmark 12.6 New Zealand Switzerland Australia 12.6 12.5 Japan 12.5 United Kingdom 12.5 12.5 United States Canada 12.4 Israel 12.4 Norway 12.4 12.4 Slovakia 12.2 Belgium 12.2 Sweden Finland 12.0 Iceland 12.0 Austria 11.9 Netherlands 11.9 Germany ● 15.1 China 11.3 years 12 13 14 15 16 17 eceive r d n a e v Gi ults s e r y e v r x Su e S l tart a s b d o l l u G o 5 h 200 ion s t a c u d e al sex m r o f e g A 11.7 Global (years) 13.9 India 13.1 Vietnam France 12.4 Indonesia 12.4 ● Globally, most people think sex education should be taught at 11.7 years, with virtually all respondents (98%) believing children under 16 should receive sex education ● Two thirds (66%) believe the education process should begin before children enter their teenage years ● Those in India believe the formal education process should start at 13.9, with the Chileans believing the best age is 10.7 - the youngest across all 41 countries ● China is the only country in which some respondents stated that formal sex education was not necessary 12.4 Malaysia 12.3 Singapore 12.2 Poland Thailand 12.1 Turkey 12.1 Greece 12.0 Croatia 12.0 Denmark 12.0 Portugal 12.0 Bulgaria 11.9 Taiwan 11.9 China 11.8 Israel 11.8 Serbia & Montenegro 11.8 Slovakia 11.7 Sweden 11.7 Norway 11.6 Italy 11.6 New Zealand 11.6 Switzerland 11.6 11.5 Australia Japan 11.5 11.4 Austria Czech Republic 11.4 Iceland 11.4 11.4 Spain Ireland 11.3 Finland 11.3 Belgium 11.3 11.3 United States 11.2 Germany 11.2 Netherlands Canada 11.1 United Kingdom 11.1 Hong Kong 11.0 South Africa 11.0 10.7 Chile years 11 12 13 14 eceive r d n a e v Gi ults s e r y e v r x Su e S l a b o l 2005 G rst sex i f f o e g A 17.3 Global (years) 19.8 India 19.6 Vietnam People worldwide are having sex for the first time at an average age of 17.3 ● Just over a third (35%) say they were 16 or under when they lost their virginity ● Young people continue to have sex at an earlier age than previous generations: while the 25-34s lost their virginity at 17.9, the 21-24 year olds were 17.5 and 16-20 year olds were just 16.3 ● Women are sexually active earlier than men - at 17.2 compared with 17.5 ● People from Iceland are having sex younger than any other country (15.6) followed by the Germans (15.9), Swedes (16.1) and the Danes (16.1) ● People in India are the oldest to lose their virginity (19.8) followed by the Vietnamese (19.6), Indonesians (19.1) and the Malaysians (19) 19.0 Malaysia 18.9 Taiwan 18.6 Hong Kong 18.4 Singapore 18.3 China 18.1 Italy 18.0 Thailand 17.9 Turkey 17.8 Slovakia 17.7 Poland 17.6 Serbia & Montenegro Greece 17.5 South Africa 17.5 Spain 17.5 Croatia 17.3 Ireland 17.3 Switzerland 17.3 Belgium 17.2 Chile 17.2 Czech Republic 17.2 France 17.2 Japan 17.2 Canada Bulgaria 17.0 16.9 Portugal 16.9 United States 16.9 16.8 Australia 16.7 Israel Finland 16.6 Netherlands 16.6 16.6 United Kingdom 16.5 Austria 16.5 Norway 16.4 New Zealand 16.1 Denmark 16.1 Sweden 15.9 Germany Iceland ● 19.1 Indonesia 15.6 years 16 17 18 19 20 eceive r d n a e v Gi ults s e r y e v r x Su e S l a b o l 2005 G tners r a p l a u of sex r e b m u N 9 Global (partners) 14.5 Turkey Australia 13.3 New Zealand 13.2 ● Globally, people have had an average number of nine sexual partners ● Men have had more sexual partners than women - 10.2 compared with 6.9 ● The Turks have had more partners than any other country (14.5), compared with Australians (13.3), New Zealanders (13.2) and Icelanders (13) ● Indians have had the fewest sexual partners (3) compared with the Chinese (3.1), the Vietnamese (3.2) and those from Hong Kong (3.7) ● Almost two thirds (65%) of people in Hong Kong have had just one sexual partner, compared to 12% in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Greece 13.0 Iceland South Africa 12.5 Finland 12.4 12.1 Norway Italy 11.8 Sweden 11.8 Ireland 11.1 Switzerland 11.1 Canada 10.7 United States 10.7 Greece 10.6 Israel 10.6 10.6 Thailand Japan 10.2 Chile 10.1 Serbia & Montenegro 10.1 9.8 United Kingdom 9.7 Austria 9.3 Denmark 9.1 Bulgaria 9.0 Czech Republic 8.1 France Croatia 7.5 7.5 Belgium 7.2 Singapore 7.0 Netherlands 7.0 Portugal 6.6 Taiwan 6.1 Spain 6.0 Poland Germany 5.8 Malaysia 5.8 5.4 Slovakia 5.1 Indonesia 3.7 Hong Kong Vietnam 3.2 China 3.1 3.0 India partners 