Sex in Australia: Autoerotic, esoteric and other sexual practices engaged in by a representative sample of adults

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the prevalence of a range of autoerotic and other non-coital sexual practices among Australians. Method: Computer-assisted telephone interviews were completed by a representative sample of 10,173 men and 9,134 women aged 16-59 years (response rate 73.1%). Respondents were asked whether in the past year they had:

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