Stats Show iPhone Owners Get More Sex

An anonymous reader writes "According to OK Cupid's survey of 552,000 user pictures iPhone users have more sexual partners than BlackBerry or Android owners. By age 30, the average male iPhone user has had about 10 partners while female iPhone users have had 12. By contrast, BlackBerry users hover around 8 partners and Android users have a mere 6. As the blog's author's wryly observe: 'Finally, statistical proof that iPhone users aren't just getting f*@ked by Apple.'"

Comments

Phone sex over video chat doesn't count

[Anonymous Coward]

Stats are wrong.

Re:Phone sex over video chat doesn't count

[think_nix]

yeah they didn't even mention the n900 (maemo) I cannot count how many times some nice looking lady asked me "whats that ? looks neat!"

Re:Phone sex over video chat doesn't count

[Flea of Pain]

Ouch! I'm an anonymous reader now? I knew Samzenpus had a bad rep around here, but to completely strip out the name of the submitter...that is a little low.

Re:Phone sex over video chat doesn't count

[Seumas]

I use my Palm.

Re:Phone sex over video chat doesn't count

[zach_the_lizard]

I have a Droid for that purpose.

Re:Phone sex over video chat doesn't count

[kurokame]

Given that this particular case of horrible statistics fail was all over the net for a while before it hit Slashdot, I'm guessing "an anonymous reader" may be code for "several dozen readers all submitted it at once."

Re:Phone sex over video chat doesn't count

[JWSmythe]

    It would have been nice if they referenced the original article, and used known information about the site, it would have made things clearer.

    The sample set was 30 year old men and women. OKCupid is all about asking questions and matching people. There's no way to verify your answers. I could say "I've had thousands of sexual partners."

    The entire question becomes, how many partners would do you want to advertise that you've had? If you say too few, you may be a prude, an asshole, or just plain unattractive. If you say too many, you're a slut.

    So the chart simply shows that iPhone users tend to claim higher numbers, while Android and Blackberry users don't feel the need to compensate as much by claiming large numbers.

    Do I really need to say that I had sexual relations with well over a dozen women between the ages of 16 to 30? It's probably not in my best interest. Obviously lying and saying that I had only slept with a very small number would be bad. You want to convey the message that you're not a slut, but you also don't want to appear inexperienced. For guys, we won't find too many women who actively seek out virgins. Women tend to like to have partners that know what they're doing.

Re:Phone sex over video chat doesn't count

[vidnet]

I'm sure they melt like butter when you mention how it comes factory loaded with xterm and all the software updates are via apt.

Here is an updated version of the graph, with the N900 included.

More sex? Not necessarily

[Dunbal]

Another way to look at the study is that iPhone owners are insufferable idiots not prepared to make the compromises necessary to stay in a long term relationship, hence the greater number of "partners".

Either way I hope they enjoy their HPV induced cervical cancer and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Re:More sex? Not necessarily

[hipp5]

Another way to look at the study is that iPhone owners are insufferable idiots not prepared to make the compromises necessary to stay in a long term relationship

What are you talking about? They've been faithful to Apple and AT&T for almost four years now.

Either way I hope they enjoy their HPV induced cervical cancer and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Well now you're just being jealous. You'd take 10 sex partners if you could get 'em.

Re:More sex? Not necessarily

[Monkeedude1212]

Either way I hope they enjoy their HPV induced cervical cancer and other sexually transmitted diseases.

What? I heard if I went with Apple I wouldn't have to deal with viruses or infections!

Are you saying the birth control app is useless too?!?!?!?

Re:More sex? Not necessarily

[MachineShedFred]

Yeah, because everyone that has had multiple partners in the past gets STDs.

You sound like a public service announcement from the Eisenhower administration.

Re:More sex? Not necessarily

[qoncept]

Seriously? You are SO JEALOUS that you are wishing harm upon people who know how to have a good time? Wasn't there a character in Robin Hood like that? Maybe it was Men in Tights.

Re:More sex? Not necessarily

[lymond01]

Either way I hope they enjoy their HPV induced cervical cancer

I thought the latest studies showed conclusively that iPhones don't cause cancer.