4 8 12 16 receive d n a e v i G ults s e r y e v r x Su e S l a b o l 2005 G d sex e t c e t o r Unp 47 Global (%) 73 Norway 70 Greece Sweden 66 New Zealand 65 South Africa 64 Finland 64 Denmark 64 ● Almost half (47%) of all adults globally have had unprotected sex without knowing their partner’s sexual history ● Women are less likely to take risks than men - 45% have had unprotected sex, compared to 48% of men ● Almost two thirds (65%) of 45-55 year olds have risked unprotected sex, compared to a third (33%) of 16-20 year olds ● The Norwegians (73%), Greeks (70%) and Swedes (66%) are the least likely to have taken precautions ● The lowest risk takers are people in India (21%), Hong Kong (24%) and Spain (27%) 61 Australia 58 Ireland Iceland 57 Chile 57 54 Czech Republic 53 Serbia & Montenegro 52 United Kingdom United States 51 Thailand 51 Croatia 51 Turkey 49 Canada 49 47 Austria Taiwan 46 Italy 46 46 Bulgaria Switzerland 45 Indonesia 45 Japan 43 42 France Singapore 41 Israel 41 Netherlands 40 Belgium 40 39 Malaysia 37 Poland 35 Vietnam 34 Portugal 34 China Germany 30 Slovakia 30 27 Spain 24 Hong Kong 21 India 0 20 30 40 50 60 70 receive d n a e v i G Bulgaria Canada Chile China Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Serbia & Montenegro Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States No data available for Vietnam none of the these Belgium a sexually transmitted infection Austria an unplanned pregnancy aged 19 or over Australia an unplanned pregnancy aged between 17 and 18 Global % an unplanned pregnancy aged under 16 ults s e r y e v r x Su e S ing? l a w b o l o l l o G f 5 e 0 20 of th y n a d a h ever u o y e v a H 4 3 1 1 1 3 1 17 0 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 5 3 0 2 3 1 1 5 2 4 2 0 1 0 8 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 4 5 7 2 1 1 5 4 18 2 5 4 3 3 1 2 3 5 3 1 4 3 2 2 7 1 7 5 1 3 2 9 2 4 2 5 1 4 2 1 5 6 10 14 5 3 6 12 13 20 6 10 6 5 5 2 8 12 8 9 9 9 4 7 6 15 3 14 10 4 6 7 15 6 17 3 8 5 14 8 8 9 13 13 15 7 6 14 12 12 18 11 9 20 18 9 5 11 5 19 4 5 14 8 16 8 10 6 18 21 4 8 14 10 6 12 5 18 8 5 11 8 11 12 77 70 87 89 80 75 72 28 83 78 73 75 84 91 81 81 70 86 85 78 85 77 84 77 90 66 69 92 84 79 77 87 73 90 72 87 77 79 83 78 74 ● Globally, 13% of adults admit to having had a sexually transmitted infection (STI) and 9% have had an unplanned pregnancy aged 18 or under ● More than one in five (22%) of 44-55 year olds have had an STI, compared to just 8% of 16-20 year olds ● More women admit to having had an STI than men - 13.5% compared to 12.1% eceive r d n a e v Gi Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Serbia & Montenegro Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Vietnam I’ve not heard of most of these Czech Republic none Croatia trichomoniasis China syphilis Chile pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Canada HIV/AIDS Bulgaria herpes Belgium hepatitis Austria gonorrhoea Australia genital warts/HPV Global % chlamydia ults s e r y e v r x Su ess e n S e r l a a b w a o l public 2005 G r e t a e r g eed n h c i h w Areas 34 53 23 41 26 42 40 21 51 38 71 64 13 21 19 3 55 8 13 59 21 23 56 23 61 64 80 24 18 28 24 27 25 19 64 15 13 6 11 68 38 42 31 41 19 32 16 39 51 24 56 39 30 57 13 20 38 22 31 29 22 36 21 24 30 40 24 35 30 26 18 18 44 10 34 24 34 14 32 11 34 31 44 62 37 30 18 34 34 30 63 26 18 73 33 32 5 40 21 41 27 23 48 34 43 25 39 36 34 33 31 55 21 25 44 44 32 44 31 39 42 53 55 35 26 84 45 48 67 55 46 47 42 20 53 67 32 44 68 51 70 38 42 28 39 44 32 56 27 38 39 43 40 39 59 55 35 52 44 66 33 65 24 17 64 41 42 50 33 40 30 40 21 49 55 20 15 33 34 36 38 21 43 30 35 14 37 33 41 21 34 37 34 36 49 35 22 20 42 16 46 30 35 30 21 21 10 31 50 50 72 49 70 57 79 56 81 25 63 89 51 48 95 73 92 92 56 87 88 52 70 67 83 84 47 52 73 73 69 89 75 95 74 91 56 74 92 95 90 53 57 93 20 32 16 25 9 29 36 19 8 31 23 31 7 19 14 7 22 21 7 31 11 13 21 24 25 27 17 19 19 3 27 22 20 16 24 11 5 5 11 35 28 45 45 30 41 51 69 31 65 26 32 73 36 27 58 37 46 49 23 33 62 43 31 47 39 49 32 25 26 53 41 56 47 65 48 63 21 42 64 52 57 36 30 87 18 24 13 24 15 24 37 20 10 30 21 29 3 17 13 5 20 6 7 26 19 11 25 13 28 19 14 34 11 4 18 8 12 20 18 9 4 20 9 29 22 56 3 3 1 1 1 5 1 17 3 2 2 1 1 3 0 1 3 4 6 3 2 1 5 3 2 