This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in 2012 on how long singles wait before having sex with a new partner. Some 7.3 percent of respondents said they waited until after the second date to have sex with a new partner.
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USA Today. (February 2, 2012). How long do you wait before having sex with a new partner? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243683/time-frame-american-singles-wait-before-having-sex-with-a-new-partner/
USA Today. "How long do you wait before having sex with a new partner?." Chart. February 2, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243683/time-frame-american-singles-wait-before-having-sex-with-a-new-partner/
USA Today. (2012). How long do you wait before having sex with a new partner?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243683/time-frame-american-singles-wait-before-having-sex-with-a-new-partner/
USA Today. "How Long Do You Wait before Having Sex with a New Partner?." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243683/time-frame-american-singles-wait-before-having-sex-with-a-new-partner/
USA Today, How long do you wait before having sex with a new partner? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243683/time-frame-american-singles-wait-before-having-sex-with-a-new-partner/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
How long do you wait before having sex with a new partner? [Graph], USA Today, February 2, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243683/time-frame-american-singles-wait-before-having-sex-with-a-new-partner/