As of 2005, people in the United States stated that they have had an average of 10.7 sexual partners, which is slightly above the global average of nine sexual partners.

Turkey in the lead?

Surveys on sensitive or very personal topics, like sexuality, are often to be taken with a grain of salt, but in this case, Turkey did not only lead the ranking in 2005, it also topped the one conducted in 2010 on the mean number of sexual partners. So is it likely that the Turkish people are sexually more prolific than everybody else? Another survey by another source suggests otherwise: It does not include Turkey when it comes to the countries with the most sexually active inhabitants but lists the Greek as the most active ones. In general, people tend to embellish their own activities, but also those of others – the disparity between the perceived and the actual number of times people have sex is staggering and similar everywhere around the world.

India the most monogamous?

Of those countries surveyed, Indian respondents report the lowest average number of sexual partners, only slightly surpassed by China. Both China and India struggle with a significant difference between the number of men and the number of women, and both countries largely adhere to conservative standards of sexuality that prohibit sex before marriage.

This statistic shows the distribution of young French people aged between 15 to 24 years old in 2023, according to the number of sexual partners they had over the last twelve months. It reveals that a large part of the respondents, 43 percent of them, declared that they did not have any sexual partner in the last 12 months.

This statistic shows the mean number of sexual partners in selected European countries in 2010. The survey was conducted among 15 to 20 year-olds and is part of the Face of Global sex Report by Durex. According to the source, the respondents in Turkey had 5.3 sex partners on average.

On average, adult Britons report to have had four sexual partners during their lifetime. Out of the 61 percent willing to answer a survey, the men reported to have had a median of five partners, while women reported to have had three.

Persons 18 to 49 years who have had sexual relationships at some time in their life by sex, age group and number of sexual partners in their life. National.

How many sex partners have the average Dane had? In a survey from 2018, 24 percent of Danes stated to have had sex with five to nine different partners from the opposite sex. In comparison, 14 percent of the male respondents and 11 percent of the female respondents stated to have had between 20 and 49 sex partners. Furthermore, a total of 12 percent of the sexually active Danes had only had one sex partner in their life time.

This statistic displays the share of the Spanish population that responded to a survey conducted in 2018 on the average number of sexual partners they had. The majority of the surveyed people responded that they had an average of one to three sexual partners in their lifetime. In contrast, 12 percent of the respondents reported having over 20 sexual partners in their lifetimes. In Spain, around 33 percent of the surveyed population admitted to having cheated on their partners.

Persons 18 to 49 years who have had sexual relationships at some time in their life by sex, number of nights out in the last 12 months and number of sexual partners in their life. National.

The purpose of this study was to collect extensive information on the sexual experiences and other social, demographic, attitudinal, and health-related characteristics of adults in the United States. The survey collected information on sexual practices with spouses/cohabitants and other sexual partners and collected background information about the partners. Major areas of investigation include sexual experiences such as number of sexual partners in given time periods, frequency of particular practices, and timing of various sexual events. The data cover childhood and adolescence, as well as adulthood. Other topics in the survey relate to sexual victimization, marriage and cohabitation, and fertility. Respondents were also queried about their physical health, including history of sexually transmitted diseases. Respondents' attitudes toward premarital sex, the appeal of particular practices such as oral sex, and levels of satisfaction with particular sexual relationships were also studied. Demographic items include race, education, political and religious affiliation, income, and occupation.

Percentage of women aged 15-49 who had more than one partner in the past 12 months reporting the use of a condom during their last sexual intercourse.This dataset contains all existing disagregations for the indicator. Each disaggregation is in a separate column. Vintage is the latest availabile vintage for each geography, so there will be only one row per geography. Data download: CSV File Shape File File GeodatabaseDomain: SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHSubdomain: HIV/AIDS and STIsDHS Indicator ID: 00404001Indicator Number: 40.1Geography Level: DHS region (rank 1)Measure: PERCENTNotes:HA_MSXP_W_CND

Approximately a third of Hungarians stated that they had had two to five sex partners over their lives as of 2024. Another 20 percent of the survey participants had had six to ten sex partners.

A satisfying sexuality, regardless of its frequency, is part of a person’s global health. According to a survey conducted in 2018, most Italian respondents qualified their sexual life positively. Indeed, a quarter of respondents qualified their sex life as being active and satisfying, whereas a third of respondents described it as good, although stating there was room for improvement. On the other hand, approximately a third of Italian respondents defined their sexual life negatively.

Young lovers

Frequency of sexual relations varies greatly from one another, but also with factors such as age, marital status, or the environment in which someone lives. Although there is no ideal frequency for such a subjective matter, one’s satisfaction with their sexual frequency is important to address. According to a survey conducted in 2019, younger Italian respondents reported being more satisfied with the frequency of their sexual relations than older respondents. Indeed, over half of respondents aged 18 to 25 years old were satisfied with the frequency of their sexual life, whereas half of the respondents aged 36 to 40 years old wished to have more sex.