3 3 15 0 4 3 1 3 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 5 3 8 6 18 15 10 4 13 1 3 11 5 2 8 15 1 7 10 12 3 8 23 18 5 11 12 4 4 18 14 3 10 5 12 3 7 13 2 1 8 7 4 3 ● Globally, the top three conditions affecting sexual health which people believe need greater public awareness are HIV/AIDS (72%), syphilis (45%) and hepatitis (45%) ● Worryingly, 8% of all adults had never heard of most of these conditions and when broken down by age this lack of knowledge increased to 11% among 16-20 year olds and 12% among those aged 55 and above ● Women are more likely to want a focus on PID than men 26% compared to 15%; with men (46%) placing greater emphasis on awareness of syphilis than women (43%) ● Norwegians would like to see a focus on chlamydia more than any other nationality (80%) and those in Slovakia, France and Thailand are the countries wanting to see the most awareness on HIV/AIDS 95% ● Vietnam is the country most likely to want a focus on syphilis (87%) and Israel displays the biggest knowledge gap with 23% of adults claiming not to have heard of most of the conditions eive c e r d n a Give Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Serbia & Montenegro Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Vietnam 34 30 24 15 49 29 48 15 46 33 17 32 15 22 56 50 23 47 38 29 23 32 27 52 21 29 16 34 47 53 36 41 35 28 18 23 42 53 57 32 27 69 7 8 8 7 6 5 9 10 10 6 4 5 5 6 3 15 4 9 8 6 6 6 7 7 6 8 5 6 8 7 8 8 5 5 9 6 21 7 7 6 6 6 20 24 22 39 7 23 11 10 21 18 25 30 38 17 8 12 48 4 9 33 21 22 14 7 39 40 34 31 15 14 12 16 9 26 29 18 11 7 12 24 23 2 4 2 5 6 5 3 5 10 11 2 4 3 1 1 4 5 3 6 4 3 4 5 4 4 8 2 2 5 3 8 3 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 4 3 1 2 8 9 11 7 7 11 17 9 2 5 11 11 11 13 4 2 5 11 8 9 11 8 9 8 7 4 11 2 5 3 5 6 14 10 18 19 5 6 4 9 6 8 9 8 13 13 11 8 3 10 3 18 14 7 21 16 9 7 4 6 3 6 12 14 13 4 8 4 14 11 5 6 8 10 9 15 8 12 7 7 4 7 10 3 11 15 14 10 12 15 5 9 4 14 20 5 6 21 14 6 9 11 4 10 18 10 17 7 8 8 14 7 15 8 15 11 16 14 12 15 7 6 5 15 19 2 3 1 1 0 1 3 1 9 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 22 2 1 1 1 7 1 3 1 1 1 0 7 2 8 0 1 2 1 6 4 2 5 5 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 9 1 2 3 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 I’m not concerned about these issues none of these China awareness of abstinence before marriage Chile research for a cure for HIV/AIDS Canada research into a vaccine for HIV/AIDS Bulgaria STI/HIV prevention in developing countries Belgium advertising campaigns Austria free contraception Australia education initiatives (eg National Condom Week) Global % sex education in schools sults e r y e v r u Sex S l a b o l est in G v n i d l 2005 u ts sho n e m n r e v What go 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 6 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 2 4 2 1 1 2 1 ● More than a third (34%) of people globally believe that governments should be investing in sex education in schools ● One fifth (20%) of all adults want to see governments funding free contraception, with another 20% wanting to see money go towards finding either a vaccine or cure for HIV/AIDS ● Those aged 45-55 placed most importance on investment in sex education (48%), whereas the 16-20 year olds were the age group that placed the most importance on free contraception (26%) ● The countries that would most like to see an investment made in sex education are Vietnam (69%), Turkey (57%) and Greece (56%) ● More Icelanders than any other nationality want to see funding towards free contraception (48%), while the Indonesians are most likely to call for awareness of abstinence before marriage (22%) eive c e r d n a Give Canada Chile China Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Serbia & Montenegro Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Vietnam 34 32 33 23 44 29 62 16 55 39 31 31 18 32 49 36 34 25 4 30 30 31 26 31 25 31 44 29 27 54 27 34 25 24 39 41 36 45 52 26 28 59 23 21 35 32 11 20 12 17 9 26 32 24 32 35 9 22 38 9 8 25 25 24 30 11 39 25 25 37 24 17 15 17 7 31 23 30 33 19 14 25 23 13 14 16 9 17 11 16 12 14 8 17 14 7 25 12 20 12 11 12 34 19 14 21 16 11 16 13 12 17 11 10 12 11 20 20 14 9 10 6 5 19 15 6 6 6 3 6 14 6 4 13 9 7 12 8 5 8 12 4 4 7 2 4 19 7 11 