Sexual diversity in the United States: Results from a nationally representative probability sample of adult women and men
In a national survey of 2,021 U.S. adults, many sexual interests and behaviors were more common than stereotypes suggest, and more people found an activity appealing than had tried it. A population percentage describes a group, not what any person should do.
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About this source
The value of a national survey is the range it reveals. These percentages should loosen narrow ideas of normal, never become a checklist or a new standard people feel pressured to meet.
Why it matters: This source demonstrates that identity and intimacy cannot be understood through one cultural default. It adds language readers can use to notice whose experience is missing and whose boundaries are being assumed.
Purpose and scope
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Sexual diversity, BDSM-related behaviors, and U.S. population context.
Findings or central themes
In a nationally representative survey of 2,021 U.S. adults, many participants reported a wide range of lifetime sexual behaviors and interests. More people described some activities as appealing than reported having tried them.
Strengths
Directly relevant to the library topic and retained with a stable source citation and explicit evidence label.
Limitations
The source is bounded by its design, sample, publication context, and evidence type; it should not be generalized beyond those limits.
Do not use this source to claim: Do not use this source for diagnosis, individual prediction, universal claims, or advice beyond its stated scope.
Citation and access
Debby Herbenick, J. Bowling, T. J. Fu, B. Dodge, L. Guerra-Reyes, S. Sanders (2017). Sexual diversity in the United States: Results from a nationally representative probability sample of adult women and men. PLoS One DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181198
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