Student Village Sex Survey 2013

Inside Story

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Age 18 - 24

35% female 65% male

75% black 15% white 6% coloured 4% indian 1% asian

76% SEXUALLY ACTIVE

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6 key points
1. Liberal vs conservative 2. Whos telling the story? 3. Men versus women 4. Relationships 5. Sexual health 6. Sexuality

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1. Liberal vs Conservative
Students are conservative
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CONSERVATIVE More females

29%

I see myself as more as a cautious traditionalist.

Im open minded, if the time or moment is right why not?

71%
More males

LIBERAL

BUT
Men dressed as women are ridiculous! 67%
Your number is a reection of your character

53%

Women who sleep around are sluts and unmarriageable.

50%

Women should dress modestly

65%

I dont have sex for religious or cultural reasons .

40%

2. Whos telling the story?

A tragicomedy of fear and fantasy

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Parents/culture

School

Storytellers

Media/porn
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Boys

3. Men vs Women
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Vastly different experience

The First Time

Was it consensual?

86% 14% 9%

91%

How was it?

SURPRISINGLY GOOD BEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE PAINFUL TERRIFYING STILL REGRET IT TODAY

18% 5% 35% 19% 17% 3% 8% 6%

38% 19%

Masturbation
Yes, occasionally: Yes, frequently: No, Ive never:

48% 19% 33%

49% 35% 16%

Started age 14 - 18: Started age 19 - 24:

46% 31% 16%

53%

Orgasms
Do you fake it?

NO 70% 36%
Do you achieve an orgasm?
YES, ALWAYS YES, SOMETIMES NEVER MASTURBATION ONLY SEX ONLY

YES 64% 30%

28% 50% 7% 12% 4% 72% 19% 4% 2% 4%

Men = sex is fun Women = sex is emotional

connection

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4. Relationships
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Fuzzy and undefined

78%
Are students monogamous? YES

Would rather be in a relationship

NO 20%
Mostly females Mostly males

80%

Have you been YES sexually assualted?

NO

22% 78%

7% 93%

Babies are more frightening than HIV

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5. Sexual health

Contraception & prophylactics

Types being used

66% Condom 15% The Pill 6% Injection 2% IUD

Places being purchased at

48% Pharmacies 20% Petrol stations 19% Clinics

Condoms
YES, ITS A PRIORITY SOMETIMES, WHEN AVAILABLE NO, I DONT IM NOT SEXUALLY ACTIVE

72% 14% 8% 6%

Do you use condoms?

Getting tested
HIV
76% HAVE BEEN TESTED 24% HAVE NOT

Other STDs
46% HAVE BEEN TESTED 54% HAVE NOT

Straight and narrow?

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6. Sexuality

Straight

86% 10% 3% ? 1%

Fluid

Homosexual

Undecided

Homosexuality is a sin Homosexuality is natural Gayness is unAfrican

48% 42% 29%

Would you come out of the closet?

NO
30%

YES
70%

Where were at
Narrowminded Conservative Heteronormative Homophobic

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Open to conversation, eager to learn, explore, enthusiastic about change

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