Survey Unveils What Happens in
Bedroom
Associated
Press
STOCKHOLM,
Sweden - Austrians love their bedrooms, but seldom make love in them.
Malaysians often have sex in their bedrooms, but don't get much sleep
there.
Those
are some of the conclusions of an international Gallup poll presented
Tuesday by Swedish furniture giant Ikea.
The
company wanted to know how frequently people in Europe, Asia and North
America use their bedrooms for different activities, including sleeping,
relaxing and "romance."
In
Sweden and Iceland, 72 percent of respondents said they use their bedrooms
for romantic endeavors, while in China the same figure was 20 percent.
Malaysians
were the most sexually active — 43 percent said they have sex daily in
their bedrooms. Malaysia was also the place were people sleep the least:
Six hours and 36 minutes per night, about half an hour less than the
survey's average.
Austrians
ranked low in sexual activity, but were the most satisfied with their
bedrooms, ahead of Belgians and Swiss. Russians were the least satisfied.
The
survey was conducted in January and included 14,000 IKEA customers in 27
countries. The margin of error was 4.5 percentage points.
Spaniards
and Americans were most likely to keep their bedrooms private, while
almost half of Chinese allowed their friends access.
Other
facts in the survey: Three-quarters make their bed daily; people who
frequently change their mattresses have more sex; and the most common
fixture of a bedroom is the alarm clock.
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