I'll wait to see if I'm modded Funny or Insightful.

Re:More sex? Not necessarily

[Dunbal]

Yeah, because everyone that has had multiple partners in the past gets STDs.

      No, but there is a positive correlation between number of partners and the probability of catching a disease. It's just like buying more lottery tickets, only the odds aren't millions to one - only hundreds to one. Enjoy your prize.

Re:More sex? Not necessarily

[g0bshiTe]

The birth control app never passed approval for the app store.

Re:More sex? Not necessarily

[Locke2005]

Trust me, being widely known as an avid slashdot reader is a MUCH more effective form of birth control!

Re:More sex? Not necessarily

[TerranFury]

only hundreds to one.

Actually 3:1, according to most studies(!)...

Most of that is herpes...

Re:More sex? Not necessarily

[noidentity]

Are you saying the birth control app is useless too?!?!?!?

No, that one actually works, though running the transmitter at maximum power runs the battery down fairly quickly (be sure to keep the phone in your "front" pocket for maximum effectiveness).

Re:More sex? Not necessarily

[drewhk]

As someone on another blog observed, the REAL outcome is that no matter what phone you own -- girls has more partner than men.

Re:More sex? Not necessarily

[Moridineas]

And yet, according to a genetic study 80% of women have reproduced while only 40% of men reproduced. 60% died without ever reproducing. Until recently, the winners reproduced and the losers didn't. But even women losers managed to reproduce most the time.

There are many reasons for this in premodern societies. (and here I'll use premodern to mean pre industrial revolution roughly)

1) Traditionally mens jobs were more dangerous, and fatalities among men were more common
2) Traditionally men often had to fight in defense of home/state/county/country/whatever in higher numbers, where fatalities were high.
3) In many more traditional societies, women HAD to get married and have children. Less so for men. Maybe not the norm, but think of such famous examples as Newton. It's really only recently even in the US where there is not as much a stigma of a woman choosing to either not get married or not have children.
4) Polygamy or multiple consorts/concubines/girlfriends/what not IS a reason. One rich man can support several wives. Polyandry is not nearly as common.

Polygamy (formal as wives or informal as lovers/mistresses) is very common for the wealthy now and in the past.

But polygamy means one thing--having more than one spouse. Having affairs doesn't mean polygamy.

Re:More sex? Not necessarily

[MBGMorden]

http://www.emedicinehealth.com/genital_herpes/article_em.htm

That alone states that there are 45 million cases of geneital herpes in the US. There are around 309 million people in the US.

So 1 in 7 people in this country have genital herpes.

The following states that 1 in 5 people in the US have SOME STD:
http://www.agapeprc.org/std.php

So while it's a bit short of 1 in 3, 1 in 5 is still not far off the mark (and MUCH more common than 1 in "hundreds"), and it's obvious that herpes makes up the majority of those cases.

As mentioned in the linked article, a big reason behind it being more common than you'd think is that herpes (along with genital warts and several other diseases) is quite often asymptomatic. You can have it and have no ill effects, but still be able to transmit it to others.

Bad science: not more sex, more partners

[hessian]

This study suggests that iPhone users report more sexual partners.

That doesn't necessarily mean more sex.

One guy who marries a woman, loves her and has mind-blowing sex with her three times a week, is clearly ahead of some guy with an iPhone who had ten one-night stands.

Re:Bad science: not more sex, more partners

[WarwickRyan]

> One guy who marries a woman, loves her and has mind-blowing sex with
> her three times a week, is clearly ahead of some guy with an iPhone who
> had ten one-night stands.

You're not married, are you? :)

Re:Bad science: not more sex, more partners

[Lunix Nutcase]

Unfortunately most Slashdotters will never experience either scenario.

Re:Bad science: not more sex, more partners

[Hatta]

This ignores the Coolidge Effect. Shortly, novelty leads to better sex. To quote the wiki:

The term comes from an old joke, according to which U.S. President Calvin Coolidge and his wife allegedly visited a poultry farm. During the tour, Mrs. Coolidge inquired of the farmer how his farm managed to produce so many fertile eggs with such a small number of roosters. The farmer proudly explained that his roosters performed their duty dozens of times each day.

