80% of Sexually Active Americans Put Off Sex
YONKERS, NY —More than eight out of ten sexually active adults have put off having sex in the past year. Their reasons? Eighty percent say they’re too sick or too tired for sex. And forty percent say they’re just plain “not in the mood.” Other top reasons include taking care of children and pets (30%) and working (29%). Those are some of the findings of a new Consumer Reports Health poll.
Of Americans who are sexually active, 78% say the economic
crisis hasn’t
had an affect on the amount of time they spend in the bedroom.
The nationally representative poll, which included 1,000 U.S. residents,
was conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center. Here are
some of the key findings, plus tips for sleepy Americans.
- Of those who said they were sexually active, turns out
a little planning goes a long way. Forty-five percent told Consumer
Reports they’ve planned
a time to have sex with their partner. And seven percent of this group used
an electronic calendar, PDA, or smart phone to do so.
- Twenty percent of this group also said they missed work to keep an appointment
for sex. Thirteen percent said they missed out on time with the kids and
nine percent cancelled a doctor’s appointment.
- Asked about Valentines Day, 47% of Americans said President Obama should
stay focused on national priorities, such as the economic crisis gripping
the nation, while 45% said he should reserve time to be with the First Lady.
- Nearly half of U.S. adults will spend less money this Valentine’s
Day but 80% say the economic crisis has caused no change in how often they
have sex.
- And there continues to be an apparent disconnect between men and women
when it comes to sex. Nearly 60 percent of the sexually active men polled
by Consumer Reports said they think about sex at least once a day, compared
with only 19 percent of sexually active women.
- Overall, a similar percentage of men and women seem to be satisfied with
their sex lives. Specifically, sixty-six percent of men and 58% of women
told Consumer Reports they were satisfied with their sex lives.
Can Sex-Enhancing Drugs Help?
For couples who want to put the spark back in their sex
lives, Consumer Reports suggests several tips online at http://www.consumerreportshealth.org/.
Consumer Reports also weighs in on the use of sex-enhancing drugs such as
Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra.
“These drugs can be helpful to some but
we urge consumers to be skeptical of a growing belief that all sexual problems
can be cured by popping a pill,” says Dr. Orly Avitzur, medical adviser
at Consumer Reports. According to Dr. Avitzur, doctors are now prescribing
these drugs in response to huge advertising budgets. In 2007, the makers
of the three drugs listed above spent $300 million on advertising to consumers.
Should women use Viagra? Consumer Reports recommends trying other measures
first for several reasons, noted online in a report about Viagra for women.
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