Toilets and cars hot spots for sex

KUALA LUMPUR: Outside the bedroom, the toilet is the next likely spot for Malaysians to engage in sex, according to the 2005 Durex Global Sex Survey.

Of the 5,409 Malaysians who responded to the survey, 44% claimed they have had sex in the loo. The second and third favoured spots are the car (38%) and parents' bedroom (24%).

The survey, now in its ninth year, also revealed that Malaysians are quite adventurous in pursuing their sexual escapades (see illustration).

The respondents, who also voted model Amber Chia as the sexiest Malaysian celebrity, comprised 70% males and 30% females.

Those aged 21 to 34 years made up 72% of the respondents while those below 20 made up 15%.

A total 65% of the respondents said they would encourage young people to practise safe sex, against 20% who would tell them to abstain from sex until marriage.

Malaysians are also losing their virginity at an average age of 19 years, compared with 19.3 last year and 20 in 2001.

About 67% of respondents said they only received sex education when they were 15 or older.

When they want to avoid sex, the top excuse used by Malaysians is “I'm tired” (32.6%).

One in 10 respondents also admitted to have had a homosexual experience, 29% had one-night stands, 19% “took the back door”, 14% had extra-marital affairs, and 9% had threesomes.

The survey showed that the average Malaysian has sex 83 times a year, compared with the worldwide average of 103 times.

The Greeks topped the world average with a frequency of 138 times a year, while the Japanese ranked lowest at 45 times a year.