"Tell that to Mr. Coolidge," pointedly replied the First Lady.

The President, overhearing the remark, asked the farmer, "Does each rooster service the same hen each time?"

"No," replied the farmer, "there are many hens for each rooster."

"Tell that to Mrs. Coolidge," replied the President.

Re:Bad science: not more sex, more partners

[Bryan3000000]

You're not doing it right. :)

Re:Bad science: not more sex, more partners

[Antisyzygy]

I dont know why everyone is getting "in one week" from that. He means 10 one night stands in a life time. Not to mention, what is the appeal of having 10 sexual partners in a week if you do not plan to impregnate all of them? I know your body plans this without you thinking about it, but seriously, develop your frontal lobe a little and get some self control. It only seems appealing if you aren't getting enough sex, but you would tire of it after a few weeks unless you have an addiction problem. Yes, Ive had 10+ sexual partners in my life, Im 27 and I do not own, nor ever will own apple products.

Re:Bad science: not more sex, more partners

[dangitman]

I think It's pretty safe to assume if your on slashdot you probably haven't had experience with 10 one night stands in a single week.

I think it's pretty safe to assume that if you've had 10 one-night stands in a week, you don't live on the planet Earth, as there are only seven nights per week here.

Re:Bad science: not more sex, more partners

[WarwickRyan]

> You're not doing it right. :)

Well, I do own an Android....

Re:Bad science: not more sex, more partners

[Eric MB Lard MD]

I think you may be on to something with "fewer requests for repeat performances".

My guess is that partners call back the iphone users to arrange a repeat, but end up having so many dropped calls they just give up.

Re:Bad science: not more sex, more partners

[Necrotica]

> One guy who marries a woman, loves her and has mind-blowing sex with > her three times a week, is clearly ahead of some guy with an iPhone who > had ten one-night stands.

You're not married, are you? :)

Given the smiley at the end of your reply, I'm guessing you're not either.

iPhone owners are narcissistic assholes

[GungaDan]

who readily lie to survey takers to make themselves appear "cooler" than they are. Shock and amazement to follow.

Correlation != Causality

[DerFlob]

Correlation != Causality

Help

[w0mprat]

I'm trying to find a link to the study that showed homoexual men have more partners and less long term relationships.

Re:Help

[kanweg]

Well, if gays are not allowed to marry, such as in some backwaters where the freedom of some somehow requires limiting the freedom of others, they don't get the opportunity to get stuck in a relationship.

Bert

Re:Help

[SomePoorSchmuck]

I don't get the moderation of this as "funny". I think it's a fair point. I would be willing to bet that, technologically, homosexual men are much more likely to be Early Adopters than heterosexual men of the same age/race/region. The iPhone and its apps are the portable equivalent of a 1998 AOL account. I would not at all be surprised that if you were able to remove all homosexual men from the survey, the difference in results would disappear.

There's also the other side of the situation to consider: a large part of the Blackberry market has been driven by corporate usage, rather than the free-living artists, musicians, graphic designers, videographers, members of academia, and the wealthy, who have been Apple's prime customers and are more likely to choose an iPhone..

This cannot stand!

[Anonymous Coward]

Let's start an open source project to fix this miserable discrepancy.

Flawed conclusion

[wolfemi1]

Actually, this says that iPhone users REPORT sex with MORE PEOPLE than other phones. Maybe they're just more concerned with their image than users of other phones? ;)

The reality is ...

[alexandre]

Last week poll was about iPad users being rich and egoistical... and now about getting more sex?
To some it up, they get ditched quickly even though they appear nice on the surface, they really are one sided assholes ;-P

Sorry, Researchers

[Revotron]

Some of us prefer quality over quantity - just like how the more refined and matured drinkers enjoy a single bottle of some obscure microbrew over a 24-pack of Pissweiser (Or Pissweiser Light for the vain, calorie-conscious drunkard).

