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[[File:Rise_of_sexless_young_men.png|thumb|right|400px|Sexlessness increased for men aged 22-35 as well. [https://ifstudies.org/blog/male-sexlessness-is-rising-but-not-for-the-reasons-incels-claim Source]]] | |||
Sexless men between 18 and 30 are on the rise according to the ''Washington Post'' using data from the U.S. nationally representative ''General Social Survey (GSS)''.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/03/29/share-americans-not-having-sex-has-reached-record-high/</ref> | Sexless men between 18 and 30 are on the rise according to the ''Washington Post'' using data from the U.S. nationally representative ''General Social Survey (GSS)''.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/03/29/share-americans-not-having-sex-has-reached-record-high/</ref> | ||
28% of men did not have sex in the past year. | 28% of men did not have sex in the past year. | ||
This is accompanied by a trend towards later marriage.<ref>https://ifstudies.org/blog/male-sexlessness-is-rising-but-not-for-the-reasons-incels-claim</ref> | This is accompanied by a trend towards later marriage.<ref name="ifstud">https://ifstudies.org/blog/male-sexlessness-is-rising-but-not-for-the-reasons-incels-claim</ref> Data from NHANES, NFSG and GSS together suggest around 12% of 22-35 year olds had no sex in the past year (see graph on the right).<ref name="ifstud"></ref> | ||
GSS data also shows that among today's 18 to 34 year olds, 51% have no stable partner, up from 35% in 1986.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/03/21/its-not-just-you-new-data-shows-more-than-half-young-people-america-dont-have-romantic-partner</ref> | GSS data also shows that among today's 18 to 34 year olds, 51% have no stable partner, up from 35% in 1986.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019/03/21/its-not-just-you-new-data-shows-more-than-half-young-people-america-dont-have-romantic-partner</ref> | ||
Further, roughly [[Scientific_Blackpill#30.25_of_millennials_are_often_or_always_lonely_and_22.25_have_no_friends|30% of millennials are often or always lonely and 22% have no friends]] which likely overlaps inceldom because a sex partner would count as companionship or a friend. Indeed, 50% of incels.co users report having no friends.<ref name="oct"></ref> | Further, roughly [[Scientific_Blackpill#30.25_of_millennials_are_often_or_always_lonely_and_22.25_have_no_friends|30% of millennials are often or always lonely and 22% have no friends]] which likely overlaps inceldom because a sex partner would count as companionship or a friend. Indeed, 50% of incels.co users report having no friends.<ref name="oct"></ref> | ||
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===Other estimates=== | ===Other estimates=== | ||
[[Brian Gilmartin]] in the 1980s estimated that 1.5% of all American men experience involuntary celibacy, estimating them at 4.7 million people.<ref name="ref21">https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/72931916/One-of-the-internets-most-reviled-subcultures</ref> | [[Brian Gilmartin]] in the 1980s estimated that 1.5% of all American men experience involuntary celibacy, estimating them at 4.7 million people.<ref name="ref21">https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/72931916/One-of-the-internets-most-reviled-subcultures</ref> | ||
A 2012 report by The Centers for Disease Control claimed that within the past year roughly 6% of men ages 25 to 44 have not had any sexual partners. The Washington Post correlated this figure within inceldom; thus making roughly 6% of that age group ''virginal'' involuntary celibates (per Washington Post).<ref name="ref21"></ref> | A 2012 report by The Centers for Disease Control claimed that within the past year roughly 6% of men ages 25 to 44 have not had any sexual partners. The Washington Post correlated this figure within inceldom; thus making roughly 6% of that age group ''virginal'' involuntary celibates (per Washington Post).<ref name="ref21"></ref> | ||
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics, sexlessness has increased among the young between 2002 and 2006/2008. 27% of 15-24 year old men have never had any form of sex, up from 22 percent in 2002, and 29% of females in that age bracket have never had sex, also up from 22 percent in 2002.<ref>https://www.livescience.com/13072-sex-stats-virgins-rise.html</ref><ref>https://time.com/4435058/millennials-virgins-sex/</ref> | |||
=== Commentary === | === Commentary === | ||