Self-reported data about virginity is not reliable

[Fontaine]

When it comes to assessing the frequency of virginity in populations, self-reported data (eg questionnaire studies) is not reliable at all. People lie to others to avoid losing face.

This is a topic broached upon by the recently published book Everybody Lies, of which I'll make a report in the near future.

The reported frequency of virginity in female populations in the West is probably accurate, on the other hand there's no way only 12% of men under 26 are virgin. The current proportion is undoubtedly closer to a third.

I would say (a total wild guess, but as unsupported as questionnaire studies) that 80% of boys are still virgin at the end of high school, and 30% at the end of college.

 

[UnfortunatelyINCEL98]

I get my facts from asapscience

 

[Alone75]

Probably true, no guy wants to admit he's a loser virgin.

 

[masterwizard]

Plus there is losing your virginity and actually having sustained sex / on going relationships. Plenty of guys might be able to lose it to a black out drunk 300lb whale if they get lucky. Then they can do those questionnaires and report they aren't virgins.

 

[Fontaine]

Plus there is losing your virginity and actually having sustained sex / on going relationships. Plenty of guys might be able to lose it to a black out drunk 300lb whale if they get lucky. Then they can do those questionnaires and report they aren't virgins.

 

[Deleted member 3725]

Its crazy how there is so much shaming surrounding it for men as we technically have nothing happen to us like women who lose their hymen or some shit. Physically we stay intact but there is more pressure on us than womyn.

 

[Weed]

The real way to do this study is doing it anonymously obviously lul, ofc someone gonna lie if u come with a mic or whatever and ask him 'are u a virgin bruh?'

 

[Fontaine]

The real way to do this study is doing it anonymously obviously lul, ofc someone gonna lie if u come with a mic or whatever and ask him 'are u a virgin bruh?'

Even anonymous questionnaires are unreliable, because there's still a slight chance of being identified, virgin men are TERRIFIED of being publicly identified as virgins

 

[Angry_runt]

Even with 10% incels could rock the world.

 

[SororityFister]

Yeah people conducting surveys account for this when they estimate error. And it doesn't even matter that much because the data is more interesting when analyzing trends over time. So if you claim that the numbers look low because virgins don't like to self report, well then that would be just as true 5, 10, 15 years ago, etc.

 

[Spec Carrot]

I refuse to believe the average age a roastie loses her virginity is 17. Those whores start younger than that and people know it. Guys just bullshit and front about the age they have sex and women bullshit in the other direction.

It's like that joke- If you want to know how many people a guy has slept with take his answer and divide, for a girl take her answer and multiply.

 

[UnfortunatelyINCEL98]

I refuse to believe the average age a roastie loses her virginity is 17. Those whores start younger than that and people know it. Guys just bullshit and front about the age they have sex and women bullshit in the other direction.

It's like that joke- If you want to know how many people a guy has slept with take his answer and divide, for a girl take her answer and multiply.

its from cdc study / if you talking about the video..

 

[Spec Carrot]

its from cdc study / if you talking about the video..

Yeah I was talking about the video. I mean even just supposing it was true...that means that either-

-16 year old guys are fucking 17 year old girls (Not true because girls date older guys)

-16 year old guys are fucking younger girls (Can't be true because then female age would be lower)

-A handful of younger girls are fucking a huge pool of 16 year old guys (Unlikely)

It just looks like a massive lie.

 

[UnfortunatelyINCEL98]

Yeah I was talking about the video. I mean even just supposing it was true...that means that either-

-16 year old guys are fucking 17 year old girls (Not true because girls date older guys)

-16 year old guys are fucking younger girls (Can't be true because then female age would be lower)

-A handful of younger girls are fucking a huge pool of 16 year old guys (Unlikely)

It just looks like a massive lie.

idk man it says its the "average" / whats more accurate than the cdc?

 

[SororityFister]

Oh I know! I'm a 19 year old virgin that has talked to two women in his entire lifetime, I disagree with the results of this study because it doesn't fit into my worldview, I KNOW women even if I don't KNOW any women (because I am on the internet!!!)