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source: https://nuancepill.substack.com/p/new-sex-data-has-arrived
NSFG 2022–23 Key Findings (US adults 15–49, n≈10,000).
Core Results
- Multimode survey (online/FTF) post-COVID.
- 18–29 men sexless (no opp-sex partners/yr): 23.4% → 31.5%; women 22.4% → 23.6% (not sig.).
- Virginity 18–29: men 19.5%, women 18.4% (up from ~15%).
- 18–24 men: sexless 32% → 40%; women stable ~29%.
- 25–34: both up ~6% (men 18%, women 17%).
- No "Chadopoly"—partner distributions balanced.
- ~5% heteros had sex with internet-met partners (no gender gap).
- Online mode inflates sexlessness/virginity vs. FTF (bias/fraud).
- Declining response rates; weighted, but trends cautious.
- Cohort anomalies: younger same-birth groups "virginer" (artifact?).
- Potential Lie: Respondents might lie due to shame/social desirability bias