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2007
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Global sex study finds Austrians most equal to task
April 21, 2006
CHICAGO: Japan can't get no satisfaction.
But Austria's mojo is working. Sex is more satisfying in countries
where women and men are considered equal, according to an international
study of people aged between 40 and 80 by the University of Chicago.
Austria, where 71 per cent of those surveyed reported being satisfied
with their sex lives, topped the list of 29 nations studied.
Spain, Canada, Belgium and the US also reported
high rates of sexual satisfaction, ahead of Australia, in sixth.
The lowest satisfaction rate, 25.7 per cent, was
in Japan.
Sociologist Edward Laumann, who led the study,
believes the findings show relationships based on equality lead
to more satisfaction for women, which leads to more satisfaction
for men.
"Male-centred cultures where sexual behaviour
is more oriented toward procreation tend to discount the importance
of sexual pleasure for women," he said.
The study, which appears in this month's issue
of the Archives of Sexual Behaviour, was funded by Pfizer, which
makes the impotence drug Viagra.
Researchers surveyed 27,500 people by phone, in
person or by mail, depending on local practices. The different ways
of questioning people was one of the study's limitations, the researchers
noted.
Source : http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,18875093-29677,00.html
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