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 more than when they were younger. A third of those surveyed said that they felt a deeper connection with their partner.
Reasons for greater pleasure from sex after 40, in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017
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* Respondents who had answered that they enjoyed sex more now than when they were younger.
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Why do you enjoy sex more now than when you were younger?"
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Daily Mirror, & Survation. (January 26, 2017). Reasons for greater pleasure from sex after 40, in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/673029/united-kingdom-uk-survey-reasons-for-more-enjoyment-of-sex-with-old-age/
Daily Mirror, und Survation. "Reasons for greater pleasure from sex after 40, in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017." Chart. January 26, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/673029/united-kingdom-uk-survey-reasons-for-more-enjoyment-of-sex-with-old-age/
Daily Mirror, Survation. (2017). Reasons for greater pleasure from sex after 40, in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/673029/united-kingdom-uk-survey-reasons-for-more-enjoyment-of-sex-with-old-age/
Daily Mirror, and Survation. "Reasons for Greater Pleasure from Sex after 40, in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/673029/united-kingdom-uk-survey-reasons-for-more-enjoyment-of-sex-with-old-age/
Daily Mirror & Survation, Reasons for greater pleasure from sex after 40, in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/673029/united-kingdom-uk-survey-reasons-for-more-enjoyment-of-sex-with-old-age/ (last visited September 16, 2024)
Reasons for greater 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/673029/united-kingdom-uk-survey-reasons-for-more-enjoyment-of-sex-with-old-age/
