Table 5.

Proportion (and N) of Participants’ Answers to Questions about the Characteristics of Friends with Benefits

Question	Yes	No	Other
Q1) Are friends with benefits different from a romantic relationship?	97% (100)	3% (3)	0% (0)
Q3) Are they different from a casual sexual partner?	60% (66)	37% (41)	3% (3)
Q7) Are friends with benefits different from other people you periodically hook up with?	58% (64)	41% (45)	0% (0)
Q2) Other than sexual behavior, are they different From friends?	27% (29)	73% (79)	0% (0)
Q4) Do they have to be a friend?	72% (79)	26% (28)	2% (2)
Q5) Could it be someone you don’t know as well, such as a casual acquaintance or a stranger?	47% (51)	53% (58)	0% (0)
Q6) Would someone be a friend with benefits, if you only engaged in sexual behavior with him/her once?	14% (15)	86% (94)	0% (0)

Note. The number preceding the question refers to the order of the questions. The category of “other” answers refers to qualified ones that were not simple yes or no responses (e.g., “it depends”). Numbers vary slightly across questions because of technical problems.