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The survey certainly shows we’re hardly prudes when it comes to matters of lust.

The average person has had 12 sexual partners in their lifetime, while 23% of men and 13% of women claim 20 or more lovers. Bedpost notches climb with age, but not everyone is spreading the love: fully 17% of Canadians say they’ve been sexually monogamous with a single person.

When asked how often they have sex, 35% of people said a few times a month, while 33% said a few times a week. Married Canadians were more likely to cite the former, while dating Canadians were more likely to cite the latter.

Nearly one in five (19%) claimed to do it once a month or less, while 8% said they got busy every day. The remainder either weren’t getting any or preferred not to answer.

Just 13% of Canadians said they liked morning sex, while a scant 5% were into afternoon delights. Half preferred to keep their intimate moments to the evening, while the rest said any time was go time.

‘I don’t personally know anyone who’s had sex in a canoe, or even how you’d go about that’

Geographically, Ontario, Alberta and Quebec boasted the most satisfied lovers (“very” or “somewhat”), while those in B.C. and Atlantic Canada were likeliest to have complaints.

A spokesman for Environics, which conducted the research, says due diligence was done to ensure the results were reliable – even if some findings may be surprising.

“I don’t personally know anyone who’s had sex in a canoe, or even how you’d go about that,” said senior research associate Sean Copeland, laughing. “But I do know canoe usage is quite high in North America.”

The online survey of 1,003 adults, aged 18 to 49, was taken Dec. 19 to 20. The results are weighted to reflect the population and no margin of error is stated.