KS India-Sex survey: Concern for HIV/ AIDS is extremely high

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KAMASUTRA CROSS-TAB SEX SURVEY 2003

By a Staff Writer

KamaSutra, the leading brand of premium condoms, delved into the

minds of the Indian urban population through an online survey once

again this year and the findings were from interesting to intriguing.

Here for you is the fascinating findings of the various topics

covered on sexual attitudes, habits and behaviour of the urban

Indians.

Frequency - On an average the population was having sex once every 4

days and about 69% are satisfied with their current frequency. The

favourite time to indulge in sexual activity is at night during

weekdays but it shifts to daytime on weekends!

Sexual Arousal - Breasts are the number 1 sexual arousal point for

men followed by overall looks and buttocks whereas women prefer

overall looks, eyes and muscular physique in men.

Foreplay - Kissing is the most common activity used in foreplay

followed by stimulation using hands. Most of the sample is of the

opinion that sexual foreplay prepares both the partners for

satisfying sexual encounters and is a very essential part of

lovemaking.

Preferred Sexual Positions - Man on woman is the most popular

position followed by woman on man. About 39% prefer rear entry! 3/4th

of the sample has tried oral sex before. About 44% of the males need

to persuade their partners for oral sex. The sample seems to be very

open in their attitude towards oral sex. More than 70% of the

respondents believe that oral sex is normal, whereas more than 10%

feel that it is dirty and a very few feel that it is harmful for

health. 72% of the sample claims to always attain orgasm while

indulging in sex.

Contraception - The usage of condoms while indulging in sex is fairly

high. 34% of the respondents claim to use condoms whenever they have

sex, especially, the unmarried respondents indulging in sex. 79% of

the sample using condoms finds it to be very convenient . The overall

awareness for the need for safe sex is very high. More than 90% feel

that sex has to be safe. A high percentage of those using condoms

feels that they are quite convenient and easy to dispose off.

Fantasies - Having sex in different places emerges as the topmost

fantasy. Sex with friends/ relatives and watching others having sex

are the other significant fantasies. A quarter fantasizes having sex

with film stars or other famous people! About 15% would like to tie

the partner and tease him/her.

Homosexuality - 17% of the respondents have felt sexually attracted

to person of the same sex and about half of them have indulged in

homosexual activities! 78% of the population agrees that

Homosexuality is considered a taboo on the society. 20% of those who

have responded on Homosexuality feel that it is normal to be

attracted to a person of same sex.

Fidelity - 84% of the currently sexually active respondents claim to

be loyal to their current partners. Nearly, 80% of the respondents

believe that sexual integrity is important for one's marriage. 24%

feels that both partners should be free to have extramarital sex with

spouse's consent.

Pre-Marital Sex

· About 53% of the sample claims to have had pre-marital sex and

about half of them claim to have had it before they were 21 years

old! About 60% of these have indulged in pre-marital sex with more

than one individual.

· Boyfriend/ girlfriend emerges as the number 1 partner for

premarital sex while almost 39% of the married respondents claim to

have premarital sex with their spouses before marriage. 84% of the

population agrees that pre-marital sex percentage has lately

increased. A quarter of the respondents feels that pre-marital sex is

the result of lack of sex education.

· Although people seem to be much more liberal about premarital sex,

only 35% find it cool to indulge in it.

Masturbation

· Almost 87% of the respondents claim to have indulged in

masturbation.

· Only about 7% feel that masturbation is harmful.

Sex education

· Just about 3% of the respondents have obtained sexual education

through professional help.

· A whopping 84% have obtained information through self-reading or

through friends (75%).

· The concern for HIV/ AIDS is extremely high with 91% being either

very concerned or concerned.

· More than 85% feel that sex education is mainly directed to

teach " responsible " behaviour. Almost 80% of the population feels

that sex education should be imparted in school and 70% odd say that

the education should begin by the age of 12 years. More than 10%

however feel that sex is natural and there is no need of formal sex

education.

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Survey Base : 5213

Age : 18+

Cities : Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkatta, Ahmedabad,

Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune, Lucknow and Chandigarh.

Male : 88%

Female : 12%

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