French people having sex on the first date by ways they met

This statistic presents the share of French people who have already had sex on the first date in 2015, according to the way they met. It turns out that more than a quarter of people surveyed declared that they already had sex on the first date with someone they met via a dating website or app.

Percentage of French people who already had sex on the first date in 2015, by ways they met

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Via a dating site or app**	26%
In a party or private party with friends	13%
In a nightclub	13%
In a bar, pub or restaurant	8%
In a public party	8%
At a wedding or engagement party	3%

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Release date

October 2015

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Region

France

Survey time period

September 16-18, 2015

Number of respondents

2,001*

Age group

18-69 years

Special properties

People in metropolitan France who have already had sex during their lifetime

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

* 95 percent of the sample was interviewed for this question.

** The question was asked only to people who have already used website/dating application.

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