7 3 4 5 6 6 6 7 8 7 4 5 3 1 3 4 6 6 2 8 12 14 15 5 14 2 13 5 5 8 19 8 8 3 6 10 13 5 8 5 10 9 10 13 9 8 4 3 6 11 7 14 6 14 10 3 2 3 7 9 4 11 11 5 6 14 11 7 14 12 4 2 9 11 4 6 18 1 23 8 12 6 6 6 20 3 16 4 5 28 6 17 19 18 15 3 5 14 18 19 15 13 8 encourage people to abstain from sex until married family planning Bulgaria help to encourage women to uphold their rights Belgium money towards the care of people with HIV/AIDS Austria greater access to drugs/ vaccines for HIV/AIDS Australia greater access to condoms Global % money to support sex education sults e r y e v r u Sex S t in l s a o b m o l d G e 2005 ries ne t n u o c g lopin e v e d t a ealth Wh h l a u x e s terms of 4 2 1 1 1 4 1 13 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 11 39 2 1 1 2 10 1 2 2 2 1 1 11 4 9 0 2 2 3 7 3 2 6 8 ● More than a third of adults globally (34%) believe developing countries would benefit most from money to support sex education ● 23% believe they would be better served by greater access to condoms and 14% feel they would benefit most from greater access to vaccines/drugs for people with HIV/AIDS ● Those aged 16-20 place equal emphasis on money to support sex education and greater access to condoms (28%), while those in the 25-34 age bracket come down heavily in favour of sex education (38%) ● The Chileans are the nationality who feel the strongest in terms of sex education for developing countries (62%), while the Dutch are the most likely to feel that these countries need greater access to condoms (39%) ● Greater access to drugs and vaccines for HIV/AIDS is favoured the most by the Indonesians (34%), while Portugal is the country most likely to believe that developing countries will benefit from family planning (28%) eive c e r d n a Give Canada Chile China Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Serbia & Montenegro Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Vietnam none of these Bulgaria teaching materials for schools and HCPs Belgium encourage governments to discuss safer sex issues Austria free condoms where high STI/unplanned pregnancy Australia posters highlighting the importance of safer sex Global % a sexual health awareness day sults e r y e v r u Sex S sex l r a e f b a o s l f G o 2005 ness e r a w a e rais o t y a w t Bes 9 13 6 7 6 11 7 19 5 7 11 9 8 8 5 20 7 13 6 10 15 7 20 13 8 12 15 12 11 5 11 3 8 5 12 4 6 4 11 12 9 11 10 5 12 13 13 5 26 19 14 16 10 8 10 9 8 10 6 18 15 7 13 4 13 8 8 4 7 11 7 9 9 12 4 2 7 11 11 4 11 8 3 9 32 31 41 31 24 31 23 21 33 37 33 31 58 47 21 15 51 15 25 35 31 44 30 18 37 36 32 36 34 30 25 33 15 48 37 43 30 21 19 32 34 29 17 17 14 20 17 17 9 20 13 12 14 11 9 11 12 27 15 16 12 16 12 17 12 22 22 15 12 16 22 35 23 13 19 20 14 17 25 19 28 16 19 16 28 31 22 26 35 32 34 20 32 21 27 37 12 18 52 24 18 36 34 30 23 25 13 36 22 29 31 21 23 18 28 35 49 23 27 20 21 48 26 30 29 31 4 3 5 3 5 4 1 1 3 7 5 4 3 7 2 4 3 2 8 2 6 3 12 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 4 4 5 2 3 5 7 4 5 2 6 4 ● Almost a third of adults globally (32%) believe the best way of raising awareness about safer sex is by providing free condoms in areas with a high rate of STIs and unplanned pregnancies ● A further 28% believe the best route is to provide teaching materials to schools and healthcare professionals and 17% feel governments should be encouraged to discuss safer sex issues ● The French (58%), Icelandics (51%) and Spanish (48%) believe the best way of raising awareness is through free condoms in areas with a high rate of STIs and unplanned pregnancies ● Encouraging governments to discuss safer sex issues is most popular in Serbia and Montenegro (35%), Turkey (28%) and Hong Kong (27%) eive c e r d n a Give Belgium Bulgaria Canada Chile China Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Serbia & Montenegro Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Vietnam none of these Austria to have regular health check-ups Australia to practise safer sex Global % to abstain from sex until they are married sults e r y e v r u Sex S l a b o l G 2005 ple o e p g n g you n i g a r u o Enc 8 5 1 1 1 9 3 23 1 1 1 4 2 2 1 10 2 49 54 4 2 2 7 20 2 5 3 6 2 1 24 3 21 1 2 3 4 20 9 6 14 15 74 71 77 79 80 71 87 32 74 83 73 76 91 69 78 56 79 41 38 