Study Shows Young People Waiting Longer to Have Sex
We have great news for parents and/or horrible news for horny teens and middle-aged dudes who enjoy the company of barely legal chicks with daddy issues. A recent study conducted by the CDC concluded that people aged 15-24 are waiting longer to have sex than they were just a few years ago.
Of the 13,500 respondents, 25% said they had never had any sexual contact with another person. That number is up from 22% back in 2002. So it looks like the premise behind all of those “Where were these chicks when we were in high school?” jokes has just officially flown out the window.
But the news isn’t all prudish gloom and doom. If you’re looking for a silver lining, raging hormone infused youth of the nation, check out these results:
- More than half of that group reported that they had engaged in oral sex prior to ever having vaginal intercourse. So that’s a nice change in the balance of power!
- 57% of white youths admitted to having oral sex, as opposed to just 39% of African-American or Hispanic youths. Question: Is it still a stereotype if science proves it?
- The percentage of women who claim to be bisexual was more than three times higher than men. Talk about a double edged sword!
- Women who have had four or more sex partners are more likely to have had a female sex partner at some point. Shocking!
So, does anyone care to speculate as to why young people are waiting so long to have sex? Sure you would! Take to the comments section and provide your hypothesis! We’ll get you started. Our best guess — young people these days are goddamn lazy. When we were their age, we had to walk two miles through four feet of snow just to have sex!
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12:48 pm on March 9th, 2011
My theory is that there is easy access to more porn on the internet (or so I’ve heard). Which also plays in to your theory of being lazy. What’s easier: going online and play “tug the monster” anytime you want to or go through the effort in convincing a girl to have sex with you.
1:37 pm on March 9th, 2011
I’ve actually found that porn warps your sexual mind. Ive found myself having to replicate things ive seen in porn.
3:17 pm on March 9th, 2011
I read the article about this a few weeks ago. I’m surprised. I figured the numbers would be higher… or maybe these people are just lying?
3:53 pm on March 9th, 2011
Walk hell… I would have walked across broken glass for it back in the old days. And oral sex was such a gross things to girls when i was in high school, but know they all think its not sex so what the hell.
7:58 pm on March 9th, 2011
Did they put out any numbers on anal sex? I had a couple friends in high school, who considered themselves virgins despite the fact that multiple men had had their way through the back door
9:00 pm on March 9th, 2011
Thank you CDC for quantifying this; I knew facebook and texting were making kids dumber…
9:53 pm on March 9th, 2011
I don’t think it’s laziness. Perhaps it’s more concern about unplanned pregnancy and STDs. Us young people have heard all kinds of horror stories and preaching about how sex can ruin your life forever.
12:27 am on March 10th, 2011
I think the survey is a little small of something like this.
3:06 am on March 10th, 2011
I don’t trust the study design. How do we know that people aged 15-24 are answering the freaking CDC honestly? A wise man once told me that statistics are like a whore: you can make her do anything you want.
4:14 pm on March 10th, 2011
I blame HPV and the growing affinity for blow jobs among younger people. Blow jobs, fuck yes.
6:07 am on March 13th, 2011
my guess is because there’s so much porn on the internet you don’t need a partner. You can play with yourself whenver you want and get the needed satisfaction
4:59 pm on May 21st, 2011
I think it’s because of the internet, but not necessarily the porn. Kids just aren’t going out and doing things like they used to, you know? Hell I’m only 24 and I see a pretty big difference in my sister’s friends and hobbies. They sit around on facebook all day, or sit around texting while hanging out alone in their bedrooms… sure they go to the mall or go out sometimes but not very often, so they’re just not learning how to socialize as well, they don’t really have to as much anymore. And it’s hard to woo girls/boys if you don’t have the social skills and thus charisma it takes to pick someone up, you know?
Anyway, just my two cents- hope it made sense!