Sexual · Question 29 of 100

What “Had sexual intercourse in a place other than a bed?” means

Item 29 on the 100-question Rice Purity Test reads “Had sexual intercourse in a place other than a bed?”. Here is what the wording covers, where readers reasonably disagree about it, and exactly how much it moves your score.

Guidance written and reviewed 2026-07-26

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What the question is asking

Item 29 asks whether you have had intercourse anywhere other than a bed. It is the umbrella item for the setting block: items 30 to 34 all name specific places that automatically satisfy it, which is why item 29 is checked by almost everyone who checks any of them.

Where people disagree about what counts

The only real question is furniture. A sofa, a futon, or an air mattress are read as not-a-bed by some takers and as close enough by others. Since items 30 to 34 name places rather than furniture, item 29 is where these edge cases land.

The test is self-scored and nobody else ever sees your answer, so the only thing that matters is applying one reading consistently across the whole checklist.

How item 29 fits with the items around it

Item 29 is the general case and items 30 to 34 are its specific instances — car, outdoors, public, water, residence hall. This is the same general-then-specific structure the checklist uses at item 16, and it means checking a specific setting item usually costs two points rather than one.

Item 28, before this one Had sexual intercourse in the morning? Item 30, after this one Had sexual intercourse in a car?

How it affects the score

Every question has the same one-point effect. Checking item 29 subtracts one point from the starting score of 100. Leaving it unchecked subtracts nothing, and no item on the checklist is weighted more heavily than any other.

Final score = 100 − total checked boxes

The final number never identifies this answer or any other individual answer — it is a count, so it discards which items were selected the moment it is calculated. Read the full scoring guide or look up an exact result on the 0–100 score chart.

Questions about item 29

Does a couch count for item 29?

Most takers count it, on the reading that the item means anywhere that is not a bed. Others treat any comparable furniture as a bed. The checklist does not decide.

Do I check item 29 as well as item 30?

Nearly everyone does. A car is not a bed, so checking item 30 satisfies item 29 too and the pair costs two points.

Is item 29 the broadest setting item?

Yes. It is the umbrella for the whole block from 30 to 34, each of which names a specific place that would also satisfy this item.

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