| Q1 Your Sex: |
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| Male | (49.4%) |
| Female | (50.7%) |
| Q2 Your age: |
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| 18-24 | (35.3%) |
| 25-29 | (25.3%) |
| 30-34 | (15%) |
| 35-39 | (10.6%) |
| 40-44 | (6.8%) |
| 45+ | (7.2%) |
| Q3 Your country of birth: |
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| Argentina | (0.5%) |
| Australia | (87.7%) |
| Brazil | (0.1%) |
| Canada | (0.4%) |
| China | (0.1%) |
| Germany | (0.3%) |
| Ireland | (0.3%) |
| Italy | (0.1%) |
| Korea | (0.1%) |
| Netherlands | (0.1%) |
| New Zealand | (2%) |
| Singapore | (0.2%) |
| Spain | (0.1%) |
| Sweden | (0.2%) |
| United Kingdom | (4.1%) |
| United States | (0.6%) |
| Switzerland | (0.2%) |
| Taiwan | (0.1%) |
| Other | (3.4%) |
| Q4 Your place of residence: |
|
| ACT | (1.8%) |
| NT | (1.7%) |
| NSW | (30.3%) |
| QLD | (17.2%) |
| SA | (6.4%) |
| TAS | (3.1%) |
| VIC | (16.8%) |
| WA | (22.2%) |
| Other | (0.8%) |
| Q5 Your current relationship status: |
|
| Single | (22.7%) |
| Dating | (23.5%) |
| Defacto | (15%) |
| Engaged / Married | (38.9%) |
| Q6 Ok, first thing’s first, have you ever masturbated? |
|
| Definitely! I can’t live without a bit of self pleasure. | (52.3%) |
| Yes. Always good to fill in the gaps. | (42.6%) |
| Yes, but not to orgasm. | (4%) |
| No, I’ve never masturbated. | (1.4%) |
| Q7 Why do you masturbate? |
|
| To relieve stress. | (37.8%) |
| To get horny for my partner. | (15%) |
| Because I’m single at the moment. | (12.9%) |
| Because I can’t help it. | (32.7%) |
| I don’t masturbate. | (1.8%) |
| Q8 How often would you say you masturbate? |
|
| Every day. | (11.7%) |
| A few times a week. | (45.6%) |
| Once a week. | (15.5%) |
| Once every couple of weeks. | (15.7%) |
| Once a month. | (3.6%) |
| Less than monthly. | (6.1%) |
| Never. | (1.9%) |
| Q9 Have you ever used a sex toy to help you masturbate? |
|
| Always. I have a draw full of toys! | (13.6%) |
| Yes I have, but I don’t use them every time. | (51.4%) |
| No I’ve never used a sex toy to masturbate, I just do it “manually”. | (33.6%) |
| No, I don’t masturbate. | (1.5%) |
| Q10 Do you experience an orgasm when you masturbate? |
|
| Oh yeah, I have an orgasm every time I play solo. | (70%) |
| Yes I have, however I don’t always masturbate to orgasm. | (24.2%) |
| No, I’ve tried but never actually had an orgasm from masturbating. | (4.6%) |
| No, I don’t masturbate. | (1.4%) |
| Q11 Have you ever experienced an orgasm during sex? |
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| Absolutely, I orgasm every time I have sex. | (48.2%) |
| Yes, but not necessarily every time. | (44%) |
| No, unfortunately I have never had an orgasm during sex. | (7.9%) |
| Q12 Have you ever watched an erotic movie to masturbate? |
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| Oh yeah, I have a library of erotic movies! | (22.1%) |
| Yes I often watch one to help me “get in the mood”. | (52%) |
| No, I don’t have any…but I might if I had one. | (22.2%) |
| No, I don’t like erotic movies. | (3.8%) |
| Q13 Have you ever masturbated in front of someone else? |
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| Yes, I have masturbated in front of my partner. | (64.2%) |
| Yes, I have masturbated in front of someone other than my partner. | (13%) |
| No never, I prefer to do it in private. | (21.6%) |
| No, I don’t masturbate. | (1.5%) |
| Q14 Have you ever used any of the following items during masturbation? |
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| Water jets (ie, from a spa or bath) | (34%) |
| Gloves | (8.7%) |
| Plastic bag | (3%) |
| A pillow | (23.1%) |
| A soft toy | (12.6%) |
| A shower head | (25.4%) |
| Fruit or vegetables | (20.7%) |
| Washing machine | (2.8%) |
| The edge of the bed | (15.2%) |
| The edge of the bath | (5.3%) |
| A vacuum cleaner | (3.6%) |
| A bottle | (10.2%) |
| A ball (ie, basketball, soccer ball, football etc) | (1.3%) |
| Apple pie (come on, you know we had to put that in there!) | (0.6%) |
| Other | (31.7%) |
| None of the above | (33%) |
| Q15 Do you feel that masturbating helps you to be a better sex partner? |
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| Definitely. I feel a lot more sexual and have a great sex drive. | (33.8%) |
| Yes, I know all the areas of my body and exactly what feels good. | (45.5%) |
| No not really. I don’t think it has helped much. | (19.7%) |
| I don’t masturbate. | (1.2%) |
| Q16 Where would be your favourite place to masturbate? |
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| In my bedroom | (52.8%) |
| In the bath/shower | (15.6%) |
| In the toilet | (1.1%) |
| On the couch | (4.3%) |
| At work | (0.5%) |
| Anywhere when the need arises | (21.5%) |
| The great outdoors | (1.5%) |
| Other | (1.6%) |
| I don’t masturbate | (1.4%) |
| Q17 Do you ever use any of the following “adult items” to help you masturbate? |
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| Sex toys, ie vibrator, dong, masturbation sleeve etc | (37.1%) |
| Erotic films | (24%) |
| Erotic magazines | (5.1%) |
| Internet sites/downloads | (17.4%) |
| Erotic books | (3.7%) |
| Pictures sent to your mobile | (1.4%) |
| None of the above | (8.2%) |
| Other | (2%) |
| I don’t masturbate | (1.3%) |
| Q18 Will you be masturbating tonight? |
|
| Maybe not masturbating, but hopefully the real thing. | (37.4%) |
| Absolutely! | (18.4%) |
| Quite possibly – if I don’t fall asleep first. | (32.8%) |
| Not a chance. | (11.5%) |