Young Americans having less sex than ever, study finds

About one in three men aged 18 to 24 reported no sexual activity in past year between 2000 and 2018, Jama report said

In 1975, David Bowie famously sang of a girl who wanted the young American/ All night". Nearly 50 years later, however, a lot of young Americans are having less sex - and can't even blame the coronavirus for it.

According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, data collected between 2000 and 2018, two years before the pandemic, shows that approximately one in three men aged 18 to 24 years reported no sexual activity in the past year.