Atlanta’s doin’ it and lovin’ it, says Trojan study
July 8, 2009 at 3:28 pm by Scott Henry in News
Does "air sex" count in the survey?
The fine folks at Trojan — a pioneer in reservoir tip technology — have released their States of Pleasure survey, which helps explain why Atlanta is too busy to hate. Apparently, we’re spending much of our time doing the nasty.
Here’s a tidbit from the press release:
Americans rate their sexual satisfaction as only just above average (6.5 out of 10) according to findings from a new survey released today by the makers of Trojan condoms. While U.S. men and women report having sex 84 times a year, or seven times a month, 71 percent say they are always looking for ways to increase pleasure in the bedroom, with 60 percent agreeing pleasure aids such as vibrators or massagers could really spice up lovemaking.
Anyway, back to Atlanta. The survey suggests that the typical Atlantan gets more action — 88 times a year — than the national average of 84; and that, among residents of the nation’s 10 largest metropolitan areas, we enjoy it the most.
Here are the highly scientific results:
Sexual frequency by city (per year):
1. Houston 101
2. Atlanta 88
3. Washington D.C. 86
4. Los Angeles 82
5. New York 80
6. Boston 79
7. Chicago 73
8. Dallas/Ft. Worth 73
9. Philadelphia 73
10. San Francisco 60
And furthermore:
Rates of sexual satisfaction by city (by percentage):
1. Atlanta 73
2. New York 71
3. Houston 70
4. Dallas/Ft. Worth 67
5. Chicago 66
6. Los Angeles 66
7. Washington D.C. 65
8. Philadelphia 64
9. San Francisco 63
10. Boston 60
Frankly, I find these results somewhat dubious. Am I expected to believe that people in Houston get it on nearly twice as much as folks in San Francisco? Really? Unless they’re only counting hetero sex, that’s hard to swallow. If someone can explain that phenomenon, he deserves a case of Magnum XLs.
(Photo Joeff Davis)
July 8th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
Mr. Henry,
If the person who can explain the phenomenon is a woman, what does SHE deserve?
July 9th, 2009 at 9:39 am
She deserves the man that can wear the Magnum XL’s ;)
July 9th, 2009 at 10:27 am
Well put, Siren.
Jade, I want to assure you that my remark wasn’t intended to be sexist. I simply wanted to indulge an adolescent urge to work in a reference to the aforementioned king-sized prophylactic.
However, further research reveals that the Magnum is not as large as the lesser-known Durex Avanti — which, I must say, is a terrible name. It sounds like you’re ordering an espresso at Starbucks.
What you want is a name that connotes bulk, weightiness, tumescence, maximum fluid displacement. My suggestions: the Sasquatch, the Dreadnought or the Pachyderm. Now I’d buy that.
July 13th, 2009 at 9:00 pm
So we’re doing well with the “perception of sex”.
Awesome.