This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in 2012 on how long singles wait before having sex with a new partner. Some 7.3 percent of respondents said they waited until after the second date to have sex with a new partner.
How long do you wait before having sex with a new partner?
The survey was conducted among U.S. adults who have either never been married or are widowed, divorced or separated. The source does not specify the exact time period during which the survey was conducted.
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USA Today. (February 2, 2012). How long do you wait before having sex with a new partner? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243683/time-frame-american-singles-wait-before-having-sex-with-a-new-partner/
USA Today. "How long do you wait before having sex with a new partner?." Chart. February 2, 2012. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243683/time-frame-american-singles-wait-before-having-sex-with-a-new-partner/
USA Today. (2012). How long do you wait before having sex with a new partner?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243683/time-frame-american-singles-wait-before-having-sex-with-a-new-partner/
USA Today. "How Long Do You Wait before Having Sex with a New Partner?." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243683/time-frame-american-singles-wait-before-having-sex-with-a-new-partner/
USA Today, How long do you wait before having sex with a new partner? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243683/time-frame-american-singles-wait-before-having-sex-with-a-new-partner/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
How long do you wait before having sex with a new partner? [Graph], USA Today, February 2, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243683/time-frame-american-singles-wait-before-having-sex-with-a-new-partner/