The statistic shows how adults in the United States, by age group, perceive having sex with robots as to its similarity to intercourse, masturbation, or neither, as of September 2017. At that time, 36 percent of 18-to-34-year-old respondents indicated that having sex with a robot was closer to masturbation than to intercourse.
Equivalence of sex with robots to intercourse or masturbation among adults in the United States, as of September 2017, by age group
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18 to 34
35 to 54
55+
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Original question: "Do you think that engaging in sex with a robot should be considered closer to resembling traditional intercourse, to masturbation, or neither?"
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YouGov. (October 2, 2017). Equivalence of sex with robots to intercourse or masturbation among adults in the United States, as of September 2017, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/757965/united-states-robot-sex-survey-equivalence-by-age/
YouGov. "Equivalence of sex with robots to intercourse or masturbation among adults in the United States, as of September 2017, by age group." Chart. October 2, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/757965/united-states-robot-sex-survey-equivalence-by-age/
YouGov. (2017). Equivalence of sex with robots to intercourse or masturbation among adults in the United States, as of September 2017, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/757965/united-states-robot-sex-survey-equivalence-by-age/
YouGov. "Equivalence of Sex with Robots to Intercourse or Masturbation among Adults in The United States, as of September 2017, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/757965/united-states-robot-sex-survey-equivalence-by-age/
YouGov, Equivalence of sex with robots to intercourse or masturbation among adults in the United States, as of September 2017, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/757965/united-states-robot-sex-survey-equivalence-by-age/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Equivalence of sex with robots to intercourse or masturbation among adults in the United States, as of September 2017, by age group [Graph], YouGov, October 2, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/757965/united-states-robot-sex-survey-equivalence-by-age/