# Masturbation and Statistics

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-statistics/29812>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 18, 2000, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-statistics/29812 "2000-08-18T02:05:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-statistics/29812/21 "2000-08-19T15:18:26Z")

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It’s not how many times a day you masturbate that makes you a man, it’s how many times a day you don’t have to masturbate.

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**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-statistics/29812/22 "2000-08-19T15:23:14Z")

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> \*Originally posted by dewt \*  
> I’m getting a cramp in my forearm just thinking of it.

What, you mean you peasants don’t have someone to do the hard work for you?

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-statistics/29812/23 "2000-08-19T18:01:19Z")

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I can help with the statistics question. I have no idea how accurate the numbers are, but the math is valid. Keep in mind, though, that an average can be a very misleading quantity. There’s times when almost nobody is masturbating, such as when they’re all asleep, and times when it’s higher than the average, to make up for that. There’s also presumably large individual variations; if one man never masturbates, and another averages six times a day, that’s an average of three.

Just remember: The average American has one breast and one testicle.

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**Author:** ![Kaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaz)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masturbation-and-statistics/29812/24 "2000-08-19T18:17:11Z")

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How come men materbate so much more then women? And what are the statistics on women?

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