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[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 18 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Those stats cannot be right.

[–] yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (4 children)

They’re not.

A quick google search:

In Japan, roughly 50% of young adults aged 18-29 report being virgins.

In the UK, about 46% of people aged 16-24 identify as virgins

10% of US males under 34 are virgins. (Source)

EDIT: The OP seems to be citing data from at least 15 years ago. But that’s precisely the problem: the world seems to have changed in that time. We have 3 times the number of virgins across age groups in just a few years, for instance.

[–] seggturkasz@lemmy.world 17 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

That is not how source work. Without citation you are just claiming that it is a different number. This is in no way better than what you are disputing.

[–] Imhotep@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

It's from this site which seems to aggregate different sources.
I dont know what it's worth.

edit: typo

[–] AlexisFR@jlai.lu 6 points 6 hours ago

It made me feel better so it's real now.

[–] Mika@sopuli.xyz 6 points 8 hours ago

18-29

That's hell of a range here. You can be 19 when you've been asked the question and lose your virginity next year.

[–] Vytle@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

He could not be in america.