13.9% Of Men Are Virgins At 40 !

[churchill]

Meet the real 40-year-old virgins

Contrary to Hollywood notions, the 40-year-old virgin is not an awkward yet funny and endearing electronics salesman played by Steve Carell.

He is a church-going teetotaller who has neither been to jail nor served in the military, according to a new survey of more than 7000 people. He also represents an estimated 1.1 million American men and 800,000 women aged 25 to 45 who have never had sex.

The study, led by urologist Michael Eisenberg of the University of California, San Francisco, will appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

His team's survey found that 13.9 per cent of men and 8.9 per cent of women said they have never had sex.

Men and women who attended church at least once a week were respectively 5 and 3.9 times more likely to be virgins than those who attended church less often. Virgins of both sexes were slightly less likely to have swigged a beer in the last year, compared to non-virgins. And women with college degrees were 5.4 times more likely to be virgins than women who never got their Bachelor's.

Men who attended the military or spent time behind bars were slightly less likely to be 40-year-old virgins than those not exposed to such discipline. "We used incarceration or military service as surrogate markers for exposure to violence or aggressive behaviour," Eisenberg's team writes.

This may be true for prison, but people join the military for reason other than aggressive tendencies. "The entire reason for the low rate of virgins with military experience is likely less clear than simply those with violent or risk taking tendencies," they add.

The study also found that male homosexuals were 11 times more likely to be virgins than heterosexuals, while female homosexuals were 6 times more likely to say they were virgins than heterosexuals. African American men and women were significantly less likely to be virgins than any other ethnic group.

Just as notable as the characteristics associated with middle-aged virginity are the traits that aren't. Weight, income, and health all showed no association with virginity in men or women.

The standard disclaimers apply to the study. None of the associations show a cause-effect relationship with middle-aged virginity, and the findings represent a snapshot in time among a relatively small population. Income, education, religious attendance and alcohol use can all fluctuate over time.

And, remember, these are statistical associations, not set-in-stone rules. There are bound to be more than a few booze-swilling ex-convict atheists who happen to be middle-aged virgins. Now that would make a good movie.

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsha...old-virgin.html

[neverdie]

YES, I wish I was a virgin & had not interacted with women, at all. I would be so much wealthier .

WOMEN, you can't live with them, you can''t live with them.

[simonphuket]

some things puzzle me here. How can you be homosexual if you never had sex? Aren't you a non-sexual?

And less female virgins than male? You see, we men have higher morals ! j/k

Less virgins in prison.... You see, never drop your soap while having a shower.....

interesting article!

[Jingthing]

some things puzzle me here. How can you be homosexual if you never had sex?

Same way a heterosexual virgin is a heterosexual. Sexuality is based on the sex you desire, whether you act on it or not. I find your question weird, but there is your answer.

Your question about the soap in prison is more interesting. If a heterosexual man is raped in prison, is he still a virgin? That brings up the issue of rape versus consent, and also the meaning of virginity across your preference. For example, I am over 50 and a heterosexual virgin but obviously not a homosexual virgin, perhaps some of you consider me a virgin still?

I know of one heterosexual (non-priest) virgin over 40 and I had considered it incredibly rare, so this is interesting to me to hear it is not all that rare.

Edited June 5, 2009 by Jingthing

[simonphuket]

some things puzzle me here. How can you be homosexual if you never had sex?

Same way a heterosexual virgin is a heterosexual. Sexuality is based on the sex you desire, whether you act on it or not. I find your question weird, but there is your answer.

Your question about the soap in prison is more interesting. If a heterosexual man is raped in prison, is he still a virgin? That brings up the issue of rape versus consent, and also the meaning of virginity across your preference. For example, I am over 50 and a heterosexual virgin but obviously not a homosexual virgin, perhaps some of you consider me a virgin still?

I know of one heterosexual (non-priest) virgin over 40 and I had considered it incredibly rare, so this is interesting to me to hear it is not all that rare.

ok ok , do not take my previous reply too serious, just joking.

but 13.9%, who would have thought, 1 in every 7. Wonder how the numbers are in Thailand, guess quite different, this is not the US of A!

