This statistic illustrates results from a survey among 40 to 70 year olds from the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2017 on why they enjoyed sex less than when they were younger. More than half of those surveyed stated that their sexual desire had decreased.
Reasons for less pleasure from sex after 40, in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017
* Respondents who had answered that they enjoyed sex less now than when they were younger.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Why do you enjoy sex less now than when you were younger?"
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Daily Mirror, & Survation. (January 26, 2017). Reasons for less pleasure from sex after 40, in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/673008/united-kingdom-uk-survey-reasons-for-less-enjoyment-of-sex-with-old-age/
Daily Mirror, und Survation. "Reasons for less pleasure from sex after 40, in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017." Chart. January 26, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/673008/united-kingdom-uk-survey-reasons-for-less-enjoyment-of-sex-with-old-age/
Daily Mirror, Survation. (2017). Reasons for less pleasure from sex after 40, in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/673008/united-kingdom-uk-survey-reasons-for-less-enjoyment-of-sex-with-old-age/
Daily Mirror, and Survation. "Reasons for Less Pleasure from Sex after 40, in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/673008/united-kingdom-uk-survey-reasons-for-less-enjoyment-of-sex-with-old-age/
Daily Mirror & Survation, Reasons for less pleasure from sex after 40, in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/673008/united-kingdom-uk-survey-reasons-for-less-enjoyment-of-sex-with-old-age/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Reasons for less pleasure from sex after 40, in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 [Graph], Daily Mirror, & Survation, January 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/673008/united-kingdom-uk-survey-reasons-for-less-enjoyment-of-sex-with-old-age/