An AARP survey shows that the sexual revolution is still in full swing for Baby Boomers, but their sexual activity is being tempered by economic concerns.
Boomer angst, basically, is interrupting Boomer sex.
"Results show that the sexual revolution continues in the older population as Boomers continue to age," the AARP said in a statement about the survey.
Because of financial anxieties, according to the AARP, "both the frequency of sexual intercourse and overall sexual satisfaction are down close to ten points since 2004," the last time the organization did a sex survey.
Here are some of the stats from "The Naked Truth" report:
- The percentage of people in their 50s who say they have sex at least once a week took about a 10-point plunge for both sexes: women dropped from 43 to 32 percent, and men from 49 to 41 percent, between the surveys done in 2004 and 2009;
- Only 43 percent of older Americans say they're satisfied with their sex lives (down from 51 percent in 2004).
And it's not like Baby Boomers are prudes. The survey showed a diminishing opposition to sex only among married couples and a diminishing belief that there's too much emphasis on sex.
So what's going on?
Said AARP: "Research has long shown that money worries sap sex, and with the recent unemployment scourge, yo-yoing 401(k)s and rampaging foreclosures, there's been no shortage in worries. To put it mildly, financial stress is probably hitting midlifers below the belt."
Some other data related to the sex survey respondents:
- 54% are married
- 5% aren't married but are in a committed relationship
- 30% are single (widowed, divorced, or never married) but aren't dating
- 10% are single and are actively dating.
- 1 in 5 say they're looking for a person to date.
- 29% would describe their partner as "imaginative about sex."
- 46% are they're less satisfied with their sex life than they were a decade ago.
- 64% have never discussed their sexual fantasies with their partners.
- 8% of men and 2% of women have a same-sex partner.
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