Revealed: Gay Vices Survey Results

<p>This month we’ve been discussing Vices on TheGayUK and at the beginning of the month we invited readers to take a survey to reveal what the gay community vices were.</p> <p>By Newsdesk | 30th April 2013</p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4590069074.jpg" width="460" height="388" alt="" title=""/></p> <p>In our snapshot survey, porn topped the list of vices of gay men of the United Kingdom, with 42.4% of those polled owning up to viewing porn at least a few times a week (30%), watching it on a daily basis (28%), and over a quarter admitting to watching the bad boy stuff a few times a day.</p> <p></p> <p>Other vices topping the list were Drinking 34% Sex 32% and Smoking 19%. </p> <p></p> <p>Only 1.7% of people revealed that gambling was their vice.</p> <p></p> <p>In order (respondents could choose more than 1 vice):</p> <p>Porn 42.4%</p> <p>Drinking 33.9%</p> <p>Sex 32.2%</p> <p>Smoking 18.6%</p> <p>Chocolate 16.9%</p> <p>Working 15.3%</p> <p>Drugs 11.9%</p> <p>Shopping 11.9%</p> <p>Fast Food 10.2%</p> <p>Cruising 5.1%</p> <p>Adultery 3.4%</p> <p>Gambling 1.7%</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>Just over half said that they would consider giving up their vice, with 50% of all respondents saying that their addiction wasn’t a problem for them. </p> <p></p> <p>Is the gay community actively looking for help or booking into the Priory any day soon – don’t bet on it, only 13.6% said that they had sought any kind of professional help in dealing with their vice or addiction.</p> <p></p> <p>59.3% of those questioned said that they had been addicted for over 10 years – and openly discussed their issues with their peers (66.1%).</p> <p></p> <p>If you need to talk to someone with anything that concerns you call the London Lesbian And Gay Switchboard on 0300 330 0630 or visit <a href="http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Addictions/Pages/Introduction.aspx">http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Addictions/Pages/Introduction.aspx</a> for more details.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p> </p> <p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4586001108.jpg" width="380" height="28" alt="" title=""/></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/#/magazine/4574334751/VICES-Mr-Perfect/5562381">VICES: Mr Perfect</a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/#/magazine/4574334751/Prostitution-The-Last-Taboo/5484372">Prostitution: The Last Taboo?</a></p> <p></p> <p><a href="http://www.thegayuk.com/#/magazine/4574334751/COLUMN-When-A-Vice-Becomes-Something-More-Sinister/5450738">COLUMN: When A Vice Becomes Something More Sinister</a></p>