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A healthy sexual life is a component of well-being the world over. Here are some interesting statistics from Canada and abroad  

Giancarlo La Giorgia

Bragging rights

57% of Canadians claim to keep their partners happy in the bedroom.¹

Mile-high Club, anyone?

28% of men crave impulsive sexual encounters in different locations, compared with 14% of women.¹

Not tonight, dear

58% of respondents ages 40 to 64 say they are too tired for sex.²

I’d rather be exfoliating

29% of female Canadian baby boomers would prefer pampering themselves
at a spa, while 21% would prefer a night of passion with their partners.²

The young and the reckless

27% of Canadians ages 14 to 17 are sexually active, with an average of three partners since they first had sex.³

Sweet little 15

33% of sexually active adolescents first have sexual relations at age 15, and 31% first have oral sex at 15.³

Unsafe sex

42% of Canadians have had unprotected relations without knowing their partners’ sexual history.⁴

Tuesdays and Saturdays

108 couplings a year is the average for Canadians, which translates to once every 3.4 days. The French have sex the most often (137 times a year), while the Japanese see the least annual action (46 times).⁴

The big O, eh?

36% of Canadians say they reach climax every time they have sexual relations, versus 61% of Italians (most) and 19% of Chinese (least).⁴

Almost a 10

9.8 is the number of sexual partners the average Canadian has in his or her lifetime. The Chinese have the most lovers (19.3), while their neighbours the Vietnamese have the least (2.5).⁴

The adult playpen

58% of Canadians admit to watching erotic material with their partners and 43% have spiced things up with a toy.⁴

Mindset is everything

17% of Canadians chose attitude when asked to name a person’s sexiest feature from a list. Next came eyes (16%), face (11%) and breast/chest or toned body (10%, versus 32% of respondents in India). Only 5% chose intelligence, and none selected wealth, hair colour, height or age.⁴

¹ Sun Media/Leger Marketing Poll (2007)

² Pfizer/Ipsos Reid survey: Baby Boomers in the Bedroom (2006)

³ Canadian Association for Adolescent Health/Ipsos Reid Survey: Sexual Behaviours and Attitudes (2005)

⁴ Durex Global Sex Survey (2004)