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February 2001 Poll #2: Sex lives of Dominants

Total number of responses: 121
Number of unique respondents: 121 

1) I am 

Female 28.9%
Male 70.2%
Left unanswered by 0.8% of respondents 

2) I am 

Bi-Kinky/Pansexual (no body fluids/no penetration) 5.8%
Bisexual 16.5%
Gay only 0.8%
Heterosexual only 73.6%
Lesbian only 1.7%
Left unanswered by 1.7% of respondents 

3) My longest relationship with a submissive/slave lasted: 

A month or less 9.1%
A year or less 17.4%
One to three years 31.4%
Over 10 years. 17.4%
Three years to 10 years. 22.3%
Left unanswered by 2.5% of respondents 

4) Counting ONLY serious relationships (not play partners or clients), how many submissives/slaves have you owned? 

Five to ten 3.3%
Less than five 34.7%
Never owned a slave 16.5%
One 42.1%
Over ten 0.8%
Left unanswered by 2.5% of respondents 

5) Have you ever had any fantasies about being in the submissive role (even if you've never told anyone about them)? 

No 35.5%
Yes 62%
Left unanswered by 2.5% of respondents 

6) If you had to quantify your dominance, what percentage would you assign?

I'm 100% dominant 20.7%
I'm 50% dominant (if you're less, you shouldn't be taking this poll!) 4.1%
I'm 60% to 75% dominant 14.9%
I'm 80% to 90% dominant 27.3%
I'm 95% dominant 29.8%
Left unanswered by 3.3% of respondents 

7) What kind of a partner do you prefer? 

A lifestyle 24/7 slave 24%
A lifestyle 24/7 submissive 24%
A play partner 5%
A slave in the bedroom, equal elsewhere 24.8%
A submissive in the bedroom, equal elsewhere 19.8%
Left unanswered by 2.5% of respondents 

8) When masturbating, do you ever act out SM fantasies using toys, clothes, etc.? 

I don't masturbate 6.6%
I don't masturbate to SM fantasies 7.4%
I never act out BDSM fantasies unless a partner is there 27.3%
I occasionally act out some BDSM fantasies when alone 40.5%
I usually act out BDSM fantasies when alone 16.5%
Left unanswered by 1.7% of respondents 

9) Even if you've known all your life that you're dom, at what age did you first start exploring consensual SM in adulthood? 

Between ages 18 and 21 22.3%
Between ages 21 and 29 32.2%
Between ages 30 and 40 29.8%
Between ages 40 and 50 10.7%
Fifty or over 3.3%
Left unanswered by 1.7% of respondents 

10) Are you currently in a serious relationship? 

No 23.1%
Yes 73.6%
Left unanswered by 3.3% of respondents