How Common is Oral Sex?

• 11 May, 2024
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When you think back on your early experiences with sexuality, what comes to mind? Is this the first time you’ve used penetration? Giving or getting a poor quality hand job in the rear seat of a car? What about the initial instance of oral sex that you had? Whether individuals view oral sex as foreplay or as sex has long been a contentious issue; recent polls have shown that 44% of Britons do not share this view. Here’s looking at you, Bill Clinton.

That’s one of the most talked-about sexual acts, but whether you classify it as sex depends on your definition. Regardless of your age, sexual preference, or geographic region, you are definitely aware of what oral sex is. Oral intercourse is characterized by phrases like “eating out,” “giving head,” “blow job,” and “eating ass”. However, how common is oral sex? If pornography and movies are any indication, then everyone partakes in it. 

Adult B2B Marketing will look at who is having oral sex and how it is classified in this piece.

Oral sex: What is it?

When someone uses their tongue and mouth to stimulate their partner’s genitalia, it’s known as oral sex. In modern circumstances, we refer to the act of oral intercourse as “giving head” or “eating someone out,” depending on the sort of sex that is involved.

Over time, oral sex has expanded to include more than simply a penis in the mouth, leading to the following terminology being added to this definition: Oral intercourse on an anus, on a vulva, or on a penis is referred to as fellatio, anilingus, and cunnilingus, respectively.

This article will cover cunnilingus, fellatio, and anilingus under the same topic unless otherwise specified.

Oral Sex Prevalence Overall

We talk about oral sex a lot, anything from insults and jargon to porn and movies. For many of us, oral sex was our first sexual experience, but how often does it happen?

In 2018, an American poll with participants ages 18 to 54 found that 82.2% of women and 82.7% of men have experienced oral sex at some point between 2009 and 2018. The same poll found that 60.4% of participants had oral sex, whereas 62.2% had it. In contrast, 71.9% of participants had penetrating penis-vaginal intercourse, and 17.8% had anal sex.

People have oral sex on average five times a month (or once a week), according to a 2020 Bespoke research. This is similar to the frequency of penetrative sex that ‘regular’ couples encounter.

According to a research on sexual behavior conducted in Melbourne, Australia, people are more likely to engage in fellatio and cunnilingus than anilingus, which is carried out significantly less frequently than the other types of sex. This has to do with the type of oral sex that is being done.

It is evident that oral sex is equally prevalent as penetrative sex, irrespective of sexual orientation, gender, or age group (though we shall delve more into each of these in the upcoming pages). But does a person’s preference depend on their age, gender, sexual orientation, or even cultural background? In the paragraphs that follow, we’ll look at who has oral sex the most.

Differences in Demographics

First let’s look at who is having and getting oral sex and what age groups are most likely to partake in it. Bespoke Surgical found that the likelihood of oral sex is higher among those between the ages of 18 and 24 than in those over 45, with 76.5% of the former group reporting oral sex in that year as opposed to 54.3% of the latter. However, this does not imply that older adults do not have oral sex. A British poll indicates that among adults 65 years of age or older, 30% of men and 19% of women still have oral sex.

Overall, the Bedible Research Center found that people between the ages of 25 and 29 had the most oral sex out of all age groups, including 16 to 18-year-olds.

You may argue that attitudes about oral sex are influenced by a variety of variables, including age differences, physical limitations, sexual dysfunction, and relationship satisfaction. Although studies have shown that older adults in good relationships are more likely to engage in oral sex, oral sex is less prevalent among those 65 and older. When comparing people in their late 20s and early 30s to teens, one could say that oral sex becomes more common as sexual maturity and confidence grow. In contrast to younger people who feel pressured by society to adhere to certain sexual norms, most of us at this age have dated a few times, are aware of our preferences, and are open to trying new things.

According to a 2014 research on oral sex, oral sex was more common among White people in America—especially among White men—than among Hispanic and African American people. A survey of young people in America also indicated that black females (aged 18) were less likely to have oral sex.

These differences might be the consequence of cultural differences across ethnic groupings, with Black and Hispanic communities having more conservative views on sex. Comparing Asian countries’ attitudes about oral sex to those of other cultures revealed little study on the subject.

Disparities in Sexual Orientation and Gender

It is evident that oral sex is equally prevalent as penetrative sex, irrespective of sexual orientation, gender, or age group (though we shall delve more into each of these in the upcoming pages). But does a person’s preference depend on their age, gender, sexual orientation, or even cultural background? In the paragraphs that follow, we’ll look at who has oral sex the most.

In general, oral sex is just as common as porn, despite what the media would have you think.

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