This graph presents the distribution of the main reasons for the first sexual intercourse among young adults in France in a survey from 2016, by gender. The survey reveals that 53,6 percent of women declared that love and tenderness was the main ground for their first sexual experience whereas 47 percent of men stated that desire was their major reason for their first sexual intercourse.
Distribution of the main reasons for the first sexual intercourse among young adults in France in 2016, by reason and by gender
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Santé publique France. (October 23, 2018). Distribution of the main reasons for the first sexual intercourse among young adults in France in 2016, by reason and by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/945569/reasons-for-the-first-sexual-experience-by-gender-france/
Santé publique France. "Distribution of the main reasons for the first sexual intercourse among young adults in France in 2016, by reason and by gender." Chart. October 23, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/945569/reasons-for-the-first-sexual-experience-by-gender-france/
Santé publique France. (2018). Distribution of the main reasons for the first sexual intercourse among young adults in France in 2016, by reason and by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/945569/reasons-for-the-first-sexual-experience-by-gender-france/
Santé publique France. "Distribution of The Main Reasons for The First Sexual Intercourse among Young Adults in France in 2016, by Reason and by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/945569/reasons-for-the-first-sexual-experience-by-gender-france/
Santé publique France, Distribution of the main reasons for the first sexual intercourse among young adults in France in 2016, by reason and by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/945569/reasons-for-the-first-sexual-experience-by-gender-france/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of the main reasons for the first sexual intercourse among young adults in France in 2016, by reason and by gender [Graph], Santé publique France, October 23, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/945569/reasons-for-the-first-sexual-experience-by-gender-france/