Sex Survey

Sex Survey

Male

Female

Total

Nos

I Subject Profile: Study Population

Age Group

20 – 24

529

5.18

789

15.42

1318

8.60

25 – 29

1589

15.57

836

16.34

2425

15.82

30 -34

1921

18.82

1253

24.49

3174

20.71

35 – 39

1067

10.45

675

13.19

1742

11.37

40 – 44

2641

25.87

543

10.61

3184

20.78

45 – 49

1101

10.79

526

10.28

1627

10.62

50 – 54

552

5.41

389

7.60

941

6.14

55 – 59

345

3.38

104

2.03

449

2.93

60 – 64

284

2.78

0.04

286

1.87

65 – 69

0.90

0.60

70 – 74

0.55

0.37

75 – 79

0.18

0.12

80 – 84

0.06

0.04

85 – 89

0.03

0.02

90 – 91

0.03

0.02

TOTAL

10,207

66.61

5117

33.39

15324

100.00

Educational Background

Upto High School

284

2.78

323

6.31

607

3.96

Graduate

4497

44.06

2777

54.27

7274

47.47

Post Graduate

2608

25.55

834

16.30

3442

22.46

Others

2818

27.61

1183

23.12

4001

26.11

TOTAL

10,207

66.61

5117

33.39

15324

100.00

II Entry To Sexual World: Masturbation

Have you masturbated after marriage?

Yes

9250

90.62

3300

64.49

12550

81.90

957

9.38

1817

35.51

2774

18.10

At what age did you first masturbate?

10 – 14

993

9.73

243

4.75

1236

8.07

15 – 19

5751

56.34

442

8.64

6193

40.41

20 – 24

2157

21.13

1132

22.12

3289

21.46

25- 29

349

3.42

870

17.00

1219

7.95

30 – 34

409

7.99

409

2.67

35 – 39

154

3.01

154

1.01

40 - 45

0.98

0.33

Reasons for masturbation after marriage

Change

3421

36.98

Spouse not available

3731

40.34

1981

60.03

Either/both

2098

22.68

No orgasm during sex

1319

39.97

When did you first have sexual intercourse?

<20

128

1.25

115

2.25

243

1.59

20 – 24

2909

28.50

2085

40.75

4994

32.59

25 – 29

4338

42.50

1804

35.26

6142

40.08

30 – 34

1939

19.00

1077

21.04

3016

19.68

35 - 39

893

8.75

0.70

928

6.06

Trends - first sexual intercourse
	Men (%)			Women (%)
Age	'88-93	'93-98	'98-03	'88-93	'93-98	'98-03
<20	1	1	1	2	2	2
20 – 24	21	26	34	42	34	45
25 – 29	41	45	42	31	36	37
30 – 34	24	19	16	24	27	15
35 - 39	13	9	7	1	1	1

Male

Female

Total

Nos

Who was your first sexual partner?

Spouse

4730

46.36

3663

71.58

8393

54.77

Girl/Boy Friend

788

7.72

871

17.02

1659

10.83

Sex Worker

3430

33.60

3430

22.38

Blood Relatives

545

5.34

489

9.56

1034

6.75

Others

714

7.00

1.84

808

5.27

III Regular Sex : Sexual Turn Ons

Do you have exposure to explicit sexual material?

Yes

7275

71.27

2502

48.90

9777

63.80

2932

28.73

2615

51.10

5547

36.20

Which parts of body attract you?

Note: Answers represent more than one attribute

Face

6232

61.06

4048

79.11

Eyes

1331

13.04

1132

22.12

Breasts/Chest

5210

51.04

1727

33.75

Waist

2147

21.03

Buttocks

4457

43.67

142

2.78

Shoulders

1429

27.93

Not Sure

957

9.38

1590

31.07

How it starts

Who takes the initiative in the sexual act?

Husband

2322

22.75

1236

24.15

3558

23.22

Wife

1738

17.03

632

12.35

2370

15.47

Either/Both

6147

60.22

3249

63.50

9396

61.31

What is the duration of foreplay?

(in minutes)

< 5

2875

28.17

1590

31.07

4465

29.14

5 – 10

4284

41.97

2242

43.81

6526

42.59

10 - 15

1915

18.76

1014

19.82

2929

19.11

15 – 30

707

6.93

201

3.93

908

5.93

>30

426

4.17

1.37

496

3.24

What type of foreplay?