How many sex partners?

According to a survey conducted in 2018, the number of sexual partners varied from one person to another in Italy. Furthermore, consequent gender differences were found in Italians aged 18 to 40 years old. Indeed, whilst most women of this age stated to have had only one sexual partner in their lifetime, most men of this age stated to have more than ten sexual partners. However, approximately one out of two Italian men stated to have had one to three sexual partners in their life.

The British National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal) have been undertaken decennially since 1990 and provide a key data source underpinning sexual and reproductive health (SRH) policy.

Further information is available from the Natsal website.

The National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, 2000-2001 (Natsal-2) was very closely modelled on the Natsal-1, carried out by the same team of investigators. The results from the first survey were widely used by academics and policymakers. Towards the end of the 1990s, it became increasingly clear that the Natsal-1 results were growing outdated and that repeat measures were needed not only to provide up-to-date information for estimating the likely extent of the HIV epidemic in Britain, but also to look at behaviour change over time and to include new questions to take account of current information needs in the field of sexual health.

The main objectives of Natsal-2 were to:

• provide a detailed understanding of patterns of sexual behaviour in Britain (including for example, numbers of sexual partners, frequency of different sexual practices, and homosexual experience)
• provide data for HIV/AIDS projections in Britain
• assess whether there have been changes in behaviour since Natsal-1
• measure the prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis infection, via urine samples

Given the importance of making comparisons with Natsal-1 data, Natsal-2 was largely a repeat of the 1990 survey. However, it was also recognised that a number of methodological developments in survey research in the intervening period could lead to improvements in the data collection process for Natsal-2. In particular, the use of Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) and Computer Assisted Self-Interview (CASI) techniques had the potential to improve on response rates and data quality, as well as maximise the disclosure of sensitive behaviours.

Along with the changes in methodology, there were a number of other differences between Natsal-1 and 2:

• Natsal-2 covered a younger age group (ages 16-44) than Natsal-1 (16-59) in order to focus survey resources on a group greater at risk
• people living in the Greater London area were purposely over-sampled
• a boost sample of people from four ethnic minority groups - Black Caribbean, Black African, Indian and Pakistani - was included
• new question modules were introduced on, for example, partnership formation, sexual mixing abroad, preferred sources of contraception and advice, history of sexually transmitted infections, and sexual dysfunction
• a urine specimen was collected from consenting respondents, to test for chlamydia trachomatis

Attitude to sexuality. AIDS and sexual conduct.

Topics: 1. Oral part of survey: global value system and attitude to sexuality (Giessen test); altruism; sense of responsibility; success orientation; need for harmony; meaning of life; ideas about tasks and value of the family (scale); preferred form of life; responsibility for housekeeping; religiousness; age structure of members of household.

1. Written survey: year of marriage; firm partner relation; length of partnership; living together with a partner; reasons for partner change; self-perception and characterization of personal feelings in comparison with other persons for the areas partnership, love, openness, self-confidence, trust in others and dealing with money (scale); sex education authorities and age at sex education; sex education authority desired today; attitude to sexuality, love, sexual practices and partnership (scale); orientation to one´s own sex during puberty or in youth; age and sex of first sex partner; classification of first sexual intercourse as positive or negative experience; contraceptives used; attitude to masturbation and frequency of masturbation; current heterosexual or homosexual orientation; totals of sexual partners up to now and number of sexual partners in the last 12 months; cooperation of sexual partner with one´s own sexual needs; time of last sexual intercourse and average frequency; frequency of selected sexual practices and use of condoms (scale); sexual practices with use of condoms to protect against AIDS; condom use with new acquaintances; use of condoms before AIDS became known; interference of condom; influence of AIDS on the feeling of pleasure in sexuality; sex without love; frequency of affairs; informing partner about the affair; concurrent maintenance of sexual relations with several partners without knowledge of this by the partners; frequency of sexual intercourse with fleeting acquaintances; assumptions about the faithfulness or unfaithfulness of partner; frequency of practicing group sex and exchange of partners; known or unknown persons in exchange of partners and group sex; changed sexual life due to AIDS; information on areas in which sexual conduct has changed; personal AIDS test; AIDS test together with partner; AIDS test with desire for children; knowledge about possibilities of communicating AIDS (scale); self-assessment of extent to which informed about AIDS and areas about which one would like to know more; contacts with prostitutes in the last 5 years or in the last 12 months.

The following questions were also posed to respondents who had contacts with prostitutes: reasons for contact with prostitutes (scale); use of condoms on initiative of prostitute.

