| INDIA TODAY | CURRENT ISSUE SEPTEMBER 26, 2005 | | | | COVER STORY: SEX SURVEY |  | | | | The Neo Conservatives | | | | | THE MALE SURVEY
| What is your source of information on sex? | | Friends | 57 | | Pornographic CDs & novels | 52 | | Movies | 47 | | Internet | 30 | | TV shows | 17 | | Music videos | 10 | | Parents | 3 | | More women get their basic sex information from friends than men. Yet the latter are more comfortable discussing sex with their buddies. | |
| At what age did you first have a sexual relationship? | | Less than 15 yrs | 8 | | 15-18 yrs | 32 | | 19-21 yrs | 38 | | 22-24 yrs | 18 | | 25-27 yrs | 2 | | Above 27 yrs | 1 | | All figures in per cent; Figures add up to over 100 because of multiple choices. Rest: Don't know/Won't say | |
| What is your source of information on sex? | | 34% of the unmarried men surveyed say they do not know what an orgasm is, yet nearly 70 per cent claim to have masturbated. | |
| What will you do if your girlfriend is unfaithful to you? | | Talk and sort it out | 50 | | End the relationship | 24 | | Forgive, forget and carry on as usual | 9 | | Tell her that she had the right to do the same | 8 | | In contrast to a majority of men ready to deal with unfaithful girlfriends in a mature manner-talk and sort it out-women seem to be in no mood to entertain infidelity. Only 35 per cent women will opt for this route. | |
| Have you ever visited a porn website? | | Yes | 58 | | No | 42 | |
| What is your preference in foreplay? | | Kissing | 49 | | Massage | 38 | | Undressing your partner | 38 | | Looking at body parts | 28 | | Watching a blue film | 22 | | None of the above | 1 | | All figures in per cent; Figures add up to over 100 because of multiple choices | | |
| What do you think about condom use? | | Must use | 68 | | It spoils pleasure | 17 | | Never use | 6 | |
| What is your favourite fantasy? | | Woman in water with you | 33 | | In bed in an exotic foreign location | 17 | | Two women together | 13 | | Woman talking dirt | 5 | | Woman getting rough | 4 | | Two men together | 2 | | None of the above | 12 | | By and large, Indian unmarried women and single men have one thing in common-a sanitized approach invades their fantasy realm. Kinky sex and raunchy partners are not a big turn-on. | |
| Whom have you ever fantasised going to bed with? | | Film star | 36 | | Model | 24 | | Neighbour | 19 | | Colleague/boss | 13 | | Stranger | 12 | | Sport star | 11 | | Teacher | 5 | | Politician | 3 | | All figures in per cent Rest: Don't know/Won't say | | |
| What do you think about pornography? | | It is an important sexual stimulant It is good once in a while | 25 | | It is great fun | 21 | | It is morally wrong | 16 | | It does not matter | 6 | | Men are more aware of smut's potential in spicing up their sex lives while women, when they do admit indulging in it, limit it to sometime fun. | |
| What puts you off sex with a woman? | | Her disinterest in sex | 38 | | Repeated sex with the same woman | 25 | | Her body odour | 15 | | Her emotional expectations | 13 | | All figures in per cent | | |
| Do you have sex just to please your girlfriend? | | Sometimes | 42 | | Very often | 25 | | Never | 24 | | All figures in per cent. Rest: Don't know/Won't say | | | Ironically, the number of men unable to fake a headache outnumbers women. This, if nothing else, proves that female sexuality in India is here to stay. | |
| With whom did you have your first sexual relationship? | | Girlfriend | 48 | | Classmate | 18 | | Married woman | 15 | | Colleague | 13 | | Potential match suggested by parents | 3 | | All figures in per cent Rest: Don't know/Won't say | | |
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