This statistic shows the results of a survey among women on their reasons for masturbation during the past year. 31.9 percent of women surveyed said they masturbated to cope with stress.
Women: Reasons for masturbation in the past year
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HappyPlayTime. (June 1, 2013). Women: Reasons for masturbation in the past year [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/260556/women-reasons-for-masturbation-in-the-past-year/
HappyPlayTime. "Women: Reasons for masturbation in the past year." Chart. June 1, 2013. Statista. Accessed May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260556/women-reasons-for-masturbation-in-the-past-year/
HappyPlayTime. (2013). Women: Reasons for masturbation in the past year. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260556/women-reasons-for-masturbation-in-the-past-year/
HappyPlayTime. "Women: Reasons for Masturbation in The past Year." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260556/women-reasons-for-masturbation-in-the-past-year/
HappyPlayTime, Women: Reasons for masturbation in the past year Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260556/women-reasons-for-masturbation-in-the-past-year/ (last visited May 06, 2024)
Women: Reasons for masturbation in the past year [Graph], HappyPlayTime, June 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/260556/women-reasons-for-masturbation-in-the-past-year/