Having sex may have jumped the shark, at least for younger adults in Japan. A new, detailed analysis of national fertility data finds that the proportion of adults in the country who have never had vaginal heterosexual intercourse is on the rise.
Japan has an increasing percentage of young adults with no history of heterosexual vaginal intercourse.The relationship between income and sexual experience is less strong for women, which the researchers speculate could have something to do with married women acting as full-time homemakers without a salary.
The rates of people remaining virgins into their 30s are significantly higher than in the US, UK and Australia, where between one and five percent of thirtysomethings report no experience. "Sexual inactivity or inexperience, whether voluntary or not, should not be exoticized, ridiculed, or necessarily considered a concern for everyone.
The survey also doesn't account for people who may have had experience in their past but have since become sexually inactive.To jack in to my brain and get more on the latest in science, tech and innovation, follow me on Twitter I've covered science, technology, the environment and politics for outlets including CNET, PC World, BYTE, Wired, AOL and NPR. I currently produce the Warm Regards podca...
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