Table 2.
Percent sexually active men and women who have experienced sexual problems for a period of three months or longer in the last year.
| Men % |
Women % |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | <30 | 30–44 | 45–59 | 60+ | p | All | <30 | 30–44 | 45–59 | 60+ | p | |
| Lacked interest in sex | 19.9 | 23.6 | 24.2 | 13.9 | 17.7 | .002 | 36.7 | 38.3 | 40.3 | 37.5 | 23.1 | .001 |
| Lacked enjoyment in sex | 8.6 | 19.0 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 3.6 | .000 | 16.1 | 20.8 | 17.3 | 9.8 | 13.4 | .000 |
| Felt anxious during sex | 4.0 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .000 | 6.5 | 13.9 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.1 | .000 |
| No excitement or arousal during sex | 9.1 | 17.8 | 9.9 | 7.2 | 3.9 | .000 | 16.0 | 21.3 | 17.9 | 11.5 | 7.5 | .000 |
| No climax/orgasm took a long | 19.8 | 27.3 | 17.9 | 16.1 | 21.0 | .160 | 29.3 | 40.1 | 31.2 | 19.9 | 16.7 | .000 |
| Reached a climax/orgasm too quickly | 19.5 | 28.5 | 21.8 | 18.6 | 10.5 | .000 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 4.3 | .677 |
| Erectile difficulties | 20.3 | 21.5 | 13.9 | 21.7 | 27.3 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vaginal dryness | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18.0 | 20.6 | 13.3 | 17.9 | 24.2 | .261 |
| n = | 1411 | 242 | 476 | 360 | 333 | 1323 | 389 | 452 | 296 | 186 | ||
Note. Testing for age (continuous) by applying independent two-tailed t-test for each sexual problem (e.g., experienced erectile difficulties for a period of three months or longer in the last year versus not). Missing values excluded.