Sex isn't passionate or anywhere near as enjoyable when you've got a veritable police lineup of cheap whores at your every beck and call. Sure, you may have more sexual partners but there are definite drawbacks and it cheapens the experience. Not to mention that stinging, burning feeling shortly afterward.

We iPhone owners are simply richer

[sjonke]

And thus can afford prostitutes more often then Android and Blackberry owners.

Re:Are those averages real?

[Applekid]

Either that, or people lie on surveys to sound more chaste than they are.

As the saying goes:

To find out how many partners a woman has been with, ask her and multiply by two.

To find out how many partners a man has been with, ask him and divide by ten.

It's a selling feature

[Locke2005]

"Wanna find someone for a one-night stand? There's an app for that!"

Re:It's a selling feature

[phoenixwade]

If you're gay - there really IS an app for that...... lol http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grindr-gay-bi-curious-guy/id308956623?mt=8

And I've got a 10 inch...

[cappp]

Those numbers don't match others I've seen although, as with all thing numeric online, it's best to assume a little healthy exaggeration. I did some digging and found that the US Census Bureau's 2010 Statistical Abstract includes a section on sexual activity. The full table (94 for those keeping track) is on page 19 of the report.
For Males 25 to 29

95.2% have had an opposite sex partner, 5.7% a same sex sexual contact
10% had 1 contact
8.8% had 2
29.4 had 3 to 6
23.2 had 7 to 14
and 23.8 had 15 or more

Median was 5.9

For Males 30 to 34

97.2% have had an opposite sex partner,
10.7% had 1 contact
6.9% had
28.5 had 3 to 6
21.9 had 7 to 14
and 29.2 had 15 or more

Median was 6.4

There are differences based on race - Latinos have a median of 4.5 and African Americans of 8.3 - and sex: a quick glance at the numbers shows that a much greater percentage of women have had 1 partner (25-29 being 22.5% and 20-24 at 20.5%) than their male peers.

Re:And I've got a 10 inch...

[PopeRatzo]

For Males 30 to 34

Remember, all these statistics about sexual activity are self-reported. In other words that means basically they ask you "Are you getting any"? Ask most men 20-34 if they're "getting any" and most of them will tell you they're knocking off a piece every night and two on weekends, that they last for hours and all of their partners are multi-orgasmic.

Now flash forward to the specific survey of smartphone users. Somebody puts a "survey" on their website asking "do you get laid or are you a complete loser?". First of all, remember this survey is on an internet dating site. If somebody's getting laid regularly, what are the odds that they're going to be visiting "OK Cupid" to try to get a date? Do you know anyone who's ever used an internet dating site? Were they

I think the important takeaway from this survey is that non-iPhone users tend to be more honest.

Re:And I've got a 10 inch...

[cappp]

I assumed it meant that there were a few heavily sexually active women who were pushing the numbers up for the guys. Or, as is always a danger, perhaps a little social pressure encouraged men to overstate and women to understate. Or the men were going going overseas for sex? Whatever it comes down to it makes for some fascinating social insight.

Re:And I've got a 10 inch...

[BlendieOfIndie]

If somebody's getting laid regularly, what are the odds that they're going to be visiting "OK Cupid"

Actually, one of my friends uses online dating specifically to get laid, and he's already doing pretty well. OK Cupid has a bad reputation for this type of type of thing(the fact that its free probably has something to do with it). Online dating is a very good way to meet a lot of people in a short period of time. Its not just used by people that are desperate.

Worst interpretation of statistic ever

[aceofspades626]

All I see is a report from Okcupid that says most of their members use iPhones. The fact that this particular website is centered around getting people laid has nothing to do with whether any demographic within their members has more sex.

iPhone Owners = more sex...

[phoenixwade]

THAT explains why so many iPhone haters are on Slashdot.....

Re:Or

[Sycraft-fu]

Not really. For one I'm not in college, I work at one, I'm 30, well past all that shit. For two I appreciate a real substantial relationship far more. Maybe it is just a family thing.

Anecdotal evidence

[Locke2005]

I'm an Android user, and I got laid last night. By a remarkable coincidence, so did my wife, and she doesn't even own a "smart phone"!