How times have changed. What was once considered to be dirty and taboo is now in mainstream media, with sex toys being featured on prime time television. With this acceptance, and combined with retail locations that don't necessarily hide themselves in dark alleys anymore – it begs the following question; just how many people use vibrators? As of not long ago there hadn’t really been much dependable research on vibrator use. The individuals who gather a large portion of the data about vibrator use have a tendency to be, as anyone might expect, the same individuals attempting to offer us more vibrators.
However, sex has become a fascinating topic, and numerous studies commissioned by universities around the world have probed and prodded us into revealing our sexual habits and behaviours. These studies provide a fascinating insight into behaviours that were once considered to be behind closed doors, thus revealing the hidden nature of sex and sexuality.
In 2009 Michael Reece and Debra Herb e nick, alongside associates at Indiana University, distributed surveys of vibrator use which offered a great deal more dependable and detailed investigation into the how’s and whys of behaviours when it came to using vibrators. You’ll find the results of that research below – however, you need to keep in mind results are still only an estimation. Funnily enough, when people are asked about their sex lives, there is a tendency to write down and respond with how they think they should respond as opposed to being truthful and accurate. Men, when asked about the length of their penis for studies will arise at a vastly different result to the analysis of condom sales. More so than the standard margin of error will allow for. As such, any studies relating to sex and sexual behaviour should only be considered an educated guess and could easily be slightly higher or under the given statistics as people underestimate or overestimate their use. The stats plain and simple report that just shy of half of the respondents reported using a vibrator, with marginally more ladies (52%) than men (45%) reporting vibrator use.