According to a new study out of the city's Yonsei University, one in three Seoulites surveyed said they haven't gotten busy in the last year. The study randomly surveyed 2, Seoul residents between the ages of 19 and 69 about their sex lives. Of those, 1, were men and 1, were women. The reasons why Seoulites aren't jumping between the sheets differ by gender, said Yonsei sociology professor Youm Yoosik. He worked on the study with his colleague Choi Jun-yong, a professor from the university's Internal Medicine Department.
My best guess is that the modern, feminist woman doesn't feel like she needs a male partner to have an independent life, and believes it is entirely possible to live happily without a man," Youm told Insider.
And that's understandable if the women just aren't interested. Youm listed factors like living with one's parents, finances, work, and limited free time as potential reasons why people aren't having sex. He also said sex toys and other alternatives to finding a partner might also be contributing factors.
The study indicates a person's chances of getting lucky seem to increase relative to income and spending power, Youm said: On average, the study's lower-income individuals reported having less sex than middle-to-high income Seoulites. Youm said that one of the more shocking findings they found was that the proportion of sexless individuals in their 20s was on par with the percentage of those in their 60s who weren't sexually active.
The study comes on the heels of other research on sex rates across East Asia. In , the Guardian reported on a survey of 3, people aged 16 to 49 by Japan's family planning association , which found that a record high of Meanwhile, in Hong Kong , researchers who polled 2, married Chinese men and women aged 25 to 59 in found that Hong Kongers were still getting it on, but that sex tapers off when one hits Business Strategy.
