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Young adult sexlessness skyrocketed in the last decade while male virginity doubled: study

February 14, 2025
Young adult sexlessness skyrocketed in the last decade while male virginity doubled: study

The share of young adults who say they have not had sex in the last year has skyrocketed in the past decade, while the virginity rate for young adult males has more than doubled, according to a recent data analysis. 

Examining findings from the National Survey of Family Growth, Institute for Family Studies Senior Fellow Lyman Stone observes that "all measures of sexlessness rose for both young adult males and females" between an initial survey wave conducted in 2013-2015 and the most recent wave conducted between 2022-2023.

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