Survey reveals hot bedroom antics for the over-fifties

18 September 2012

Survey reveals hot bedroom antics for the over-fifties

50+ practicing unsafe sex

Clearly sex isn’t dead for the over-fifties, but they could be putting their sexual health at risk by having unsafe sex, reveals a survey commissioned by leading 50+ community website, GrownUps.co.nz.

More than 730 50+ Kiwis participated in the 2012 GrownUps Saucy Sex Survey that quizzed them on everything from how often they have sex, to whether they use condoms when having sex, and if they rate themselves in the sack.

Unbelievably, 78.5% admitted they never use condoms when having sex, and 17.9% say they sometimes do, suggesting their health could be at risk by having unsafe sex.

Richard Poole, GrownUps.co.nz co-founder says it’s good to see that age is no barrier when it comes to spicing things up in the bedroom; however safe sex should always be practiced, no matter what age.

“Over recent years there have been many reports about the increase in STIs in the 50+ community. This could be due to the rising divorce rate and therefore increased incidences of casual sex; however it’s no reason to not use condoms. It’s quite obvious that the over-fifties are having a lot of sex, but it’s important to make sure you know your partner has had a ‘Sexual Warrant of Fitness’,” says Mr Poole.

The survey also revealed that the over-fifties are the most sexually active during the early morning, with over a third (31.7%) of respondents admitting that this is their favourite time of day to have sex, and over half (51.6%) confessing to having sex at least once, or more than once a week. Surprisingly, 4.1% have sex at least once a day.

Sadly, some are completely missing out all together, with 11.5% of respondents admitting to never having sex, and 14.3% saving the special occasion for only a few times a year.

The saucy statistics also revealed that 46.2% thought they were good in the sack, and that sex toys are also favoured for extra va-va-voom in the bedroom, with the majority (51.1%) of the over-fifties saying they use them.

Most of the 50+ go au naturale with only 38% admitting they have used supplements designed to enhance sexual performance or support sexual health.

Visit GrownUps.co.nz for further results from the 2012 GrownUps Saucy Sex Survey.

About GrownUps

GrownUps (www.grownups.co.nz) is New Zealand’s only specific online social club and lifestyle magazine website for the 50+ community. GrownUps was initially set up in 2006 to service the rapidly growing group of internet savvy over-fifties and currently has around 75,000 members and over 140,000 visits per month. GrownUps has more than 5,000 articles and features covering everything from travel destinations, news and views, events, recipes, discussion boards, competitions, gardening and health tips.

Saucy extras:

• Oral sex is top of the list for many, with 74.8% of respondents saying they enjoy giving oral sex, and 81% enjoy receiving it.
• 17.9% have had sex with more than one partner at the same time.
• 17.9% of those surveyed who are heterosexual, have had a sexual encounter with someone of the same sex.
• 53.5% have had sex with someone ten or more years older / younger than them.

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