Table 7.

NHANES erectile dysfunction question by race/ethnicity ¹⁶

Race/Ethnicity	No. Subjects	% Subjects (95% CI)
White (non-Hispanic):
Always/almost always able	42,166,116	65.8 (61.2–70.3)
Usually able	9,720,185	15.2 (12.5–17.8)
Sometimes able	7,719,574	12.0 (10.6–13.5)
Never able	4,513,273	7.0 (5.0–9.0)
Mexican American:
Always/almost always able	4,254,622	64.2 (59.6–68.8)
Usually able	1,331,461	20.1 (15.3–24.9)
Sometimes able	668,185	10.1 (7.4–12.7)
Never able	374,352	5.6 (3.9–7.4)
African American (non-Hispanic):
Always/almost always able	5,320,404	61.5 (56.5–66.5)
Usually able	1,930,336	22.3 (19.5–25.1)
Sometimes able	1,092,557	12.6 (9.4–15.9)
Never able	307,653	3.6 (1.3–5.8)
Other Hispanic:
Always/almost always able	3,019,237	63.9 (52.3–75.4)
Usually able	657,696	13.9 (0.6–27.3)
Sometimes able	882,115	18.7 (2.7–34.6)
Never able	166,660	3.5 (0.7–6.4)
Other or multiracial:
Always/almost always able	1,766,502	62.9 (49.8–76.1)
Usually able	727,977	25.9 (12.8–39.1)
Sometimes able	289,029	10.3 (3.3–17.3)
Never able	23,673	0.8 (0–2.7)

Based on the question, “How would you describe your ability to get and keep an erection adequate for satisfactory intercourse?” Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding.

SOURCE: NHANES.