'More internet sex please'

2007-01-12 21:21

Zagreb - A majority of Croatians say they find the internet to be a useful tool in improving their sex lives, according to a survey published on Friday.

Fifty-eight percent of Croatians who responded to a magazine questionnaire said that they had ended up in bed with people they had met while surfing on match-making or pornographic websites.

More than 85% of Croatians who visit the sites said they had met up with their online friends, said the survey of 2 079 people published in the Drustvena istrazivanja magazine.

Sixty-two percent of women and 54% of men said they have had sexual relations with people they had met on such websites, it added.

According to the study, on average visitors to the websites are 30-year-old singles, have a university degree, and are satisfied with their sex lives.

The biggest number, or 44%, are aged between 25 and 34, followed by 30% of them aged between 12 and 24, and 19% between 35 and 44.

According to estimates in the local press, about 240 000 Croatians out of 1.2 million with internet access are regular visitors of pornographic sites.

- SAPA