71 88 82 60 65 92 70 80 79 86 80 61 85 66 83 74 82 80 69 79 92 71 68 16 23 20 19 19 18 9 23 24 14 25 18 6 26 20 24 17 8 6 24 8 14 24 14 4 24 16 13 11 18 14 11 12 15 22 13 15 8 10 1 14 16 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 22 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 10 2 2 2 1 2 2 9 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 ● Almost three quarters of adults worldwide (74%) believe young people should be encouraged to practise safer sex ● A further 16% believe they should have regular health check-ups and 8% believe they should be encouraged to abstain from sex until they are married ● 9% of 16-20 years olds think that young people should be encouraged to abstain from sex until they are married, compared to 11% of 45-55 year olds ● Germany (26%) and Denmark (25%) are the countries that are most likely to want to encourage young people to have regular health check-ups ● Indonesians (54%) and Indians (49%) believe abstaining from sex before marriage should be the priority eive c e r d n a Give Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Serbia & Montenegro Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Vietnam none of these China my sex life is monotonous Chile I wish I had sex more frequently Canada I do not have a high sex drive Bulgaria I like to be inspired and look for new ideas Belgium I like experimenting with different sex aids Austria I’m confident asserting my needs with my partner Australia I’m open minded about my sex life Global % I’m happy with my sex life sults e r y e v r u Sex S l a b o l G 2005 sex Views on 44 42 48 57 49 46 50 22 52 50 49 41 38 47 43 30 50 46 34 40 36 36 24 48 54 49 44 56 33 46 42 46 46 48 45 51 37 41 48 51 52 42 45 50 56 44 36 56 55 21 45 48 39 50 53 40 46 25 62 36 47 49 53 37 20 49 46 55 53 76 29 36 42 62 62 36 52 47 41 27 37 52 59 32 41 38 35 63 27 42 46 22 49 46 51 41 50 44 43 28 43 39 35 33 36 36 23 42 64 42 36 48 24 19 38 46 45 38 49 51 39 29 52 41 47 46 22 29 30 27 13 34 16 19 16 20 28 27 14 22 14 13 35 12 8 22 16 15 10 22 27 31 31 23 24 10 21 27 31 39 31 28 27 8 11 32 40 14 39 42 60 44 40 45 45 21 44 48 55 24 33 48 40 18 33 25 37 35 36 29 10 44 44 41 49 45 21 41 40 49 49 33 39 57 38 31 42 42 51 27 7 10 7 6 11 8 7 17 6 7 7 8 7 8 3 7 7 4 3 7 7 4 16 7 4 9 6 5 2 10 7 5 8 4 10 8 4 3 6 8 7 16 36 44 38 38 33 45 45 20 33 36 48 45 36 36 35 22 47 19 31 40 37 35 25 37 37 38 53 37 19 27 42 37 40 29 52 38 40 20 34 37 45 31 7 6 9 8 6 8 7 17 7 6 7 11 8 11 5 10 12 3 7 4 4 6 13 7 7 6 7 7 3 4 8 7 9 5 11 9 6 4 9 5 9 8 6 3 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 3 3 3 6 5 3 7 7 26 11 4 7 4 18 10 3 3 3 4 7 3 12 5 2 4 4 2 9 8 3 3 3 13 ● Globally, 44% of all adults claim to be happy with their sex lives and 45% say they are open minded when it comes to sex ● Men are the least satisfied with how often they have sex. 41% want it more frequently compared to just 29% of women ● Almost four in 10 people worldwide (39%) like to be inspired and are looking for new ideas about sex, while only 7% believe their sex life is monotonous ● Lovers in Belgium (57%) and Poland (56%) top the contentment chart, while the Chinese (22%) and Japanese (24%) are the least happy ● Scandinavians are the least satisfied with the amount of sex they have, with both the Norwegians (53%) and the Swedes (52%) wishing they had sex more frequently eive c e r d n a Give Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Serbia & Montenegro Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Vietnam none of these Czech Republic one night stand Croatia anal sex China sex using a vibrator Chile sex using a lubricant Canada using masks, blindfolds or other forms of bondage Bulgaria tantric sex Belgium sadomasochism Austria a gay/lesbian/ homosexual experience Australia three in a bed Global % extra marital affair sults e r y e v r u Sex S l a b o l G had 2005 e v ’ u o y ences i r e p x e l Sexua 22 16 18 28 22 18 30 15 17 24 46 36 25 11 15 11 39 15 16 12 7 26 21 14 31 16 41 10 24 17 17 12 26 10 26 17 15 16 58 14 17 36 15 28 18 13 16 23 15 14 12 20 16 19 15 12 17 6 26 4 8 17 20 16 6 9 14 26 23 10 12 13 9 11 26 8 20 17 6 8 13 17 24 7 12 22 15 15 9 19 9 14 14 12 12 13 16 15 9 6 17 6 8 20 13 13 4 10 14 20 14 6 8 8 11 8 