Have you ever wondered who is having the most sex, and what may be the difference between those who did it and those who didn't? Perhaps the topic has come up over a couple of drinks with friends, and everyone presented their own theories on what determines a person's sex life. Well, we can reveal to you now what the numbers have to say about people's sex lives in Kampala.
In January of 2018, Whitehead Communications conducted the Kampala Holiday Survey and included the question: "did you have sex over the holidays?" The survey gathered responses from 491 residents of Kampala and Wakiso District: half in person and half online, half male and half female, including a wide variety of people from different age groups, neighbourhoods, financial status, marital status, religion, etc. We wanted to learn more about Kampala residents, and you can learn a lot from breaking down such survey results. Maybe you're not so interested in statistics, but I bet you'll find it interesting to hear how the numbers break down when it comes to sex.
In January of 2018, Whitehead Communications conducted the Kampala Holiday Survey and included the question: "did you have sex over the holidays?" The survey gathered responses from 491 residents of Kampala and Wakiso District: half in person and half online, half male and half female, including a wide variety of people from different age groups, neighbourhoods, financial status, marital status, religion, etc. We wanted to learn more about Kampala residents, and you can learn a lot from breaking down such survey results. Maybe you're not so interested in statistics, but I bet you'll find it interesting to hear how the numbers break down when it comes to sex.
| 51.1% of the people we interviewed around Kampala reported having sex over the December 2017 holiday season (that is 250 people out of about 2 million residents of Kampala, not a statistically conclusive sample, but a number worth exploring). Considering the 51.1% overall "did it" as a baseline, we broke it down according to respondents' answers to other questions to find out what factors might affect people's sex lives. |  |
Gender
Men are having more sex than women in Kampala, with 69% of men having sex over the holidays and only 42.7% of women (which kind of makes us wonder whom the men are having sex with).
Marital Status
Married people are having more sex than unmarried people. 76.3% of married respondents said they had sex over the holidays. 39.6% of non married people (who may be single or in a relationship of some kind) said they had sex over the holidays, and among just the people who said they were single, still 29.4% said they were sexually active. The conclusion is an old one: If you want to have more sex, you may want to get married.
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Religion
Which religion would you expect to be having more sex in Kampala? We were interested to learn that the most sexually active religious community, according to our 491 responses, are the muslims. Less than half of our 359 Christian respondents - 47.9% - had sex over the holidays (which is less than the overall average), while 60% of the 74 Muslim respondents did. "Not religious" respondents came out in between, with 53.8% reporting as sexually active.
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Alcohol
57.4% of people who drank alcohol over the holidays had sex.
Travel
Those who traveled out of Kampala over the holidays had more sex than those who did not, with 48.1% of those not traveling having sex, and 53.4% of travellers having sex.
48% of people who travelled in a taxi (matatu) had sex.
50.9% of people who travelled on a boda boda had sex.
58.5% of people who travelled in a private car had sex.
Age
It was interesting to note that, according to our results, sex gets better with age, or at least older people are having more of it. We did not survey anyone under the age of 18, but once reaching adulthood, we found that sexual activity increased with age. (This may be related to the age at which people tend to get married.)
40.8% of respondents aged 18 - 29 had sex. (Note: 50.7% single, 25% in a relationship)
64.4% of respondents aged 30 - 39 had sex. (Note: 47.6% married)
65.5% of respondents aged 40 - 49 had sex. (Note: 76.4% married)
80% of respondents over the age of 50 had sex. (Note: only 5 respondents, 80% male and 60% married)
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Money
Kampala Holiday Survey results support the theory that money and sex go together, as less than a third of those earning under 100k per month were sexually active, while that number rose to 72% for those who earn between 2 million and 5 million shillings a month. Interestingly, sexual activity trended down again after the 5 million shillings mark. Maybe Kampala's top earners are too stressed or don't have the time for sex; we can't be sure, but according to these results, "middle income status" is the sweet spot for kampala lovers.
Here is how it breaks down by monthly income:
Under 100,000 UGX: 31.5% had sex.
101,000 - 500,000 UGX: 52.5% had sex.
501,000 - 2,000,000 UGX: 55.9% had sex.
2,001,000 - 5,000,000 UGX: 72% had sex.
More than 5,000,000 UGX: 46.5% had sex.
Kampala Holiday Survey results support the theory that money and sex go together, as less than a third of those earning under 100k per month were sexually active, while that number rose to 72% for those who earn between 2 million and 5 million shillings a month. Interestingly, sexual activity trended down again after the 5 million shillings mark. Maybe Kampala's top earners are too stressed or don't have the time for sex; we can't be sure, but according to these results, "middle income status" is the sweet spot for kampala lovers.
Here is how it breaks down by monthly income:
Under 100,000 UGX: 31.5% had sex.
101,000 - 500,000 UGX: 52.5% had sex.
501,000 - 2,000,000 UGX: 55.9% had sex.
2,001,000 - 5,000,000 UGX: 72% had sex.
More than 5,000,000 UGX: 46.5% had sex.
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We went looking for which responses led to people having the most sex of all, and it turned out that gift giving had the biggest impact on whether or not somebody did it.
Gifts
People who bought a gift for spouse or romantic partner had sex 85% of the time. Only 49.7% of people who did not buy a gift for a romantic partner did it. The amount you spent on gifts also mattered. Of the people who spent less than 100,000 UGX on gifts (overall), only 43.6% had sex. The highest number of sexually active people we found were also the most generous, reporting to have spent over 2 million Ugandan shillings on gifts over the holidays. They did it 94.7% of the time!
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Based on the above, one might theorize that the Kampala residents who have the most sex of all are older married Muslim men earning between two and five million shillings a month and are generous in gift giving, while those having the least sex are young and single Christian women who earn below 100,000 UGX per month. The cause and effect in these correlations is not certain, but these numbers do seem to whisper something of what is happening in the bedrooms of Kampala. A cynic might wonder if sex has been corrupted by money in Kampala, Uganda.
What do you make of these results? Are you surprised? Please comment and share.
