Marlene Dietrich said, “In America sex is an obsession, in other parts of the world it is a fact.”
In college, it seems that sex permeates every aspect of a student’s life. This past week The Mirror conducted a non-scientific survey asking 200 students in the BCC a series of questions on everything from their favorite sex position, how many sexual partners they have had, and even if they believed sex was a sin. The answers fell across the spectrum.
The Kinsey Institute, recognized for conducting studies on sex and gender, places the average age for males to have intercourse for the first time as 16.9 whereas The Mirror survey placed the age at 16.4. For females the Institute says 17.4 years old while our survey showed 16.9 as the average age. Some of the more interesting statistics can be seen when looking at students who believe that sex is a sin.
While the Catholic Church outlines that premarital sex is a sin, only 19 of 200 students at Fairfield felt that sex was a sin. There was also little correlation between a person’s state as a virgin and their belief on sex as being a sin.
Lastly, there are some honorable mentions for winning survey answers. In regards to sex position for both men and women, many found themselves listing cowgirl and reverse cowgirl, while shortstop and centerfield also made the list. Arms, backs and hands also topped the girls lists of favorite body parts, and not surprisingly for guys, breasts were the second most common answer.
The “easiest” states were determined through a comparison between the lowest age of first time having sex as well as the number of sexual partners. States with fewer than 30 participants were not considered in the competition. However, there were students surveyed from 15 states, and 4 students who believed that state meant personal relationship state, not geographic location.
Click here to see the info-graphic that ran in print.
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