Interesting Statistics About Sexual Behavior in America NOTE: These statistics are limited to cisgendered people and heterosexual sex unless otherwise indicated. Other units and presentations specifically relate to LGBTQIA statistics.

Sexual Activity  The average male has sexual intercourse the first time at age  The average female has sexual intercourse the first time at age  Women average 4 sex partners in a lifetime  Men average 7 sex partners in a lifetime.  2/3 of college students have been in a “friends with benefits” relationship.

Frequency  Number of times per year that the average person has sex: 127  Number of times per year that the average single person has sex: 49  Number of times per year that the average domestic couple has sex: 146  Number of times per year that the average married couple has sex: 98

Pleasure  Number of minutes the average couple spends on foreplay: 20  Average length of sexual intercourse in minutes: 7.3  Number of calories the average person burns during 30 minutes of sexual intercourse: 200

 Percentage of Americans who have had sex with a coworker: 20%  Percentage of women who say they have sex to get their man to help with house work: 84%  Number of calories the average person burns during 30 minutes of sexual intercourse: 200  Percentage of Americans who report being satisfied with their sex life: 48%

Orgasm  75% of women “never” climax during intercourse alone; 75% of men “always” do; 11% of women “always” do.  Percent of women who say they always reach orgasm during sex (not just intercourse): 29%  10-15% of women “never” climax under any circumstances.  Women's orgasms last almost four times as long as men's

 Two-thirds of women admit to having faked an orgasm at one time or another.  Reasons given: boredom, discomfort, desire for session to be over with, desire to not hurt partner’s ego

Marriage Infidelity Statistics Data Percent of marriages where one or both spouses admit to infidelity, either physical or emotional41 % Percent of men who admit to committing infidelity in any relationship they’ve had57 % Percentage of women who admit to committing infidelity in any relationship they’ve had54 % Percent of married men who have strayed at least once during their married lives22 % Percent of married women who have strayed at least once during their married lives14 % Percentage of men and women who admit to having an affair with a co-worker36 % Percentage of men and women who admit to infidelity on business trips35% Percentage of men and women who admit to infidelity with a brother-in-law or sister-in-law17 % Average length of an affair2 years Percentage of marriages that last after an affair has been admitted to or discovered31 % Percentage of men who say they would have an affair if they knew they would never get caught74 % Percentage of women who say they would have an affair if they knew they would never get caught68 % Percent of children who are the product of infidelity2.5 %

Attraction  19% of Americans “don’t consider themselves heterosexual.”  27% have had some same-sex experiences.  It has been difficult to discern percentage of people who are “homosexual,” partially because orientation definitions are hard to pin down. Kinsey found 10% of population were primarily same-sex oriented, but current research indicates lower numbers.

Human Trafficking  As of this writing, UNICEF researchers estimate that there are more slaves today than ever before in the history of the world: estimated 27 million adults and an additional 13 million children.

Porn Viewing  Porn sites get more visitors each month than Netflix, Amazon and Twitter combined  70% of men and 30% of women view porn.  53% of Promise Keeper men downloaded Internet porn last month.  30% of all data transferred across the Internet is porn.

Prostitution  % of men said they had engaged in sex with a prostitute.  % of men said they had engaged in sex with a prostitute.  % of men said they had engaged in sex with a prostitute.  Current 14% of men said the had engaged in sex with a prostitute but only 1% have in the past year Source: common-as-once-thought

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