Sharing personal information brings people closer together. Verified by Psychology Today. All About Sex. An old joke observes that 98 percent of people masturbate, and the other 2 percent are lying. But according to a recent study based on a representative sample of American adults, only 38 percent of women said they'd masturbated at all during the past year.
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By simply writing this article, I'm doing something 55 percent of Americans say they never do: talk about masturbation. That stat is one of several findings revealed in a recent masturbation survey conducted by sex toy company Tenga along with research firm PSB, drawing on data from 13, respondents ages 18 to 74 in 18 different countries. And even though Americans don't want to talk about it, 84 percent of us admit to self-pleasuring — 92 percent of men and 76 percent of women. That's quite a gap between doing and saying. Interestingly, though, we have a healthy opinion of masturbation compared to other countries. An impressive 59 percent of Americans believe masturbation is good for you; France is the only other country with a majority of people perceiving it as healthy. In Japan, only 27 percent of the population thinks it's good for you, and in India, 14 percent think it's unhealthy.
Women: Frequency of masturbation during the past year
Masturbation is a natural sexual activity that most people do at some point in their lives. It can reduce tension and provide some sexual release. It can also help people become more familiar with their bodies and discover their sexual likes and dislikes. Some people masturbate more than others.
Among males, masturbation occurrence increased with age: at age 14 years, Recent masturbation also increased with age in males: Masturbation was associated with numerous partnered sexual behaviors in both males and females. In males, masturbation was associated with condom use, but in females it was not. Fundamental differences appear to exist between male and female sexual expression.