Table 1.
Weighted demographic and relationship characteristics and masturbation history of respondents by gender
| Characteristics | Total (N = 3743) % (n) |
Women (N = 1958) % (n) |
Men (N = 1784) % (n) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (in years) | 0.450 | |||
| 18–24 | 8.9 (332) | 8.8 (173) | 8.9 (159) | |
| 25–29 | 10.7 (399) | 10.3 (202) | 11.0 (197) | |
| 30–39 | 16.4 (614) | 16.7 (327) | 16.1 (286) | |
| 40–49 | 15.8 (592) | 15.0 (293) | 16.8 (299) | |
| 50–59 | 18.4 (688) | 17.8 (349) | 19.0 (339) | |
| 60 + | 29.9 (1119) | 31.4 (614) | 28.3 (505) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | 0.500 | |||
| White, non-Hispanic | 63.3 (2368) | 62.6 (1225) | 64.0 (1143) | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 11.7 (438) | 12.7 (248) | 10.6 (190) | |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 6.9 (257) | 7.0 (138) | 6.7 (119) | |
| Hispanic | 16.5 (616) | 16.0 (314) | 17.0 (303) | |
| 2 + Races, non-Hispanic | 1.7 (64) | 1.7 (34) | 1.7 (30) | |
| Education | 0.279 | |||
| Less than high school | 11.0 (412) | 10.6 (207) | 11.5 (205) | |
| High school | 27.2 (1017) | 25.9 (508) | 28.6 (510) | |
| Some college | 30.1 (1125) | 31.1 (610) | 28.9 (516) | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 31.8 (1189) | 32.4 (635) | 31.1 (554) | |
| Annual household income | 0.002 | |||
| Less than $10,000 | 2.9 (110) | 3.9 (77) | 1.9 (33) | |
| $10,000 to $24,999 | 9.6 (358) | 10.6 (207) | 8.5 (151) | |
| $25,000 to $49,999 | 17.2 (645) | 18.2 (357) | 16.1 (287) | |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 17.4 (652) | 17.1 (335) | 17.8 (318) | |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 13.9 (522) | 13.6 (266) | 14.3 (256) | |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 18.8 (705) | 17.9 (350) | 19.9 (355) | |
| $150,000 or more | 20.1 (752) | 18.8 (368) | 21.6 (385) | |
| Sexual identity | < 0.001 | |||
| Bisexual | 4.5 (167) | 6.0 (118) | 2.7 (49) | |
| Gay or lesbian | 2.6 (97) | 1.8 (36) | 3.4 (61) | |
| Heterosexual or straight | 89.3 (3341) | 87.7 (1717) | 91.0 (1623) | |
| Pansexual | 0.9 (33) | 1.2 (23) | 0.6 (10) | |
| Asexual | 1.1 (41) | 1.3 (25) | 0.9 (16) | |
| Let me describe | 1.3 (48) | 1.5 (29) | 1.1 (19) | |
| Current romantic relationship status | 0.671 | |||
| Single and not dating | 24.2 (905) | 23.9 (469) | 24.5 (437) | |
| Single and dating or hooking up | 3.6 (135) | 3.9 (75) | 3.4 (60) | |
| In one romantic relationship | 70.8 (2651) | 71.1 (1392) | 70.6 (1259) | |
| In more than one romantic relationship | 0.9 (35) | 0.8 (16) | 1.0 (18) | |
| Past year partnered sex frequency | 0.152 | |||
| Not at all | 36.2 (1354) | 37.4 (733) | 34.8 (621) | |
| A few times in the past year | 15.6 (582) | 14.4 (282) | 16.8 (300) | |
| Once a month | 7.0 (262) | 6.0 (118) | 8.1 (144) | |
| A few times per month | 17.2 (642) | 16.9 (331) | 17.5 (312) | |
| Once a week | 10.7 (399) | 11.0 (216) | 10.3 (184) | |
| 2–3 times per week | 11.2 (418) | 11.8 (230) | 10.5 (187) | |
| Almost every day | 1.7 (65) | 1.9 (38) | 1.6 (28) | |
| Desired partnered sex frequency | < 0.001 | |||
| Much more often | 30.6 (1145) | 21.4 (419) | 40.7 (726) | |
| A little more often | 28.1 (1052) | 25.8 (505) | 30.7 (548) | |
| No change—right frequency | 36.2 (1354) | 44.8 (878) | 26.7 (477) | |
| A little less often | 2.0 (74) | 3.3 (65) | 0.5 (10) | |
| Much less often | 2.0 (73) | 3.2 (62) | 0.6 (11) | |
| Masturbation | < 0.001 | |||
| Past month | 47.8 (1788) | 36.5 (716) | 60.1 (1072) | |
| Past year | 19.3 (722) | 21.5 (422) | 16.8 (300) | |
| More than a year ago | 15.8 (593) | 18.7 (366) | 12.7 (227) | |
| Never | 17.1 (640) | 23.3 (455) | 10.4 (185) | |
| Past year masturbation frequency | < 0.001 | |||
| Not at all | 34.3 (1284) | 43.5 (851) | 24.2 (432) | |
| A few times in the past year | 21.1 (789) | 24.6 (482) | 17.2 (306) | |
| Once a month | 8.0 (299) | 9.5 (186) | 6.4 (114) | |
| A few times per month | 14.6 (547) | 13.3 (260) | 16.1 (287) | |
| Once a week | 6.5 (243) | 4.3 (84) | 8.9 (159) | |
| 2–3 times per week | 10.2 (382) | 4.0 (78) | 17.1 (304) | |
| Almost every day | 5.0 (187) | 0.5 (10) | 9.9 (177) |