20 9 13 13 5 14 7 17 20 7 5 5 6 3 3 8 4 13 7 4 5 5 3 4 5 3 8 1 3 5 7 5 6 2 4 4 6 4 2 3 4 2 5 3 7 5 2 2 4 5 10 1 7 6 6 2 3 7 7 15 4 4 4 3 2 5 4 75 6 2 3 6 5 5 1 3 2 6 4 3 8 3 3 2 9 6 3 6 2 33 1 5 7 2 20 32 24 24 12 33 20 14 23 20 29 22 21 20 31 10 12 4 6 30 21 16 19 10 26 32 26 16 11 19 16 22 29 29 23 22 6 4 8 37 36 2 38 70 43 37 27 68 35 16 24 48 44 51 44 32 33 27 44 13 24 48 35 28 21 34 37 73 52 15 29 21 31 33 57 30 50 49 29 25 33 53 70 15 23 46 33 24 10 44 9 15 17 29 29 35 14 20 13 19 43 3 5 30 15 13 23 12 29 43 44 11 10 9 18 17 37 14 38 30 25 4 6 44 45 4 35 44 44 33 45 41 55 15 49 42 43 49 46 29 55 12 42 9 15 43 44 50 11 19 32 41 48 33 44 41 20 31 39 33 45 40 1 17 44 40 47 12 44 60 56 40 54 52 50 17 50 31 63 64 42 36 54 18 61 13 27 62 56 28 33 29 40 64 70 35 37 53 29 37 59 38 64 52 25 28 59 52 50 25 24 11 18 25 22 14 18 6 21 21 15 13 23 34 17 18 19 66 48 15 20 26 43 41 24 9 11 37 28 25 42 29 13 28 15 18 46 26 16 16 14 43 ● 44% of adults worldwide have had a one-night stand, with 22% claiming to have had an extra marital affair ● Almost a quarter (23%) of adults around the world have had sex using vibrators and 20% have used masks, blindfolds or other forms of bondage ● Women are more likely to have used vibrators when having sex than men - 24% compared to 21% ● The most common experience for men (47%) and women (40%) is a one night stand ● The Turks top the charts when it comes to having had an extra marital affair (58%) while the Norwegians (70%), Finns, New Zealanders and Swedes (all 64%) are ahead of the game when it comes to a one night stand ● Sex using vibrators is most common in Australia (46%) and the USA (45%) receive d n a e v i G Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Serbia & Montenegro Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Vietnam I didn’t know they existed Czech Republic I wouldn’t know how to use them Croatia they’re just a gimmick China to help with massage Chile they taste nice Canada to make sex less painful Bulgaria to add variety to sex Belgium enhance sexual pleasure Austria anal sex Australia used by menopausal women Global % vaginal dryness ults s e r y e v r Sex Su l a b o l G 2005 nts a c i r b u l Uses for 75 87 82 84 64 84 82 32 58 90 86 84 80 88 62 84 73 34 63 79 61 76 45 77 88 88 92 52 58 60 82 85 85 91 89 88 82 62 70 82 84 76 12 13 5 12 6 17 9 24 13 7 9 11 6 3 7 15 13 6 28 11 11 9 9 18 8 16 22 8 6 6 11 7 14 14 17 5 22 7 6 16 19 36 63 70 87 82 56 75 81 26 66 82 81 56 82 77 77 30 73 19 36 77 62 76 20 43 80 66 86 44 63 52 48 74 67 81 80 80 33 27 59 77 76 42 36 63 13 17 23 71 38 28 24 38 21 54 32 30 19 28 51 23 20 54 43 12 32 48 23 71 45 20 34 20 45 40 56 28 22 26 44 14 33 65 74 21 21 29 20 11 9 43 22 3 12 24 14 31 7 19 12 13 32 11 18 27 25 6 37 25 9 38 23 19 11 8 23 19 30 16 26 15 33 9 18 36 46 21 47 52 43 54 43 54 54 28 41 66 43 60 56 43 24 47 39 30 66 51 35 39 37 60 54 49 46 36 48 27 63 57 48 42 52 37 58 52 37 54 55 59 5 8 4 5 2 19 3 1 1 4 2 8 3 3 3 2 10 2 10 4 6 1 1 7 4 8 13 5 2 2 5 2 5 3 12 2 4 2 1 7 19 13 16 19 14 15 8 31 22 24 8 13 19 24 9 17 19 8 23 10 10 17 27 8 12 15 15 18 29 14 11 7 15 13 18 19 25 12 23 2 10 23 32 14 3 1 2 4 1 2 1 0 4 1 4 17 2 1 4 1 3 2 5 2 3 3 6 2 4 1 1 3 4 5 4 1 1 1 11 1 4 2 3 1 2 1 5 2 2 2 12 3 4 1 15 1 5 3 3 2 7 6 5 25 8 3 8 4 9 5 2 2 2 14 4 11 5 2 3 2 2 1 7 3 6 3 2 11 3 1 0 1 11 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 25 5 1 5 2 7 3 0 0 1 27 2 7 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 11 ● Three quarters (75%) of adults believe lubricants are used for vaginal dryness, with 63% associating them with anal sex and 47% believing they are used to help make sex less painful ● More than a third (36%) believe they are used to enhance sexual pleasure and 21% think they help add variety to sex ● Women (16%) are more likely to associate lubricants with the menopause than men (9%) ● Almost three quarters of Americans (74%) think lubricants are used to enhance sexual pleasure compared to just 12% of Italians eive c e r d n a Give Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Serbia & Montenegro Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Vietnam I wouldn’t buy one Croatia get a friend to buy it China lingerie store Chile clothes store Canada supermarket