The Average Woman: How Close Do You Come?

It is human nature to compare ourselves to others. Are we taller, shorter, heavier or thinner? We tend to judge our normality based on how close to average we are. So, if you are an average women in the United States, just what do you look like? How tall are you? How much do you weigh? How often do you have sex? Below are listed a group of averages gathered from a variety of sources. Of these categories, how many do you come close to being average?

Average Body - The average woman is 5' 3.7" tall

The average woman wieghs 152 pounds

The average dress size for a woman - is a size 14

The average shoe size for women - that would be a size 8

Average measurments for a women;

Bust 35.9" Waist 29" Hips 39"

Other measurements - Average hip measurement is 22 - 24 inches , average areola measurement is 1.4 inches

The average bra size is a 34B

Cup size averages A = 15% B = 44% C = 28% D 10% All others = 3%

Sex Life of the average woman;

The average women losses her virginity at the age of 17

On average a married woman will have sex 1.9 times per week

The average adult woman will masturbate 1 - 2 times per week.

The average woman will have 4 sexual partners in her lifetime

Trivia Note - 13% of women surveyed said they have ended a relationship because of bad sex.

So, how close to average are you? How much does it bother you if you are outside the norm? Do you even want to be in the norm?

(Sources: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services : Journal for Sex Research, Vol. 24)