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Secular trends in self reported sexual activity and satisfaction in Swedish 70 year olds
— cross sectional survey of four populations, 1971-2001 | | Author(s) | Nils Beckman, Margda Waern, Deborah Gustafson |
| Journal title | British Medical Journal, vol 337, no 7662, 19 July 2008 |
| Pages | pp 151-154 |
| Source | http://www.bmj.com |
| Keywords | Sexual activity ; Over 70s ; Cross sectional surveys ; Longitudinal surveys ; Sweden. |
| Annotation | Most older participants in surveys on sexual behaviour developed their views during the early part of the 20th century. The authors examined secular trends in sexual behaviour and attitudes to sexuality in later life in four samples of 70 year olds (946 women and 560 men) from Gothenburg, Sweden who were surveyed in 1971-2, 1976-7, 1992-3 and 2000-1. From 1971 to 2000, the proportion of 70 year olds reporting sexual intercourse increased among all groups: married men from 52% to 68%, married women from 38% to 56%, unmarried men from 30% to 54%, and unmarried women from 0.8% to 12%. Men and women from later birth cohorts reported higher satisfaction with sexuality, fewer sexual dysfunctions, and more positive attitudes to sexuality in later life than those from earlier birth cohorts. A larger proportion of men (57% vs 40%) and women (52% vs 35%) reported very happy relationships in 2000-1 compared with those in 1971-2. Sexual debut before age 20 increased in both sexes: in men from 52% to 77%, and in women from 19% to 64%. Self-reported quantity and quality of sexual experiences among Swedish 70 year olds has improved over a 30 year period. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080808008 A |
| Classmark | BIU: BBK: 3KB: 3J: 76P * |
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