Hugging

2467

24.17

1398

27.32

3865

25.22

Kissing

2726

26.71

1329

25.97

4055

26.46

Caressing

1462

14.32

722

14.11

2184

14.25

Combination

1630

15.97

788

15.40

2418

15.78

Others

1922

18.83

880

17.20

2802

18.26

Do you undress for sex?

Partially

2160

21.16

1247

24.37

3407

22.23

Nude

4841

47.43

2295

44.85

7136

46.57

Either way

3206

34.41

1575

30.78

4781

31.20

Do you keep the lights on or off during sex?

4812

47.14

2102

41.08

6914

45.12

Off

1813

17.76

979

19.13

2792

18.22

Either way

3582

35.10

2036

39.79

5618

36.66

When do you have sex?

Day

155

1.52

0.66

189

1.23

Night

9581

93.87

4881

95.39

14462

94.37

Anytime

471

4.61

202

3.95

673

4.39

How and How much

How often do you have sex?
Number of times of sexual intercourse in a month
Years of marriage	Male	Female
0 – 1	18	20
1 – 5	15	15
5 – 10	9	10
10 – 15	6	7
15 +	2	2

Male

Female

Total

Nos

Favourite coital position

Male on top

3337

32.69

1903

37.19

5240

34.20

Female on top

2232

21.87

1047

20.46

3279

21.38

Rear Entry

677

6.63

254

4.96

931

6.08

Others

349

3.42

159

3.11

508

3.32

Combination

3612

35.39

1754

34.28

5366

35.02

How does your spouse participate?

Actively

8080

79.16

4604

89.97

12684

82.77

Passively

2127

20.84

573

10.03

2640

17.23

IV ADD ONs:

Have you had pre-marital sex?

Yes

5477

53.66

1454

28.42

6931

45.23

4730

46.34

3663

71.58

8393

54.77

Have you had extra-marital sex?

Yes

3686

36.11

929

18.16

4615

30.12

6521

63.89

4188

81.84

10709

69.88

Reasons for extra-marital sex?

Opportunity

682

18.50

Variety

1171

31.77

Wife unresponsive
to needs

897

24.34

Peer influence

936

25.39

To get even

217

23.36

Sexual satisfaction

306

32.94

Others

406

43.70

V Extras

Have you had oral sex?

Yes

4917

48.17

2348

45.89

7265

47.41

5290

51.83

2769

54.11

8059

52.59

Trends: oral sex

'88-93	'93-98	'98-03
4%	18%	24%

Male

Female

Total

Nos

What is the frequency of oral sex?

Occasional

3138

63.82

1395

59.41

4533

62.40

Often

1779

36.18

953

40.59

2732

37.60

Types of oral sex

Cunnilingus

490

9.97

183

7.79

673

9.26

Fellatio

3420

69.55

1863

79.35

5283

72.72

Both/Mutual

1007

20.48

302

12.86

1309

18.02

Have you had anal sex?

Yes

1995

19.55

123

2.40

2118

13.82

8212

80.45

4994

97.60

13206

86.18

Trends: anal sex

'88-93	'93-98	'98-03
1%	3%	10%

Male

Female

Total

Nos

How often do you have anal sex?

Occaasional

1754

87.92

59.35

1827

86.26

Often

241

12.08

40.65

291

13.74

Methodology

The authors interviewed 15, 324 people (10,207 men, 5,117 women) over the fifteen-year period between 1988 and 2003. They comprised people attending Chennai’s Apollo Hospitals and Dega Institute, as well as individuals known to the researchers.

The study covered people from 15 Indian states. Their ages at the time they were interviewed ranged from 20 to 91. More than half (53 per cent) were from the 30-44 age group. Most (70 per cent of the men, 71 per cent of the women) had had a college education (they had either a graduate or a post-graduate qualification). The authors do comment that their study population belonged predominantly to the middle and upper socio-economic strata of society, and that a significant number were quite proficient in English. Each respondent was spoken with one-on-one, on the condition of anonymity, by interviewers trained in human sexuality. Typically interviewees needed three or four sessions to feel comfortable and confident enough to answer the questionnaire. Questions were asked in English and in regional languages to make sure the subjects understood them properly

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This sex survey is no casual affair; it's a serious commitment. A 15-year commitment to understand the many changes on the make in the Indian Marriage Bed...