Masturbation Statistics: What’s the frequency, buddy?

Considering that it is something that basically all men supposedly do, there are surprisingly few current statistics on masturbation. There is no question that it is a popular hobby, but it would be valuable to have a large-scale comprehensive study that focuses on masturbation in the way it deserves to be approached. Men (and presumably women) are going to masturbate no matter what the actual statistics are, if only for fun (and it also contributes to good penis care), but knowing what the facts are can make practicing masturbation more acceptable to everyone.

Problems

There have been countless surveys and polls on masturbation, but there are problems with most of them. First of all, many of them are simply “click baits” or “hoaxes” – ways to keep people engaged with a particular website. And that creates some serious sampling biases. For example, if 1,000 men respond to a pornographic website masturbation survey, and 900 of them say they masturbate twice a day or more, that frequency may be skewed by the fact that the men responding to the survey do not. they are necessarily representative of the general male population.

Also, there may be problems with the scope. If a survey asks if one person masturbates, that can mean different things to different people. A man may answer yes, because he has masturbated a few times in his life; another who has also masturbated only a few times in his life may answer no because he does not consider such a low frequency worth reporting. And what if a man considers that stroking the penis without ejaculating is considered masturbation while another respondent does not?

Stats

All of which is to say that there are very few masturbation studies of significant value, especially among those conducted in recent years. However, here are some statistics that are commonly criticized.

Tenga, a company that makes sex toy products, surveyed 1,200 adults. The data is likely biased, but it does present some interesting figures, including:

– 95% of men and 81% of women have masturbated in their lifetime.

– On average, men masturbate 15 times a month and women 8 times a month.

– On average, people who are not in a relationship masturbate 16 times a month; those who are in a relationship masturbate 10 times a month, on average.

– Millennials masturbate 15 times a month, compared to Generation X (12 times a month) and Baby Boomers (7 times a month).

That last statistic is somewhat consistent with what is generally “known” about masturbation and age: that people masturbate more as teenagers and young adults, and then go down a bit, although it is often speculated that masturbation rates they recover after 50 years or more. A 2010 study by the Journal of Sexual Medicine found a somewhat different picture: Only 43% of men ages 14 to 17 had masturbated during the last month of the survey, starting an arc that increased steadily at ages 25-29 (nearly 69%), then steadily dropped to age 70 or older (28%).

A 2016 online survey by StatisticBrain again found that 95% of men masturbate, with 40% masturbating daily and 55% masturbating weekly. The same survey found that 70% of married men masturbate and that 17% of all men have used a vibrator when masturbating.

Staying in good shape, no matter the stats

The statistics may not be 100% representative, but they do verify that a lot of masturbation is practiced on a daily basis. So to keep their penises in good shape, men should regularly apply a penis health cream from the top drawer (health professionals recommend Man1 Man Oil, which is clinically proven to be gentle and safe for the skin). Penises that have been rubbed raw need to revitalize the skin, which requires hydration, so use a cream with shea butter and vitamin E, two excellent moisturizers. In addition, excessive masturbation can cause some loss of sensitivity of the penis; a neuroprotective acetyl L carnitine cream is the ticket to helping restore diminished sensation to the penis.