美国人性行为中十一个令人惊讶的事实

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来源11 Surprising Facts About America’s Sexual Behaviors
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Wow, to be a paid researcher in America to study the sexual behaviors of Americans. Now that’s an enticing job. Where do I sign up?
哇，成为一个研究美国人的性行为的带薪研究员。这是一个吸引人的工作。我去哪儿找呢？

Apparently I’d pop on over to Indiana University, as that’s where the latest batch of researchers come from who have something to say about sex in America.
很显然我在印第安纳大学找到了。因为这里有着最新一批对于美国人性行为有研究的研究员。

As a part of the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior, researchers surveyed a national, representative sample of 5,865 people ages 14 to 94. They recently published some of their initial findings in The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
作为全国性健康和性行为研究的一部分，这些研究员从全国找到14到94岁有代表性的5865人作为样本进行调查。最近他们在性医学期刊发表了一些初步调查结果。

So without further ado, here are 11 surprising facts about sex in America from that survey.
现在不用那么麻烦了，下面就是调查中关于美国人性行为的11个令人惊讶的事实。

1. Condom use is pretty uncommon.
1. 很少用避孕套

Only 1 in 4 acts of sexual intercourse are protected by a condom. Condoms are, of course, the most reliable method to avoid sexually transmitted diseases while having sex.
只有四分之一的性行为使用了避孕套。避孕套无疑是性爱时避免性疾病传播最可靠的方式。

2. Yet condom use is just as pleasurable.
2.戴避孕套对快感没有影响

Contrary to popular wisdom, people surveyed said that their sexual pleasure was just as intense with condom use as it was without. This included arousal, pleasure and achieving orgasm.
与常识相反的是，接受调查的人们说，他们带避孕套时性快感和不戴时是一样强烈的。这包括性唤起，性快感及达到性高潮。

3. Americans like variety.
3. 美国人喜欢用多种体位

The researchers detailed over 40 different combinations of sexual activity when participants were asked to describe their most recent sexual encounter.
当参加者被要求描述他们最近的性行为时，他们共描述了40多种不同的体位。

4. Men orgasm from regular intercourse most often; women, on the other hand, require more of a variety of sexual acts — which may include oral or vaginal intercourse — in order to orgasm.
4.男性最常通过常规性交达到性高潮。而女性需要更多种类的性行为来达到性高潮。包括口交和阴道性交。

While men enjoy sexual variety as much as women, they don’t need it in order to enjoy an orgasm. Women appear to benefit more from such variety in order to make the likelihood of an orgasm greater.
虽然，男性也和女

性一样享受多种性行为，他们并不需要通过这样达到性高潮。女性似乎从多种性行为中收益更多，(因为)她们需要通过这样来提高达到性高潮的可能性。

5. Men don’t have a clue when it comes to their partner’s orgasm.
5.男性并不知道他们性伴侣是否达到高潮

While 85 percent of men reported their partner had an orgasm during their most recent sexual activity, only 64 percent of women reported having had an orgasm. The difference of over 20 percent isn’t accounted for simply because of same-sex relationships.
85%的男性报告在最近的性行为中对方达到了高潮。而只有64%的女性认为她们达到了性高潮。超过20%的差别并不能简单的归因于不是同一对关系。

It suggests men overestimate their partner’s sexual experience, or that women are leading men to believe they orgasmed in order to end the sexual activity earlier.
它揭示了男性会过高评价性伴侣的性体验，或者女性为了尽快结束性行为会让男性觉得她们达到了性高潮。

6. Most teenagers aren’t doing it as often as you might think.
6.大多数青少年并没有想象中那么频繁的性交

Only 27 percent of teens surveyed said they had intercourse in the past 3 months.
只有27%的青少年说他们在最近三个月中发生过性关系。

7. More of us try out a gay, lesbian or bisexual activity once in our lives than you might think.
7.与你预想的不同，我们中大多数人尝试过一次同性性行为或者双性性行为

The survey found that 8 percent of men and 7 percent of women identified themselves as either gay, lesbian or bisexual. But this percentage was much lower than the proportion of individuals who had said “Yes” to a question about whether they’ve ever had same-gender sexual activity in their lives. Many people may experiment with such activities, but stick to what feels best for them in the end.
调查发现8%的男性和7%的女性承认自己是男同性恋、女同性恋或双性恋。这个比例远远低于那些承认他们曾经做过同性性行为的比例。，许多人曾经尝试进行同性性行为，但最终他们还是坚持了他们感到最舒服的方式。

8. You don’t have to be young to enjoy sex.
8.享受性爱不分老少

Older adults report enjoying and engaging in sexual activity nearly as much as younger adults. In fact, the survey found that men in their 50s are having more sex than teenage males.
老年人与年轻人一样频繁的享受和进行性交。实际上，调查发现50多岁的男人比青少年性交频率高。

9. Men give oral sex as much as they receive it.
9.男性和女性进行口交的次数相同

Contrary to popular wisdom again, men — especially older men — give as much oral sex to women as women give to men. While the difference is greatest in the 20 to 24 year old range (with only 55 percent of

men saying they’ve given it in the past year, compared to 74 percent of women), the tables turn as we age. In the 30 to 39 age range, 69 percent of men report having given a woman oral sex, while only 59 percent of women have.
同样与常识相反，男性，尤其是老年男性，为女性口交的次数和女性为他口交的次数基本相同。20到24岁年龄段中双方的差别最大(只有55%的男性说他们曾经给女性口交，而74%做过)。在30到39岁年龄段，69%的男性曾经给女性口交，然而59%的女性做过。

In other age ranges, the differences are far less greater, with only a few percentage points differentiating the two groups.
在其他年龄段，差别就更小。双方只差几个百分点。

10. Both men and women masturbate.
10.男性和女性都会自慰

The vast majority of people at all age groups masturbate. Yes, men regularly out-masturbate women, with over 80 percent of 20 to 29 year old men reporting masturbating in the past year. But women are no slackers either, with 64 to 72 percent of women in the same age range reporting masturbating in the past year.
在各年龄段中，绝大多数人都自慰。是的，男性更常自慰。20到29岁年龄段中，80%的男性在过去的一年中自慰过。但女性也不懒，64%到72%的女性在过去的一年自慰过。

11. We all like to brag.
11.我们都喜欢吹嘘自己

Similar to point #5, more people in the survey said they received oral sex than those who said they gave oral sex. If everyone was telling the truth, these numbers should be within a few percentage points of one another.
和第五点类似，说别人为他口交的人比说他为别人口交的人多。如果所有人都说了实话，这两个数目应该只会相差几个百分点。

Instead, we see many discrepancies. For instance, 70 percent of women claimed to have received oral sex from a man in the 20 to 24 age group, but only 55 percent of men admitted to having given oral to a woman. Sixty-two percent of men aged 40 to 49 claimed they received oral, but only 53 percent of women said they gave it.
然而，我们可以看到很多不一致。比如，20到24岁年龄段中，70%的女性宣称男人给他们口交过，但只有55%的男性承认曾经为女人口交过。在40到49岁年龄段中，62%的男人说接受过口交，而只有53%的女人说她们曾经为别人口交过。

Apparently saying you’ve received oral sex is still more attractive than saying you’ve given it.
很显然，说别人为自己口交显得(自己)更有吸引力。

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