France: moments for first sexual intercourse by age 2015

This statistic shows the distribution of the French according to the time of first sexual intercourse with a person in France in 2015, by age group. More than 40 percent of people aged 18 to 34 have already had sex with another person at the first encounter.

Places and moments of the first sexual intercourse in France in 2015, by age group

Characteristic	18-34 years	35-49 years	50 years and over
At the first encounter	42%	46%	44%
Not at the first encounter, but at the first opportunity (party, evening)	45%	51%	23%
Not at the first encounter, but at the first date	52%	59%	63%

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Release date

October 2015

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Region

France

Survey time period

September 16-18, 2015

Number of respondents

2.001** people surveyed

Age group

18-69 years

Special properties

people in metropolitan France who have already had sex during their lifetime

Method of interview

Computer-assisted web interviews (CAWI)

Supplementary notes

* The question was phrased by the source as follows: "During your life, have you ever had sex with someone ...?"

95% of the sample was surveyed for this question

The data represent the recalculated average of men and women surveyed in this study.

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