Bulgaria chemist Belgium mail order Austria sex party Australia sex shops Global % internet sults e r y e v r u Sex S l a b o l G ers g a 2005 s s a m rs or o t a r b i v Buying 42 43 45 36 39 35 39 23 20 54 66 49 52 53 30 47 38 17 38 44 31 41 37 41 51 50 69 39 27 34 49 40 42 30 57 47 45 39 45 64 59 25 54 69 73 61 57 72 62 22 74 69 51 61 37 47 56 46 60 15 43 54 55 54 37 58 53 64 60 56 57 56 62 60 62 87 53 65 61 23 41 46 61 33 9 24 7 1 3 25 4 16 3 5 17 18 4 6 2 2 8 2 1 18 5 4 2 6 4 32 24 3 2 12 7 3 27 3 24 8 2 1 2 23 18 5 18 22 26 29 16 12 9 19 8 18 25 28 23 22 9 24 10 8 13 18 9 7 17 26 27 26 26 18 9 13 26 20 22 7 28 19 18 15 10 27 21 8 7 3 5 3 11 2 12 18 3 4 5 3 3 3 18 5 9 20 8 3 7 6 7 9 6 3 4 7 6 15 4 2 7 5 4 2 7 6 10 4 5 20 4 3 2 3 3 3 5 18 1 2 3 3 3 2 3 8 4 11 4 2 2 5 4 9 1 2 3 3 1 5 6 3 3 1 2 3 3 3 5 3 3 24 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 7 10 3 10 3 15 9 17 1 2 4 4 6 5 7 4 8 7 3 23 4 3 3 12 7 8 5 2 1 8 14 1 13 2 4 4 4 1 3 22 14 1 5 7 3 4 4 6 6 1 4 9 4 2 5 8 8 4 10 4 11 6 7 2 4 12 4 7 4 2 2 3 11 5 8 4 3 2 6 6 3 6 6 10 19 10 6 17 23 13 24 18 19 8 14 12 25 17 19 21 17 52 34 14 25 22 25 20 15 9 9 34 27 22 17 21 12 8 17 14 23 33 28 10 11 33 ● Most people prefer to buy vibrators from sex shops (54%) or the internet (42%) ● Almost one in five (18%) would prefer to buy via mail order and 19% would not buy one ● Norway (69%) and Denmark (66%) lead the way when it comes to buying over the internet and Spain tops the tables for choosing sex shops (87%), followed by Croatia (74%) ● More than one in five (23%) Irish people would like to be able to buy these products in a lingerie store ● 52% of Indians said they would not buy one, compared to just 6% of Austrians eive c e r d n a Give Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Serbia & Montenegro Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Vietnam none of these Czech Republic erotic literature Croatia massage oil / lotion China pleasure enhancing condoms Chile love balls Canada penis sleeves Bulgaria penis rings Belgium products which prolong sexual intercourse Austria pornography Australia lubricants Global % vibrators sults e r y e v r u Sex S l a b o l G 2005 wn o u o y s r nce Sex enha 22 42 29 22 11 40 7 14 17 25 28 35 14 20 11 25 37 3 8 28 12 10 28 14 27 37 39 9 9 7 21 16 32 15 40 26 47 5 4 43 43 8 30 55 36 28 23 56 21 15 21 38 30 39 38 25 21 26 35 16 16 33 28 17 21 32 26 60 38 11 19 13 26 29 39 28 47 38 40 24 14 43 59 22 41 50 38 25 47 49 35 16 59 45 42 45 33 34 28 49 45 37 44 40 34 21 22 49 27 42 48 30 25 39 43 40 46 43 52 40 57 62 52 40 53 38 7 7 5 3 8 10 5 14 5 4 3 9 4 4 4 11 9 16 9 5 5 4 6 10 2 6 5 5 2 4 10 3 7 8 7 4 21 5 18 8 14 15 6 12 9 7 3 10 2 13 3 6 6 10 1 6 3 7 11 1 3 6 5 3 3 5 6 10 11 2 3 3 6 4 8 5 8 9 9 3 3 9 13 5 2 3 2 1 1 3 1 13 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 9 3 3 2 5 5 5 8 12 6 3 6 2 12 4 6 4 11 5 8 4 3 9 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 5 8 6 3 3 3 3 4 7 6 7 9 9 1 2 6 6 2 23 25 20 16 50 28 28 15 37 18 9 15 25 16 31 30 33 28 21 23 29 12 10 21 12 22 11 26 15 26 18 25 17 41 12 13 40 20 38 27 35 25 31 46 43 45 28 48 19 13 35 23 37 32 36 34 37 13 35 18 13 38 37 21 12 24 42 44 45 26 21 30 22 23 39 28 46 47 30 8 20 42 43 12 22 23 29 17 30 27 19 15 40 33 21 25 15 24 10 11 25 19 33 17 12 11 18 19 15 22 31 29 13 22 20 29 26 22 18 26 19 25 37 18 26 19 28 17 23 30 21 18 40 16 18 25 28 22 29 33 33 27 25 35 37 29 32 49 40 32 33 19 21 38 48 36 37 27 27 26 22 22 17 21 21 22 17 41 ● Globally, the top three sexual enhancers are pornography (41%), massage oils (31%) and lubricants (30%) ● More than one in five adults have used a vibrator (22%) and they are more popular with women than men - 26% compared to 19% ● A third of women (33%) have used massage oils to spice things up a little while men prefer pornography (49%) ● The Taiwanese are most likely to use vibrators (47%), with Americans and the British in second place (43%) ● The Thais use pornography more than any other country (62%), lubricants are most popular in New Zealand (60%) and pleasure enhancing condoms get the thumbs up from half of all Bulgarians eive c e r d n a Give Germany Greece Hong Kong Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Serbia & Montenegro