Demographics
- In 1999 the Federation of Canadian Naturists commissioned a national survey on Canadian attitudes towards nudity which found that 8.9% of Canadian have or would visit a naturist facility. A further 11.6% have or would go skinny dipping in mixed company; that 39% go naked in their own homes; that naturists tend to have above average incomes; that urban dwellers are more likely to be naturist than country dwellers; and that the under 25s are the most likely to be naturists.
- In 1983 the Naturist Society in the United States sponsored a Gallup poll, which was repeated in 2000, which found the following:
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Do you believe that people who enjoy nude sunbathing should be able to do so without interference from officials as long as they do so at a beach that is accepted for that purpose? | 72 | 24 | 80 | 17 |
Local and state governments now set aside public land for special types of recreation such as snowmobiling, surfing and hunting. Do you think special and secluded areas should be set aside for people who enjoy nude sunbathing? | 39 | 54 | 48 | 48 |
Have you, personally, ever gone "skinny dipping" or nude sunbathing in a mixed group of men and women at a beach, at a pool, or somewhere else? | 15 | 83 | 25 | 73 |
- In 2005 the British CCBN commissioned a survey of members, which found that, among British people:
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Beach abroad | 29% |
Beach in UK | 20% |
Newspaper | 15% |
Friend | 9% |
Parents | 8% |
Conviction | 6% |
TV/Radio | 5% |
The Web | 3% |
H&E | 3% |
Other | 2% |
Yes | 58.5% |
No | 41.5% |
Often | 22.4% |
Sometimes | 40.1% |
Rarely | 18.7% |
Never | 18.7% |
Self-catering | 58.5% |
Hotel | 41.5% |
Own Tent | 12.7% |
Hire Caravan | 10% |
Own Caravan | 8.7% |
Bed and Breakfast | 6.6% |
Friends | 4.4% |
Motor home | 4.2% |
Own accommodation | 3.1% |
Hire Tent | 2.4% |
Other | 3.3% |
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