* Kinsey data collected between1938-1963 found that 9% of non-married males and 28% of non-married females had engaged in anal sex at least once. Among married subjects the numbers were much lower, around 11% for both men and women.

* In 1974 Playboy magazine published a huge survey of over 2000 people. Depending on the age of the respondent, between 14-25% of people said they had tried anal sex at least once.

* A more recent study conducted in 1990 at the Kinsey Institute found that 27% of male and 24% of female college students had anal sex at least once.

* One researcher offers a good point of comparison, as he surveyed his group of patients in the 1970s, and then a different group of his patients in the late 1980s. In the first survey 25% of women had anal sex (and 8% reported engaging in it regularly), and in the second, 72% had anal sex, and 23% reported engaging in it regularly.

* A 1991 survey of 3200 men (in a nationally representative sample) found overall 20% of men aged 20-39 had engaged in anal sex at least once. 50% of the men who had tried it, had only tried it once. Interestingly, in this more contemporary study, older men reported having had anal sex than younger men (27% of men 35-39 versus 13% of men 20-24 years old).

* The most recent U.S. data from a national representative sample comes from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), conducted with over 12,000 men and women aged 15-44. 34% of men and 30% of women reported engaging in anal sex at least once.

* In a 1996 survey of Swedish women aged 18-74 which was from a national representative sample, overall 20% of women reported having engaged in anal sex, with the numbers ranging from 28% for 25-34 year olds to 2% for 66-74 year olds.

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At some point I’m planning to write my own guide to the basics of anal but I came across this article that gives answer to some of the FAQ’s.

If you have any questions - I’d be glad to try to answer them.

Redbook Magazine surveyed 100,000 married women on their anal sex practices. Here is what the survey said:

- 43% of married women have tried anal intercourse.
- Of these, 40% found it somewhat or very enjoyable.
- 49% didn’t like it.
- And 10% had no particular feelings one-way or the other (no pun intended).

Anal Sex Positions

I came across this list of anal sex positions the other day. Don’t ask - ok, I was looking for some new positions but I had done everyone one of these except the “acrobatic anal sex position.” I guess that’s a variation on the missionary anal sex position and I guess I’ll have to try it sometime. I thought this was a good list to post because it covers the basic positions and has funny figures demonstrating them.

My favorite position is “doggy style.” It just comes naturally to me. Plus I think it feels the best. However, I think the lying down position can be pretty intense too because the guy is so close and it feels a lot more passionate.