This statistic presents the preferred and actual frequency of sexual intercourse of respondents aged 40 to 70 from the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2017. 7.7 percent of those surveyed would like to have sex daily, while only 1.1 percent stated that they do so.
How often do you have sexual intercourse and how often would you like to have sexual intercourse?
* 1,011 respondents answered to "How often would you like to have sexual intercourse?", 989 respondents answered for "How often do you have sexual intercourse?"
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Daily Mirror, & Survation. (January 6, 2017). How often do you have sexual intercourse and how often would you like to have sexual intercourse? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/672937/united-kingdom-uk-survey-preferred-and-actual-frequency-of-sex-40-to-70-year-olds/
Daily Mirror, und Survation. "How often do you have sexual intercourse and how often would you like to have sexual intercourse?." Chart. January 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/672937/united-kingdom-uk-survey-preferred-and-actual-frequency-of-sex-40-to-70-year-olds/
Daily Mirror, Survation. (2017). How often do you have sexual intercourse and how often would you like to have sexual intercourse?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/672937/united-kingdom-uk-survey-preferred-and-actual-frequency-of-sex-40-to-70-year-olds/
Daily Mirror, and Survation. "How Often Do You Have Sexual Intercourse and How Often Would You like to Have Sexual Intercourse?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/672937/united-kingdom-uk-survey-preferred-and-actual-frequency-of-sex-40-to-70-year-olds/
Daily Mirror & Survation, How often do you have sexual intercourse and how often would you like to have sexual intercourse? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/672937/united-kingdom-uk-survey-preferred-and-actual-frequency-of-sex-40-to-70-year-olds/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
How often do you have sexual intercourse and how often would you like to have sexual intercourse? [Graph], Daily Mirror, & Survation, January 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/672937/united-kingdom-uk-survey-preferred-and-actual-frequency-of-sex-40-to-70-year-olds/
