2013 Sex Survey: What's your pleasure?
The results of the eighth annual Georgia Straight sex survey offer a peek into the bedrooms of your fellow Vancouverites.
How do you feel about body piercings?
female responses
Sexy: 21.6 %
Yucky: 14.4 %
Neutral: 64 %
male responses
Sexy: 26.7 %
Yucky: 27.1 %
Neutral: 46.3 %
Would you consider having cosmetic surgery in the future?
Females: 51.5 %
Males: 24.9 %
Do you wax, trim, or let your genital area grow wild?
female responses
Trim: 55.6 %
Wax: 39.4 %
Grows wild: 5 %
male responses
Trim: 82.3 %
Grows wild: 14.8 %
Wax: 3 %
Do you prefer your partner’s genital area
female responses
Trimmed: 62 %
Partially waxed or shaved: 18 %
Au naturel: 13.2 %
Hairless: 6.8 %
male responses
Trimmed: 36.8 %
Partially waxed or shaved: 29.4 %
Hairless: 23.4 %
Au naturel: 10.4 %
Is getting a Brazilian wax a nice gift for a man?
female responses
Yes: 46.8 %
No: 53.2 %
male responses
Yes: 62.4 %
No: 37.6 %
What’s the best position to give a woman an orgasm?
female responses
Position is irrelevant: 28.4 %
On top: 25.4 %
Doggy style: 24.2 %
On bottom: 8.5 %
No position seems to work: 5.5 %
Spooning/forking (side-by-side): 4.2 %
Reverse cowgirl: 3.8 %
male responses
Position is irrelevant: 32.6 %
On top: 28.4 %
Doggy style: 15.3 %
On bottom: 12.6 %
Spooning/forking (side-by-side): 4.7 %
Reverse cowgirl: 4.2 %
No position seems to work: 2.1 %
Have you or your partner ever used a strap-on during sex?
female responses
Yes: 16.8 %
Haven’t but want to try: 15.1 %
No: 57.8 %
No, and have no interest: 10.1 %
male responses
Yes: 18.2 %
Haven’t but want to try: 17.7 %
No: 55.7 %
No, and have no interest: 8.4 %
Put anything up your own ass?
Females: 34.5 %
Males: 61.2 %
Ladies, ever wanted to have a penis?
Yes: 50.1 %
No: 49.9 %
Have sex when the woman has her period?
female responses
Yes: 43.6 %
No: 27.1 %
Depends on the partner: 34.6 %
male responses
Yes: 45.7 %
No: 19.1 %
Depends on the partner: 35.1 %
Get turned on by pantyhose?
Females: 28.9 %
Males: 34 %
Take part in online sex?
Females: 18.9 %
Males: 29.2 %
Have you had Skype sex?
Females: 28.6 %
Males: 32 %
Had sex on a first date?
Females: 69.2 %
Males: 80 %
Had a one-night stand?
Females: 73.3 %
Males: 73.6 %
Had sex with a friend’s partner?
Females: 18.1 %
Males: 32.4 %
Have you ever had sex with a partner’s parent?
female responses
Yes: 0.9 %
No: 98.7 %
I haven’t, but I would: 0.4 %
male responses
Yes: 3 %
No: 87.3 %
I haven’t, but I would: 9.6 %
What’s the greatest age difference between you and a sexual partner?
female responses
More than 25 years: 3.3 %
15-25 years: 21.2 %
8-15 years: 34.4 %
4-7 years: 24.9 %
0-3 years: 16.2 %
male responses
More than 25 years: 10.7 %
15-25 years: 22.9 %
8-15 years: 26.8 %
4-7 years: 29.3 %
0-3 years: 10.2 %
How do you feel about open relationships?
female responses
Good idea, but not workable: 51.1 %
Opposed: 31.8 %
Good for both parties: 17.2 %
male responses
Good idea, but not workable: 46.2 %
Good for both parties: 32.5 %
Opposed: 21.3 %
How happy are you with your face?
female responses
Somewhat happy: 52.5 %
Very happy: 39.8 %
Not happy: 7.6 %
male responses
Somewhat happy: 53 %
Very happy: 36.4 %
Not happy: 10.6 %
How happy are you with your body?
female responses
Somewhat happy: 53.8 %
Very happy: 25.4 %
Not happy: 20.8 %
male responses
Somewhat happy: 64.7 %
Not happy: 20.1 %
Very happy: 15.2 %
How do you feel about your sex life?
female responses
Very satisfied: 31.4 %
Somewhat satisfied: 40.8 %
Not very satisfied: 18.6 %
Not at all satisfied: 9.1 %
male responses
Very satisfied: 24.6 %
Somewhat satisfied: 44.4 %
Not very satisfied: 18.8 %
Not at all satisfied: 12.1 %
Are you sexy?
female responses
Yes: 72.6 %
Not sure: 21.7 %
No: 5.8 %
male responses
Yes: 59.6 %
Not sure: 29.5 %
No: 10.9 %
Do liberal women want men to treat them conservatively (i.e. open doors)?
female responses
Yes: 76.6 %
No: 23.4 %
male responses
Yes: 76.5 %
No: 23.5 %
Do you think Vancouverites are slutty or uptight?
female responses
Slutty: 42 %
Uptight: 58 %
male responses
Slutty: 27.3 %
Uptight: 72.7 %
Can you identify with any of the characters in 50 Shades of Grey?
Females: 36.7 %
Males: 28.6 %
Comments