Topic: Britons 'saving money with sex'
As th' credit crunch bites, Britons may be turnin' t' sex as a cheap way t' pass th' time, a charity says.
A YouGov survey o' 2,000 adults found sex were bein' th' most popular free activity, ahead o' window shoppin' an' gossipin'.
The Scots were most amorous with 43% choosin' sex o'er other pastimes, compared with 35% in South Englan', by Davy Jones' locker.
Aids charity th' Terrence Higgins Trust, which published th' survey, also welcomed recent figures showin' an increase in condom sales, Ya lily livered swabbie!
Around one in 10 respondents t' th' survey, carried in November, said their favourite free activity were bein' window shoppin' an' 6% chose goin' t' a museum as th' cheapest way t' pass th' time, pass the grog!
But th' sexes differed on their priorities, with wenches preferrin' t' gossip with maties while men had sex firmly at th' top o' their list.
Safe sex
Publishin' th' results t' coincide with World Aids Day, th' Terrence Higgins Trust reminded scallywags t' practise safe sex an' pointed out that a packet o' condoms costs a fraction o' th' cost o' a night out.
Rates o' HIV an' other sexually transmitted infections be on th' up so when ye snuggle down with a partner, make sure ye do it safely
Lisa Power, Terrence Higgins Trust
Lisa Power, head o' policy, said: We're glad that scallywags be findin' ways o' relievin' some o' their credit crunch woes, but if thar's one thin' 'tis worth forkin' out fer, 'tis condoms.
"Alternatively ye can get them free from family plannin' an' sexual health clinics, Get out of me rum!
"Rates o' HIV an' other sexually transmitted infections be on th' up so when ye snuggle down with a partner, make sure ye do it safely."
Rebecca Findlay, from th' Family Plannin' Association advised: "If anyone's havin' more sex at th' moment whatever th' reason, do think about yer contraception, yer condoms an' any testin' ye might need fer sexually transmitted infections.
"And ye can get all o' these fer free on th' NHS."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7755315.stm