The following questions were also posed to men or women with homosexual contacts: living together with persons of the same sex as if married and duration of this relation; reasons for change of partner; totals of sexual partners of same sex up to now and number of partners in the last 12 months; cooperation of partner with one´s own sexual needs; last homosexual sexual intercourse and average frequency; frequency of sexual practices used.

The following questions were also posed to homosexual men: sexual practices only conducted with condoms; condom use with new partnerships and use of condoms before AIDS became known; interference in use of condom; sexual contact with male prostitutes in the last 12 months or the last five years; frequency of these contacts; influence of AIDS on sexual conduct; frequency of use of dark rooms and homosexual saunas; pick-up sex; belonging to the leather scene; membership in a motorcycle club.

The following question was also posed to women: sexual intercourse during menstruation.

Also encoded was: weekday of interview; length of interview; start of interview; sex of the interviewer.

Interviewer rating: reliability of respondent.

Table 1 Variables in Model of consistent condom use Variables in Model Variables in data set of this study Name Definition Dependent Variable Consistent condom use (Y) Consistent Inconsistent=0, Consistent=1 Predisposing factors Gender (X1) Gender Female=0, Male=1 Grade (X2) Grade 0=Low (Freshman or Sophomore) 1=High (Junior or Senior) Residential area (X3) area 0=Rural, 1=Urban Major (X4) Major Non-medical=0, Medical=1 Father's education (X5) Father 0=Low ( High school and below), 1=High (College and above) Mother's education (X6) Mother 0=Low ( High school and below), 1=High (College and above) Parents' marital status (X7) marriage 0=Stable, 1=Unstable Sexual Orientation (X8) Orientation Heterosexual Men=1, Heterosexual Women=2 Non-Heterosexual Men=3, Non-Heterosexual Women=4 Beliefs about condom use (X9) beliefs 0=Incorrect, 1=Incorrect, Enabling factors Monthly living expenditure (Yuan RMB& ) (X10) expenditure 1000 =0, ≥1000 =1 Self-efficacy of condom use (X11) (Range= 0-8) efficacy 0=Low (<8) , 1=High (=8) Knowledge of local volunteer organization (X12) organization 0=No, 1=Yes Awareness of the national AIDS policy (X13) 0=Unaware 0=Unaware, 1=Aware Table 1. Continued Variables in Model Variables in data set of this study Name Definition Need factors Age at first sex (Years) (X14) debut 0=Early, 1=Late The number of sexual partners in the last six months (X15) number 0=Multiple, 1=Single Partner types (X16) type 0=Casual, 1=Regular Risk perception (X17) perception 1=No, 2=Not sure, 3=Low, 4=Moderate, 5=High

This statistic shows the number of sex partners in 2017, by gender. When the Dutch respondents were asked how many sex partners they have had, roughly 25 percent of the women indicated that they had had three to five sex partners in their life. On the other hand, eight percent of the men indicated that they have had 21 or more sex partners.

The Melbourne Gay Community Periodic Survey data results from a cross-sectional survey of gay and homosexually active men recruited through a range of gay community sites in Melbourne. Data were collected on types of sexual relationships and number of partners, anal and oral intercourse, unprotected anal intercourse, testing for HIV and other STIs, HIV serostatus, recreational drug use, and demographic characteristics such as sexual identity and age. Sample Population: 2,053 gay and homosexually-active men from Melbourne. Method of Data Collection: Self-completion. Kind of Data: Survey. Sampling Procedures: Men were recruited through: gay social venues (e.g. bars, gyms), sex-on-premises venues, sexual health clinics and the Midsumma Carnival. Time Dimensions: Repeated cross-sectional study.
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Attitude to sexuality. AIDS and sexual conduct.

Topics: 1. Oral part of survey: importance of various aspects for a fulfilled life; ideas about values and tasks of the family; recommendation of a form of life for an 18-year-old young person; responsibility for housekeeping; religiousness; age structure of members of household.

