Percentage of American Men who are Regular Strip Club Visitors
IronFox22
Ohio
If we somehow had access to the minds of every man in the ole' USA, I bet we'd all be shocked at the percentage of guys who are strip club junkies and/or engage in the hobby in other ways (escorts, massage parlors, etc).
You guys remember that Zumba instructor a few years back who was actually a prostitute and was running the business from her studio? There were dozens of men caught up in that scandal (all from the same town). Lawyers, firemen, bankers, other respectable men had all been found to be clients.
I've never told anyone about my strip club visits. I'm guessing most other guys are the same way. The percentage of guys in the hobby has gotta be higher than we think.
Chime in if you want.
You guys remember that Zumba instructor a few years back who was actually a prostitute and was running the business from her studio? There were dozens of men caught up in that scandal (all from the same town). Lawyers, firemen, bankers, other respectable men had all been found to be clients.
I've never told anyone about my strip club visits. I'm guessing most other guys are the same way. The percentage of guys in the hobby has gotta be higher than we think.
Chime in if you want.
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But personally, I don't think the percentage would be that high either.
If I had to guess, I'd say most American men only go a few times a year, if that.
good club managers and bartenders know that regulars hope for discretion and anonimity.
I just got to thinking about how I used to work in a large office with probably 100 people or so, most of them men. I always had it in my brain, for some odd reason, that *none* of these men went to strip clubs. I thought of them all as completely straight-laced family men. This was likely not the case, but my default position is to assume people don't go.
Hey, we're 1%'s!!
So more people go than you think and are hush hush. Now people who are regulars to a club i think is 1% or less. i go to clubs about once a month. Do i go to the same club...nope. I spread my time out. Yet i have been going to one more than others because of ease and closeness to my home. But I don't think i am a regular to say the least. Actually might be heading that way tomorrow.... HEHE.
1. From the way you phrased your first comment, it sounds as if you know that there are other hounds among your coworkers, but you know you're the biggest of them. Correct? Or, were you just speaking metaphorically?
2. The percentage that you envision would be best converted to a pie chart. Then with the use of a microscope you could see the slice of the pie that you're amongst.
I am really the only die-hard hound amongst all of my coworkers. At most a couple of them go on the average of 2 or 3 times a year - sometimes more but only after some serious prodding. I used to drag them out to a local topless joint for lunch occasionally, but since that club closed back in 2009 my guys have no interest in venturing out further to try out other clubs. That's why I lol'd at the OP's over-assessment of all of those "male" die hard SCJunkies. There just aren't many at all. I'd venture way less than 1% of the total SC going public. The die-hards are the anomaly, not the rule.
Sounds about right - three standard deviations off the norm
Reasons why IMO:
+ not a lot of people have the excess money it takes to have a good time in a SC; or if they do; they rather spend it on something else (vacations; savign for retirement; etc)
+ many have family obligations that would preclude them from being able to be regurlars in the hobby (an S.O. that would not allow it; kids takign up most of their free time; etc.)
Perhaps the # of dudes that do partake in some kind of sexual services (escorts; message places; etc.) may be significantly higher though.
All have one thing in common - lots of disposable income. My take is that those of us who are inveterate mongers make up less than one percent of the total population, however there are another 2 or 3 percent who'd go more often if they could afford it and another 5 to 10 percent who would like to go but are afraid of social recriminations. The large majority have little interest in strip clubs and view the patrons as low lifes and losers.
% of American Males that are avid regular stripclub visitors: < 1%
% of ^^^ who have ever visited a stripclub (or similar) : 50%
% of ^^^ who have visited a stripclub in last 12 months: maybe 5-10%
In #2, I'd consider some real old timers who went to a burlesque show, or guys who went to a private bachelor party or 2 that hired strippers.
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I may not even be in the top 20% as far as my income but it appears my savings puts me in at least the top 40%.
I would be doing better if I hadn't made some crappy investments.
Out of my immediate relatives, I believe I am the only one who routinely visits strip clubs. I don't even know if some of them even know what the term gentlemen's club means. I drove by one and I heard, " they probably serve really expensive steak in there."
They thought it was a restaurant for rich guys.
Me too – I’m ecstatic to be in the top 1% of PLs
:)
Would rather enjoy my life and help others enjoy theirs than feel the need too put more copies of me on the planet and have to serve them for the rest of my life.
Could be higher though. I recently found out that a close friend of mine was a bigger monger than I am. Surprised the shit out of me and wouldn't have guessed it in a million years. I finally shared some of my SC exploits with him and he shared his which make mine look like amateur hour. Our conversations are much more fun now.