Study Finds British Citizens Saving Money With Sex

As the credit crunch bites, Britons may be turning to sex as a cheap way to pass the time.

A YouGov survey of 2,000 adults has found that sex is now the most popular free activity, ahead of window shopping and gossiping.

The Scots were most amorous with 43% choosing sex over other pastimes, compared with 35% in South England.

Around one in 10 respondents to the survey, carried out in November, said their favourite free activity was window shopping and 6% chose going to a museum as the cheapest way to pass the time. But the sexes differed on their priorities, with women preferring to gossip with friends while men had sex firmly at the top of their list.

Lisa Power, head of policy of Aids charity the Terrence Higgins Trust, said: "We're glad that people are finding ways of relieving some of their credit crunch woes, but if there's one thing it's worth forking out for, it's condoms."

"Rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections are on the up so when you snuggle down with a partner, make sure you do it safely."

Rebecca Findlay, from the Family Planning Association urged people: "If anyone's having more sex at the moment whatever the reason, do think about your contraception."

So next time you want to save some money, do what the British do.

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