Table 2.

Prevalence of Selected Sexual Practices in Preceding Year, by Age and Gender

	Women				Men
	Percentagea				Percentagea
	Age 57–64	Age 65–74	Age 75–85	Trend testb	Age 57–64	Age 65–74	Age 75–85	Trend testb
Any sex in preceding year
Full sample	61.6 (2.4)	39.5 (2.4)	16.7 (2.1)	<0.001	83.7 (3.0)	67.0 (2.5)	38.5 (2.5)	<0.001, 0.12** (0.03)
Subsample with partnersc	80.7 (2.4)	62.8 (2.9)	41.4 (4.8)	<0.001	90.5 (2.4)	74.7 (2.3)	47.3 (3.0)	<0.001
Sex frequency in preceding yeard
Two/three times a month or more	62.6 (3.6)	65.4 (4.4)	54.1 (6.2)	0.126	67.5 (3.3)	65.4 (3.2)	54.2 (5.0)	0.094
Once/twice a week or more	34.4 (3.6)	30.9 (3.8)	23.6 (6.2)	0.052	39.7 (2.3)	31.2 (2.9)	22.9 (3.6)	0.001
Vaginal sex usually/alwaysd	86.8 (2.3)	85.4 (3.0)	74.4 (6.9)	0.112	91.1 (1.4)	78.5 (2.7)	83.5 (3.4)	<0.001
Foreplay usually/alwaysd	88.8 (1.7)	88.5 (2.4)	88.7 (5.9)	0.959	94.3 (1.2)	90.2 (2.1)	92.2 (2.3)	0.067
Any oral sexd,e	52.7 (3.8)	46.5 (4.4)	35.6 (6.2)	0.024	62.2 (3.2)	48.2 (2.6)	28.3 (5.3)	<0.001
Used a condom usually/alwaysf	2.1 (0.7)	4.8 (1.8)	2.8 (1.9)	0.262	4.3 (1.1)	3.5 (0.8)	0.8 (0.6)	0.124
Masturbated in preceding year	31.6 (2.6)	21.9 (2.1)	16.4 (2.3)	<0.001	63.4 (3.2)	53.0 (2.5)	27.9 (2.2)	<0.001

Notes: ^aAll estimates are weighted to account for differential probabilities of selection and differential nonresponse. Design-based standard errors are given in parentheses.

^bp Value for a Wald test (using design-based SE) of the age coefficient for logistic regression on age (in years).

^cSample restricted to those reporting a spouse, cohabiting, or romantic partner in preceding year.

^dAsked only of participants reporting any sex in preceding year.

^eIndicates ever giving or receiving oral sex in preceding year.

^fIndicates condom use during vaginal sex. Asked only if participant reported any vaginal sex in preceding year.