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Would you rather do the internet or have sex?

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Other statistics from the Intel/Harris survey are:

61% of women, and 58% of both men and women, said they would rather give up television for two weeks rather than go without the Internet for one week.

65% of all U.S. adults surveyed said they cannot live with the Internet.

Along with this percentage for the Internet, 39% said they cannot live without cable television, 20% said dining out, 18% said shopping for clothes, and 10% said gym memberships were indispensible in their lives.

71% of all U.S. adults said they consider Internet-enabled devices (such as netbooks, mobile Internet devices, and laptops) important or very important.

This article is based on the December 12, 2008 Sacramento Business Journal article “Survey: 46% of women, 30% of men choose Internet over sex.”

For another slant on the question: sex or internet, read the John Lister article “Sex still more important than Internet to Americans.” [Tech.Blorge.com]


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