The India Today Sex Survey has been mapping the sexual attitudes of Indians for the past 17 years. Conducted by Marketing and Development Research Associates (MDRA), the field surveys interviewed over 4,000 people in 19 cities between January 23 and February 20, 2019. Equal numbers of male and female respondents were interviewed, in three age groups: 14-29, 30-49 and 50-69 (with special consent being taken before interviewing survey participants below the age of 18). The results suggest that Indians have come quite some way over the past decade or so. Notable changes in the data suggest that moral inhibitions are increasingly being shed, with more and more Indians open to discussing and owning their sexuality. One significant fact is that the average age at which Indians have their first sexual encounter has fallen significantly. In 2003, only 8 per cent of respondents said their first sexual encounter took place before the age of 18. Today, almost a third of respondents said their first encounter took place in their teens. A significant percentage of Indians also reported that they watched porn occasionally or regularly (almost 80 per cent), with 74 per cent saying that they did not consider watching porn as being unfaithful to their partners. However, this cuts both ways-data also suggests that porn addiction is becoming an increasingly common problem, causing notable sexual insecurities and creating strife in relationships. Read more here