All the juicy details of the Elle/MSNBC.com reader survey on sex.

[Swede]

Interesting survey.

In February, Elle and MSNBC.com asked readers to talk about sex in our exclusive online survey. Specifically, we wanted to find out about sex in long-term relationships. Does it sizzle or fizzle once infatuation fades?

Over two weeks, 77,895 readers, half women and half men, completed the survey. Nine out of 10 respondents were in a monogamous relationship. Here are the intimate details they shared about their personal lives:



http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12410076/

[Squeech]

1. Hey

Why are there enough male Elle readers to make up a statistically valid survey?

And why does Elle think that their male readers are representative of the whole Y-chromosome set?

And given all of that, why should I believe anything in this survey at all?

[kay1864]

2. It's not just Elle

"In February, Elle and MSNBC.com asked readers to talk about sex in our exclusive online survey. Specifically, we wanted to find out about sex in long-term relationships. Does it sizzle or fizzle once infatuation fades?

Over two weeks, 77,895 readers, half women and half men, completed the survey. Nine out of 10 respondents were in a monogamous relationship. "

[xchrom]

3. i'm surprised so many people don't engage

in oral sex -- especially people who e-mail or telephone teasing messages.
what would you tease about?

oh well maybe it's my limited imagination -- not.

[NewWaveChick1981]

4. I took this survey!

The questions were not exactly what I'd call statistically valid, but they did ask questions that would seem relevant to such a survey. You have to consider the population who chose to take the survey, though---I'm sure not too many neocons or Christian fundies took it (or any type of fundies, for that matter!).