1. Written survey: year of marriage; firm partner relation; length of partnership; living together with a partner; reasons for partner change; self-perception and characterization of personal feelings in comparison with other persons for the areas partnership, love, openness, self-confidence, trust in others and dealing with money (scale); sex education authorities and age at sex education; sex education authority desired today; attitude to sexuality, love, sexual practices and partnership (scale); orientation to one´s own gender during puberty or in youth; age and sex of first sex partner; classification of first sexual intercourse as positive or negative experience; contraceptives used; attitude to masturbation and frequency of masturbation; current heterosexual or homosexual orientation; totals of sexual partners up to now and number of sexual partners in the last 12 months; cooperation of sexual partner with one´s own sexual needs; time of last sexual intercourse and average frequency; frequency of selected sexual practices and use of condoms (scale); sexual practices with use of condom to protect against AIDS; condom use with new aquaintances; use of condoms before AIDS became known; interference of condom; influence of AIDS on the feeling of pleasure in sexuality; love and sex; frequency of affairs; informing partner about the affair; concurrent maintenance of sexual relations with several partners without knowledge of this by the partners; frequency of sexual intercourse with fleeting aquaintances; assumptions about the faithfulness of unfaithfulness of partner; frequency of practicing group sex and exchange of partners; known or unknown persons in exchange of partners and group sex; changed sexual life due to AIDS; information on areas in which sexual conduct has changed; personal AIDS test; AIDS test together with partner; AIDS test with desire for children; knowledge about possibilities of communicating AIDS (scale); self-assessment of extent to which informed about AIDS and areas about which one would like to know more; contacts with prostitutes in the last 5 years or in the last 12 months.

The following questions were also posed to respondents who had contacts with prostitutes: reasons for contact with prostitutes (scale); use of condoms on initiative of prostitute.

The following questions were also posed to men or women with homosexual contacts: living together with persons of the same sex as if married and duration of this relation; reasons for change of homosexual partner; totals of sexual partners of same sex up to now and number of partners in the last 12 months; cooperation of partner in one´s own sexual needs; last homosexual sexual intercourse and average frequency; frequency of sexual practices used.

The following questions were posed only to homosexual men: sexual practices only conducted with condoms; condom use with new partnerships and use of condoms before AIDS became known; interference in use of condom; sexual contact with male prostitutes in the last 12 months or last five years; frequency of these contacts; influence of AIDS on sexual conduct; frequency of use of dark rooms and homosexual saunas; pick-up sex; belonging to the leather scene; membership in a motorcycle club.

The following question was also posed to women: sexual intercourse during menstruation.

Also encoded was: weekday of interview; length of interview; start of interview; sex of interviewer.

Interviewer rating: reliability of respondent.

BackgroundDespite global efforts to control human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among adolescents, the number of new infections among adolescents continues to increase. The increasingly widespread HIV epidemic among Chinese college students indicates an urgent need for more effective services in this context. To meet this need, we conducted a survey that aimed to produce a clear understanding of knowledge and sexual behavior concerning acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) among college students. This study can serve as a reference for policy-makers and university administrators seeking to implement more targeted measures in this context.MethodsIn November 2024, a cross-sectional internet questionnaire survey was distributed at 13 universities in Guangzhou, China. The chi-square test was performed to examine the differences among respondents who exhibited different characteristics. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to explore the main influences on college students’ AIDS knowledge. Confidence intervals that did not contain zero or p values < 0.05 were considered to indicate statistical significance.ResultsA total of 12,632 valid questionnaires were collected. On this basis, a total of 11,587 (91.73%) students were determined to possess AIDS knowledge. The main influences on college students’ AIDS knowledge were age, school classification, major, accommodation method, place of origin and average monthly living expenses. The proportion of students who reported a history of sexual behavior increased alongside students’ grade. The relevant values were as follows: freshmen (5.16%), sophomores (11.9%), fourth-year and fifth-year students (15.59%), master’s students (29.27%) and doctoral students (55.22%). A total of 6.63% of the respondents who had engaged in sexual behaviors reported that they had engaged in noncommercial sex with causal sexual partners. During the past year, the percentages of respondents who did not insist on using condoms during sexual activities with their casual sexual partners, male same-sex sexual partners, or commercial sexual partners were 30.58, 51.81, and 81.25%, respectively. The percentages of students who possessed AIDS knowledge and insisted on using condoms during sexual activities with “casual sexual partners (72.16%)” or “male same-sex sexual partners (48.19%)” were greater than the corresponding percentages of students who did not possess such knowledge (p 

The Queensland Community Periodic Survey is a cross-sectional survey of gay and homosexually active men recruited at a range of gay community sites around Queensland, including Brisbane, Cairns, the Gold Coast, Rockhampton and Townsville. Data were collected on types of sexual relationships and number of partners, anal and oral intercourse, unprotected anal intercourse, testing for HIV and other STIs, HIV serostatus, recreational drug use, and demographic characteristics such as sexual identity and age.Sample Population: 1,614 gay and homosexually-active men from Brisbane, Cairns, the Gold Coast, Rockhampton and Townsville. Method of Data Collection: Self-completion. Kind of Data: Survey.Sampling Procedures: Men were recruited from 22 data collection siteswhich included social venues (e.g. bars and gyms), gay sex-on-premises venues, sexual health clinics and gay events.Time Dimensions: Repeated cross-sectional study. Conducted between May and September 2011.
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