Singapore Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Vietnam aeroplane none of these France at a party Finland an alleyway Denmark in front of a camera Czech Republic at school Croatia 2 3 2 1 1 4 2 9 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 6 1 2 3 3 2 1 2 2 3 5 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 1 on the beach China 39 31 29 32 44 33 63 15 49 25 62 56 27 28 40 43 54 15 38 42 39 16 20 44 26 31 52 14 60 53 46 24 47 39 57 40 41 53 41 36 70 28 at work Chile 22 40 37 35 21 19 34 11 19 42 39 20 31 21 17 4 23 5 5 32 20 29 4 6 27 43 30 23 21 19 8 26 46 17 28 29 6 4 16 33 16 10 in a club Canada 36 33 29 36 61 35 56 12 53 47 41 51 31 22 53 31 46 21 18 33 33 52 5 24 40 32 46 55 36 57 30 38 44 46 43 24 19 12 36 35 37 16 a park Bulgaria 50 73 57 53 50 66 64 12 77 58 37 50 52 36 75 20 53 14 35 52 57 82 24 38 45 70 51 48 67 62 35 52 74 65 42 56 39 27 50 52 70 5 public transport Belgium toilets Austria garden Australia parent’s bedroom Global % the car sults e r y e v r u Sex S l a b o l G 2005 d sex a h e v ’ u Places yo 7 9 6 8 4 8 16 1 5 9 11 10 7 5 8 7 11 4 3 12 6 8 3 3 11 7 15 6 6 5 8 6 6 5 11 8 5 2 7 12 7 2 31 54 38 33 47 49 36 10 50 45 29 29 28 26 36 14 12 6 7 40 30 44 21 12 37 53 34 31 26 43 24 36 37 38 35 42 15 5 24 43 42 10 12 13 15 10 10 10 15 11 11 13 15 14 7 9 16 5 22 4 6 17 22 14 3 7 11 12 16 13 8 12 8 13 20 14 15 13 6 6 13 13 10 4 15 18 12 9 19 18 28 12 15 26 11 11 9 6 17 16 18 6 13 15 15 19 7 15 11 18 17 13 12 20 13 20 30 11 13 14 12 10 28 15 20 9 28 43 32 25 34 31 52 10 54 27 30 32 27 22 57 10 14 5 7 33 41 52 7 10 33 45 37 26 44 38 17 16 36 39 35 38 6 6 29 27 26 9 10 11 6 9 9 16 12 11 7 8 17 6 9 8 8 6 14 2 5 7 14 8 13 6 8 12 15 8 11 7 9 6 10 7 14 6 13 6 22 7 20 3 12 18 7 9 11 21 15 11 13 13 14 12 11 7 16 12 16 3 12 13 13 13 4 10 10 15 17 9 8 17 13 6 17 14 17 7 7 9 9 18 21 1 14 17 12 16 20 13 22 10 28 16 10 11 12 6 25 9 17 2 5 27 20 20 8 4 24 15 20 7 13 21 9 16 10 21 11 10 6 3 15 23 11 5 27 43 37 21 47 40 45 9 29 22 51 40 29 26 22 4 43 6 4 45 23 26 3 8 20 43 58 39 23 32 9 20 44 25 45 22 3 4 20 39 36 2 22 13 19 20 12 17 8 14 7 14 15 15 23 35 10 32 22 65 43 18 22 9 53 37 21 12 13 21 16 11 34 19 11 13 18 18 35 33 22 19 13 57 ● The most common place for adults to have sex outside their bedroom is in the car (50%), followed by toilets (39%), parent’s bedroom (36%) and the park (31%) ● 15% of people have had sex at work, with one in ten saying they’ve had sex at school - and 2% have joined the mile high club ● Just over a third (34%) of 16-20 year olds favour the car compared to 69% of 45-55 year olds ● More than eight in ten Italians (82%) have had sex in the car, while the Australians top the league for having sex in the park (54%) ● The Americans and Canadians lead the way for favouring sex in front of a camera (both 21%) while 22% of Turks have indulged in extra curricular activity at school receive d n a e v i G ults s e r y e v r Sex Su l a b o l G 2005 f sex o y c n e u Freq 103 Global (times) 138 Greece 134 Croatia Serbia & Montenegro 128 Bulgaria 127 Czech Republic 120 France 120 118 United Kingdom Netherlands 115 Poland 115 New Zealand 114 United States 113 Chile 112 Turkey 111 Iceland 109 South Africa 109 Australia 108 Canada 108 ● Globally, people are having sex an average of 103 times a year, with men (104) having sex more often than women (101) ● 35-44 year olds are having the most sex - 112 times compared to just 90 times for 16-20 year olds and 108 times for 25-34 year olds ● One in five adults have sex 3-4 times a week and 5% have sex once a day ● The Greeks top the league at 138 times a year, closely followed by the Croatians (134), Serbian Montenegrins (128) and the Bulgarians (127) ● Lovers in Japan are the least amorous, having sex just 45 times a year. Nations among the least sexually active include Singapore (73), India (75) and Indonesia (77) 108 Portugal Belgium 106 Italy 106 106 Slovakia 105 Austria 105 Spain Germany 104 Switzerland 104 Finland Israel 102 100 Denmark 98 Norway 98 Ireland 97 Thailand 97 96 China 92 Sweden Taiwan 88 Vietnam 87 83 Malaysia 78 Hong Kong 77 Indonesia 75 India 73 Singapore 45 Japan times 35 70 105 140 s s g / m o .c x e r u d . www
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