Of the hundreds of people who filled out the Sex & Dating Survey did so anonymously and without compensation, graciously providing a glimpse into Haligonian bedrooms for the enlightenment of all. The Coast and science thank you.
99.6%
Of survey respondents feel their political views are best represented by choices other than prime minister Stephen Harper's Conservative Reform Alliance Party.
89.9%
Range in age from 18 to 45.
81.7%
Consider Robin Thicke and Miley Cyrus cultural annoyances rather than sex objects.
80.7%
Believe the best way to ask someone out is in person.
77.1%
Would choose lifelong monogamy over being single for life.
74.2%
Need more than one date to know if it's not going to work out with someone.
70.6%
Would rather their partner cheat on them physically than emotionally.
70.1%
Identify as straight.
67.3%
Watched free porn in the past year.
66%
Would rather have their parents walk in on them having sex than walk in on their parents.
62.6%
Would rather walk in on their roommates having sex than have their roommates walk in on them.
61%
Consider Halifax a good city to be single in.
59.1%
Identify as female.
58%
Prefer "truth" in a game of Truth or Dare.
56.2%
Like having their asshole touched, licked or penetrated during sex.
51.2%
Used a sex toy with a partner in the past year.
50.5%
Would take bad sex with someone they love over great sex with someone they can't stand.
50.2%
Developed a crush on someone because of their social media persona.
49%
Have had between 2 and 10 sex partners in their lives.
48.6%
Think they are hotter than the average Haligonian.
46%
Have had between 2 and 11 sex partners in the past year.
43.8%
Say alcohol is best at putting them in the mood for sex.
42.9%
Think Haligonians are hotter than the average Canadian.
42.4%
Had a one-night stand in the past year.
40.8%
Are not happy about their current relationship status.
40.6%
Like to go for a drink on a first date.
39.2%
Had sex on the first date in the past year.
36.9%
Had sex in the past year with someone whose full name they didn't know.
35.9%
Think the best way to meet people is through their friends.
35.6%
Are single.
34.4%
Wish they'd had public sex last year in Halifax.
33.5%
Think a better attitude is the main thing that would make Haligonians more attractive.
33.3%
Went through a change in their relationship status in the past year.
32.7%
Used porn with a partner in the past year.
32.3%
Have never been on a blind date.
30.7%
Won't have sex without a condom.
30.3%
Live in Halifax, off the peninsula.
27.3%
Have interrupted sex to answer the phone or reply to a text, but then they picked up where they left off.
26.6%
Had an HIV/AIDS text in the past year.
26.5%
Had more sex in 2013 than 2012.
26%
Are students.
25.3%
Had sex with a co-worker in the past year.
24.5%
Claim to rival Toronto mayor Rob Ford in terms of how much they love eating pussy.
24.1%
Would rather tell their partner they want to break up than suggest a three-way to their partner.
22.8%
Say talking about exes is the most common first-date mistake.
21.8%
Dated a co-worker in the past year.
21.1%
Made porn in the past year.
21%
Had sexy video chats in the past year.
20.8%
Masturbate six times or more in a typical week.
19.6%
Like to go for coffee on a first date.
19.2%
Have improved their love life thanks to advice from Dan Savage's "Savage Love" column.
17.4%
Find north end hipsters the most appealing type of Haligonian.
16%
Considered having sex in the past year with the food delivery driver/plumber/evangelist/etc.
14.7%
Sent sexy pics with Snapchat in the past year.
14.1%
Find north end hipsters the least appealing type of Haligonian.
13.5%
Think the best way to meet people is through the internet.
12.1%
Say body odour is the biggest dealbreaker for getting into a relationship.
10.9%
Have paid for porn in the past year.
10.8%
Lied on their online dating profile in the past year.
10.4%
Experimented with cos play in the past year.
10.3%
Hooked up in the past year with someone double their age.
9.2%
Have sex six or more times in a typical week.
8.4%
Got a sexually transmitted infection in the past year.
8.2%
Would only ask out someone who's older than them.
7.6%
Always carry a condom when they're going on a date.
5.9%
Say the best sex they've ever had was with someone they met that night.
4%
Are turned off by the idea of sucking a dick.
3.4%
Have paid for sex.
3.3%
Have interrupted sex to answer the phone or reply to a text, and the sex ended there.
3.2%
Think paying for everything is the most impressive thing their date can do.
3%
Feel the best thing to talk about on a first date is TV and/or movies.
2.1%
Would only ask out someone who's younger than them.
1.7%
Had sex with the food delivery driver/plumber/evangelist in the past year.
1.5%
Think the best way to break up with someone is by a Facebook message or email.
1%
Made money as a sex worker in the past year.
.9%
Are having too much sex.
.1%
Think that Rob Ford pussy reference is in bad taste.
