Table 4.

Gender differences in rated pleasurability of sexual positions

Position	Men		Women		Z	Cohen's d
	n	Mean rank	n	Mean rank
A = Face to face/male above	10,168	9718,9	9,073	9511,29	−3,66∗∗	.00
B = Prone rear entry	9,069	9032,34	8,163	8154,5	−12,95∗∗	.00
C = Standing/face to face	9,532	9292,21	8,231	8406,95	−13,85∗∗	.01
D = Standing	8,227	8158,37	7,178	7181,08	−14,34∗∗	.01
E = Face to face/female above	9,517	9617,22	8,595	8435,63	−19,48∗∗	.02
F = Supine/female above	9,675	9803,28	8,681	8482,18	−22,53∗∗	.02
G = Fellatio/standing	8,742	9035,02	7,766	7375,89	−24,92∗∗	.03
H = Kneeling/rear entry	9,872	10325,5	8,71	8119,53	−34,1∗∗	.06
I = Sitting/face to face	8,524	9,018	7,16	6443,06	−39,34∗∗	.09
J = Standing/rear entry	8,096	8936,02	7,204	6205,81	−40,64∗∗	.10
K = Cunnilingus	9,087	10152,3	8,022	6745,67	−50,1∗∗	.14
L = Sixty-nine	9,596	10623,5	8,322	7040,74	−54,34∗∗	.16
M = Fellatio/female above	9,307	10608,5	8,347	6841,71	−55,69∗∗	.17

Missing values excluded.

∗∗P < .001.