Toronto Sex Poll: the titillating results of our peek into the city’s bedrooms
Illustrations by Jack Dylan
We were curious about a few things. How often Torontonians are having sex, with whom they’re having it, and how satisfied they are, for starters. Are downtowners getting it more than 905ers? Women more than men? LGBTs more than heteros? Do we cheat? Do we lie? Do we fake it? (Yes, yes, and…YES! YES! YES!) We wanted to know, so we asked. And you told us—1,305 of you, to be precise, across the 416 and 905. Here, an R-rated glimpse into the bedrooms (and kitchens, and bathrooms, and bushes) of your friends and neighbours.
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METHODOLOGY: From November 12 to November 25, 2012, the Toronto Life research team conducted an online survey with 1,305 GTA residents. The margin of error is plus or minus 2.7 per cent, 19 times out of 20. The results were statistically weighted to ensure an accurate representation of the GTA by age and gender.