[Jingthing]

but 13.9%, who would have thought, 1 in every 7. Wonder how the numbers are in Thailand, guess quite different, this is not the US of A!

Hard to say with the exchange rates being what they are, no money no honey ...

[mommysboy]

Interesting!

Wonder what would happen if a bus load of these likely lads were carted off to Soi Cowboy!

Lambs to the slaughter!

[endure]

The study also found that male homosexuals were 11 times more likely to be virgins than heterosexuals, while female homosexuals were 6 times more likely to say they were virgins than heterosexuals. African American men and women were significantly less likely to be virgins than any other ethnic group.

So what does that say about the widely-held belief that male homosexuals are much more promiscuous that male heterosexuals?

[IanForbes]

The study doesn't surprise me. There are many parents that screw up their children's lives by filling their minds with all sorts of crap and making them paranoid about everything. The children grow up not knowing how to relate to other people. Overly religious groups are just one segment of the group that screw up their children.

[BigSnake]

Meet the real 40-year-old virgins

Contrary to Hollywood notions, the 40-year-old virgin is not an awkward yet funny and endearing electronics salesman played by Steve Carell.

He is a church-going teetotaller who has neither been to jail nor served in the military, according to a new survey of more than 7000 people. He also represents an estimated 1.1 million American men and 800,000 women aged 25 to 45 who have never had sex.

The study, led by urologist Michael Eisenberg of the University of California, San Francisco, will appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

His team's survey found that 13.9 per cent of men and 8.9 per cent of women said they have never had sex.

Men and women who attended church at least once a week were respectively 5 and 3.9 times more likely to be virgins than those who attended church less often. Virgins of both sexes were slightly less likely to have swigged a beer in the last year, compared to non-virgins. And women with college degrees were 5.4 times more likely to be virgins than women who never got their Bachelor's.

Men who attended the military or spent time behind bars were slightly less likely to be 40-year-old virgins than those not exposed to such discipline. "We used incarceration or military service as surrogate markers for exposure to violence or aggressive behaviour," Eisenberg's team writes.

This may be true for prison, but people join the military for reason other than aggressive tendencies. "The entire reason for the low rate of virgins with military experience is likely less clear than simply those with violent or risk taking tendencies," they add.

The study also found that male homosexuals were 11 times more likely to be virgins than heterosexuals, while female homosexuals were 6 times more likely to say they were virgins than heterosexuals. African American men and women were significantly less likely to be virgins than any other ethnic group.

Just as notable as the characteristics associated with middle-aged virginity are the traits that aren't. Weight, income, and health all showed no association with virginity in men or women.

The standard disclaimers apply to the study. None of the associations show a cause-effect relationship with middle-aged virginity, and the findings represent a snapshot in time among a relatively small population. Income, education, religious attendance and alcohol use can all fluctuate over time.

And, remember, these are statistical associations, not set-in-stone rules. There are bound to be more than a few booze-swilling ex-convict atheists who happen to be middle-aged virgins. Now that would make a good movie.

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsha...old-virgin.html

I think what this survey found was a bunch of LYING men and a few women just for a little balance, when again a lot may depend on how you define Virgin.

[IanForbes]

The study also found that male homosexuals were 11 times more likely to be virgins than heterosexuals, while female homosexuals were 6 times more likely to say they were virgins than heterosexuals. African American men and women were significantly less likely to be virgins than any other ethnic group.

So what does that say about the widely-held belief that male homosexuals are much more promiscuous that male heterosexuals?

That is also understandable. Jingthing explained it. The study includes men/women who are attracted to their own sex but for what ever reason haven't made it public. It's only very recently that being openly homosexual is accepted in today's society. I believe that many young men who are BORN being attracted to their own sex are often from families that still disagree with homosexuality. Maybe the brothers are macho straight guys, or the father is a macho straight guy and the homosexual son is too embarrased to manifest his own sexuality.