Fastcompany iconFastcompanyOct 1, 2026 ~1 min source read

‘Sex is not a priority’: Gen Z on why they’re not hooking up

Playboy has resurrected its 1983 sex questionnaire for Generation Z, and according to the magazine, what it found was surprising. Back in the 1980s, the publication says the question of whether 18- to 29-year-olds had ever had sex "was not even worth asking." But things have changed.

‘Sex is not a priority’: Gen Z on why they’re not hooking up

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Playboy has resurrected its 1983 sex questionnaire for Generation Z, and according to the magazine, what it found was surprising.

(Gen Z includes people born between 1997 and 2012, who are now roughly 14 to 29 years old.) A further look at the data shows that only 30% of young men surveyed ma...

Back in the 1980s, the publication says the question of whether 18- to 29-year-olds had ever had sex "was not even worth asking." But things have changed.

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Playboy has resurrected its 1983 sex questionnaire for Generation Z, and according to the magazine, what it found was surprising. Back in the 1980s, the publication says the question of whether 18- to 29-year-olds had ever had sex "was not even worth asking." But things have changed. About one-third of Gen Z men and close to half of Gen Z women surveyed also report not having masturbated a single time in the last three months.

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  • (Gen Z includes people born between 1997 and 2012, who are now roughly 14 to 29 years old.) A further look at the data shows that only 30% of young men surveyed ma...

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Yet 74% say they have moderate to high sexual desire.

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