fied that their experience was of a limited kind; it seems likely that where no such limitation was made, the "experience" at least reached the point of intimate physical contact.)

Earliest homosexual experiences ranged from the age of 6 to 44. As Table 6 below shows, the largest number of per-

AGE

5-10 YEARS

NO. OF PERSONS

7

11-15 YEARS

24

16-20 YEARS

64

21-30 YEARS

49

31-40 YEARS

5

OVER 40

I

NONE

4

NO ANSWER

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157

TABLE 6. AGE AT FIRST HOMOSEXUAL EXPERIENCE

sons had their first experience between the ages of 16 and 20; the mean age was between 19 and 20. This average is Just barely higher than the average age of the first heterosexual experience, which fell between 18 and 19. The rango

of years for first heterosexual experience is some what smaller than it was for first homosexual experience, running from 5 to 30 years.

Examining indi vidual cases shows that who re an individual has had both heterosexual and homosexual experience, the first heterosexual proceded the first homosexual experience in more instances than not. However, the edge is only slight:

First homosexual precoded first heterosexual experience

First heterosexual preceded first homo-

sexual experience

First heterosexual and first homosexual

experience at same age

No. of Cases

42

48

7

19