Table 2.
High Importance of Sexual Health and Satisfaction With Sex Life Scores Among US Adults
| Characteristic | Sexual Health Very or Quite Important to Quality of Life, Percent (95% CI)a |
Satisfaction With Sex Life, Mean Score (95% CI)b |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexually Active in the Past 30 Days |
Not Sexually Active in the Past 30 Days |
Sexually Active in the Past 30 Days |
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| Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | |
| All participants | 57.0 (53.1–60.9) | 67.6 (64.6–70.5) | 10.7 (7.0–14.4) | 32.7 (25.4–39.9) | 49.1 (48.3–20.0) | 50.7 (50.1–51.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 55.1 (42.9–67.4) | 74.0 (63.4–84.5) | 15.9 (5.1–26.8) | 35.5 (17.7–53.3) | 50.5 (48.1–52.8) | 53.6 (51.3–55.9) |
| White, non-Hispanic | 55.7 (51.3–60.0) | 64.6 (61.2–68.0) | 7.4 (4.1–10.8) | 26.3 (18.9–33.8) | 48.8 (47.9–49.6) | 50.3 (49.6–51.0) |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 59.6 (41.3–77.9) | 59.2 (46.8–71.5) | 29.2 (5.9–52.4) | 63.2 (31.6–94.9) | 50.9 (45.7–56.0) | 49.6 (47.5–51.7) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64.5 (52.0–76.9) | 81.2 (73.7–88.8) | 14.5 (0.0–32.1) | 58.0 (27.5–88.6) | 48.7 (45.8–51.6) | 51.3 (49.2–53.4) |
| Health conditions | ||||||
| Hypertension | ||||||
| No | 57.8 (53.4–62.2) | 70.2 (66.8–73.6) | 13.2 (7.8–18.5) | 35.6 (26.5–44.7) | 49.4 (48.4–50.3) | 51.6 (50.9–52.4) |
| Yes | 52.5 (43.9–61.2) | 59.8 (53.9–65.7) | 6.7 (2.8–10.6) | 25.8 (15.3–36.2) | 48.1 (46.4–49.9) | 48.5 (47.3–49.7) |
| Coronary artery disease or heart disease | ||||||
| No | 58.0 (53.9–62.0) | 68.8 (65.7–71.9) | 10.7 (6.7–14.6) | 33.8 (25.5–42.0) | 49.2 (48.4–50.1) | 51.3 (50.6–51.9) |
| Yes | 41.8 (27.4–56.2) | 56.3 (46.6–66.0) | 11.0 (0.3–21.7) | 27.4 (13.6–41.3) | 47.4 (44.5–50.3) | 46.0 (43.9–48.1) |
| Arthritis or rheumatism | ||||||
| No | 59.5 (55.1–63.9) | 67.7 (64.5–70.9) | 13.5 (8.3–18.8) | 36.0 (27.4–44.5) | 49.7 (48.8–50.7) | 51.3 (50.6–52.0) |
| Yes | 47.8 (39.6–56.1) | 66.2 (58.9–73.5) | 5.6 (2.0–9.3) | 22.0 (10.0–33.9) | 47.0 (45.3–48.8) | 47.6 (45.9–49.3) |
| Diabetes mellitus (Type 1 or 2) | ||||||
| No | 57.4 (53.3–61.5) | 68.3 (65.2–71.4) | 11.3 (7.1–15.6) | 34.9 (26.6–43.2) | 49.1 (48.3–50.0) | 51.2 (50.5–51.9) |
| Yes | 54.3 (41.5–67.1) | 60.5 (51.1–69.9) | 8.1 (1.7–14.5) | 24.1 (10.8–37.5) | 49.2 (46.6–51.8) | 47.3 (45.3–49.3) |
| Depression or anxiety | ||||||
| No | 55.7 (51.2–60.3) | 67.1(63.8–70.4) | 10.1 (5.9–14.3) | 30.3 (22.4–38.3) | 49.5 (48.5–50.5) | 51.6 (50.9–52.3) |
| Yes | 60.8 (53.4–68.2) | 69.9(63.3–76.5) | 12.0 (4.9–19.2) | 42.3 (25.1–59.5) | 48.1 (46.5–49.7) | 46.7 (45.3–48.1) |
| Cancer | ||||||
| No | 57.3 (53.2–61.3) | 68.1(65.0–71.1) | 10.4 (6.7–14.2) | 34.1 (26.2–42.0) | 49.1 (48.3–50.0) | 51.0 (50.3–51.6) |
| Yes | 44.6 (28.3–60.8) | 53.9(40.9–67.0) | 12.9 (0.0–26.8) | 17.9 (2.6–33.1) | 49.9 (46.4–53.3) | 46.6 (44.4–48.8) |
| General self-rated health | ||||||
| Excellent | 70.0 (61.3–78.7) | 74.2 (67.6–80.7) | 14.9 (0.3–29.4) | 30.1 (15.5–44.7) | 53.4 (51.6–55.3) | 54.9 (53.1–56.0) |
| Very good | 62.7 (56.8–68.6) | 72.1 (67.6–76.5) | 11.7 (4.2–19.3) | 44.0 (29.1–58.8) | 49.9 (48.6–51.2) | 52.5 (51.5–53.4) |
| Good | 44.5 (37.2–51.7) | 59.7 (54.1–65.3) | 7.3 (3.1–11.6) | 27.6 (12.5–42.7) | 47.5 (46.0–48.9) | 48.5 (47.6–49.4) |
| Fair/poor | 51.2 (40.3–62.0) | 61.8 (52.5–71.1) | 11.8 (4.0–19.6) | 27.0 (15.7–38.3) | 45.2 (43.0–47.4) | 44.7 (42.6–46.9) |
a
Item: “How important is sexual health to your quality of life?” Response options: “Not at all,” “A little bit,” “Somewhat,” “Quite a bit,” and “Very.”
b
PROMIS Satisfaction With Sex Life score. The US mean score is 50 (SD, 10).