Prior to 2007, precious little research was done regarding the sexual activities of seniors.
Seniors were well aware of what was happening, but it seemed that no one else was interested.
Most younger folks seemingly preferred to believe that as mom and dad, grandma and grandpa aged, sexual desire and the need for intimacy disappeared into the sunset along with them.
Ha! An imposing, groundbreaking study was undertaken in 2007, involving 3,005 men and women.
Each were paid $100 to participate in a 2 hour interview, plus a physical.
Never before had research of this scope been undertaken and the results were electrifying to the younger community! The chief author of the study's results said: "From a societal perspective, I would say that old people are young people in later life.
" The federally funded research was first reported in the New England Journal of Medicine and later condensed by CNNhealth.
com: http://www.
cnn.
com/2007/HEALTH/08/22/senior.
sex/index.
html.
From this study emerged a much clearer picture of how seniors behaved sexually and the news is good.
Sex with a partner in the previous year was reported by 73 percent of the people ages 57 to 64; 53 percent of those ages 64 to 75, and 26 percent of people 75 to 85.
Most indicated they had sex two to three times a month or more.
Understanding that the data above reflects both single and married seniors, what conclusion might we draw about a pool of single senior singles only? Based upon anecdotal data and personal conversations and inquiries, I think it reasonable to conclude that single seniors are even more active than the study group.
Feeling better?
Seniors were well aware of what was happening, but it seemed that no one else was interested.
Most younger folks seemingly preferred to believe that as mom and dad, grandma and grandpa aged, sexual desire and the need for intimacy disappeared into the sunset along with them.
Ha! An imposing, groundbreaking study was undertaken in 2007, involving 3,005 men and women.
Each were paid $100 to participate in a 2 hour interview, plus a physical.
Never before had research of this scope been undertaken and the results were electrifying to the younger community! The chief author of the study's results said: "From a societal perspective, I would say that old people are young people in later life.
" The federally funded research was first reported in the New England Journal of Medicine and later condensed by CNNhealth.
com: http://www.
cnn.
com/2007/HEALTH/08/22/senior.
sex/index.
html.
From this study emerged a much clearer picture of how seniors behaved sexually and the news is good.
Sex with a partner in the previous year was reported by 73 percent of the people ages 57 to 64; 53 percent of those ages 64 to 75, and 26 percent of people 75 to 85.
Most indicated they had sex two to three times a month or more.
Understanding that the data above reflects both single and married seniors, what conclusion might we draw about a pool of single senior singles only? Based upon anecdotal data and personal conversations and inquiries, I think it reasonable to conclude that single seniors are even more active than the study group.
Feeling better?
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