Preliminary results of Survey on Female Orgasms

See Survey on Female Orgasms

About 44% of the women surveyed reported that it's very difficult or impossible to climax.
About 73% of women surveyed reported that it's medium or very important for them to reach orgasm.
About 40% of women surveyed reported that they always or usually enjoy sex even without reaching orgasm.

About 36% of men think it's very difficult (or impossible) for their female partners to reach orgasm.
About 53% of men think it's medium or very important to their female parters to reach orgasm.
About 21% of men think their female partners usually enjoy sex even without orgasm.


757 women responded to the question "How difficult is it for you to reach orgasm?" Here are the counts of responses:
not difficult 147 (19%)
medium 275 (36%)
very 276 (36%)
impossible 59 ( 8%)

640 men responded to the question "How difficult is it for your female partner to reach orgasm?". Here are the counts of their responses:
not difficult 142 (22%)
medium 266 (42%)
very 232 (36%)


757 women responded to the question "How important is it for you to reach orgasm during sex?". Here are their responses:
not at all 75 (10%)
a little 128 (17%)
medium 210 (28%)
very 344 (45%)

424 men responded to the question "Does your female partner think it's important for her to reach orgasm?". Here are their responses:
not at all 83 (20%)
a little 117 (28%)
medium 128 (30%)
very 96 (23%)


760 women responded to the question "When you have sex, do you enjoy it even without reaching orgasm?". Here are the counts of responses:
always 113 (15%)
usually 186 (25%)
sometimes 306 (40%)
never 155 (20%)

646 men responded to the question "In your opinion, do women enjoy sex even without reaching orgasm?". Here are the counts of responses:
usually 133 (21%)
sometimes 319 (49%)
rarely 130 (20%)
never 64 (10%)