Who is the 40-Year-Old Virgin and Where Did He/She Come From? Data from the National Survey of Family Growth

Amongst young adults, sexual abstinence does not appear to be mediated by health status, anthropometric measures, or age. Attending religious services and avoidance of alcohol consumption are associated with virginity in adults. Other factors associated with abstinence differ between genders and merit further study. Eisenberg ML, Shindel AW, Smith JF, Lue TF, and Walsh TJ. Who is the 40 year old virgin and where did he/she come from? Data from the National Survey of Family Growth. J Sex Med 2009;6:2154-2161.