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posted by mrpg on Tuesday February 26 2019, @03:33AM   Printer-friendly
from the anti-babies-vaccines dept.

Medical Xpress:

Australians report having sex once or twice a week, on average. For Brits, it's less than once a week, while Americans report having sex two to three times a week.

We can't know for sure how often individuals actually have sex. Some people may incorrectly report their sexual frequency, either by mistake or on purpose. But the national estimates data are based on representative samples, so they're a useful guide.
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In fact, Australians and Americans are having less sex than they used to in past decades.

Aussies had sex about 20 times fewer in 2013 than a decade before. Americans had sex nine times fewer, on average, in 2014 than a decade before.

Increased competition for our free time from smartphones, expanded entertainment options, and other sources is cited as causes for the drop in frequency.


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  • (Score: 5, Funny) by c0lo on Tuesday February 26 2019, @06:54AM (2 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday February 26 2019, @06:54AM (#806839) Journal

    Yeah, right! A case of post-factum (-coitum?) rationalisation. Here's a shorter one.

    1. Nothing is better than sex
    2. Masturbation is better than nothing
    ... therefore...

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  • (Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @08:50AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 26 2019, @08:50AM (#806860)

    :D

  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday February 26 2019, @04:16PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday February 26 2019, @04:16PM (#807005) Journal

    I was going to write a top level comment that TFA should not only be looking at how often people have sex, but how often people have orgasms or how often they masturbate, or perform other sexual acts that don't necessarily procreate.

    People the world over might be equally horny. Or maybe not, which would be an interesting research result.

    I would have expected Australians to be more active because in my experience libido increases with warmer climate. But maybe only up to some point beyond which it declines.

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