Nine out of ten women have sex while not married. Four out of ten women don’t have sex while married.

“Système d’attraction” , in “Les métamorphoses du jour,” By J. J. Grandville, Albéric Second, Charles Blanc

In contrast to recent reports about Elliott Spitzer’s self-destruction, womens’ sex habits have been largely ignored. So here’s the news flash: Almost all adult American women have sex, whether married or not. (HT: Docuticker). But, almost 40% of married women are not sexually active. Greater than 21% of single women have had multiple
sexual partners within the last year. Because 9 of 10 single women are sexually active, and many are at risk for STD’s, teaching abstinance is not only ridiculous (imo) but potentially deadly.

Here’s some excerpts cut and pasted, and the link to the entire report is below (click to open in a new window):

Lindberg, L.D., Singh, S. (2008). Sexual Behavior of Single Adult American Women. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 40(1), 27-33. DOI: 10.1363/4002708

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