Does your choice in music say anything about your sex life? Can your religious or political leanings affect the frequency with which you have sex? How does your work life affect your sex life? Take this quiz and test your knowledge about what really goes on in the marital bed.
1. After what age does frequency of sex drop by about 20% each decade?
A)
30
B)
40
C)
50
D)
60
After about the age of thirty, frequency of sex drops by about 20 percent each decade until the age of sixty-four. The average plummets another 60 percent after the age of sixty-five, and drops again by 50 percent after the age of fifty. Much of the steep drop near the end of life is due to health problems and widowhood. Widows account for most of the 20 percent of people who report celibacy in the past year.
2. What percentage of adults account for half of all sexual encounters?
A)
15
B)
25
C)
33
D)
50
Sex, like wealth, is distributed unevenly. Studies show that most wealth is accumulated by a tiny percentage of the population. The same is true for sex. About 15 percent of adults are having half of all sexual encounters.
3. Which of these men is having more sex?
A)
Ned, a driven, hard worker who spends 60 hours a week at the office
B)
Dave, a committed employee who spends 40 hours a week working
C)
John, who works part-time so he can pursue an acting career on the side
D)
Charlie, unemployed with lots of time on his hands.
Hard workers are better lovers. Surprisingly, people who work the longest hours are the most likely to be having sex. People who report working a sixty-hour week or more have about 10 percent more sex, on average, than people who have lots of spare time.
4. People with children have less sex than couples without kids.
A)
True
B)
False
Kids don’t ruin everything. Parents often complain that they have no time for sex once kids arrive. But parents are still having more sex than single people.
5. People who listen to which type of music are having the most sex?
A)
Rock and Roll
B)
Jazz
C)
Hip Hop
D)
Country
If music be the food of love, play jazz. Jazz lovers are 30 percent more sexually active than other people.
6. Which religion(s) or belief is associated with a more active sex life?
A)
Judaism
B)
agnostic
C)
Catholic
D)
Baptist
Religious beliefs influence your sex life. People who are Jewish or agnostic have 20 percent more sex than their Christian counterparts
7. Which political leanings are associated with a more active sex life?
A)
Extreme conservatives
B)
Extreme liberals
C)
Moderates
D)
Independents
Political passion ignites sexual passion. Being passionate about your politics in either direction is associated with more frequent sex. Extreme liberals have more sex than extreme conservatives. But people who are far on either side of the political spectrum have more sex than those who consider themselves moderates or just slightly conservative.
8. Rich people have more sex than poor people.
A)
True
B)
False
The rich and poor are having more sex than the middle class. The very low-income and the very high-income have sex more frequently than everybody else. Men earning a middle class income of $75,000 per year average twelve fewer days of sex a year than men who earn about $25,000 annually.
9. People who are active in sports or who have frequent social engagements often are too tired for sex.
A)
True
B)
False
Active people have more sex. People who are involved in life are more involved in sex, whether it’s sports or social activities.
10. Which lifestyle habit is associated with the better sex life?
A)
Smoking
B)
Drinking
C)
Drinking and Smoking
D)
Non-drinking, non-smoking
Sinners have more sex. People who smoke and drink have more sex. Smokers report 10 percent more sex than nonsmokers. People who drink alcohol have 20 percent more sex than teetotalers. And people who both smoke and drink have twice as much sex as those who don’t do either.
11. How does a college degree affect your sex life?
A)
College graduates have twice as much sex as high school graduates
B)
College graduates have two weeks more sex a year than high school grads
C)
College graduates have one week less sex a year than high school grads
D)
Education level isn’t associated with a person’s sex life
College graduates have less sex. On average, extra education is associated with about a week’s less worth of sex each year. People with high school diplomas or those who didn’t finish college have more sex than those who graduated.
12. What percentage of married people surveyed haven’t had sex in at least a year?
A)
20
B)
15
C)
10
D)
7
Marriage doesn’t guarantee sex, but you knew that.. In the survey 16 percent of married people hadn’t had sex for a month. And 7 percent hadn’t had sex for a year.
13. Thousands of people die during sex each year.
A)
True
B)
False
Some people really are dying for sex. There are an estimated 11,250 deaths related to sex in the U.S. each year
What’s your score? 10 to 13: Congratulations. Your sex I.Q. is off the charts. 5 to 9: Not bad. With a little more study, you too can be a sex guru. Less than 5: Needs work. Time to brush up on your sex education.
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