Boomer Women More Confident of Sexuality Than
Younger Women
Survey suggests sexual confidence increases with age,
but no mention of seniors
Sept. 13, 2005 A new survey says 82 percent of
Baby Boomer women are very or somewhat confident sexually. The researchers
suggest sexual confidence and self knowledge increase as women go
through life, based on the lower confidence scores for younger women.
The Generation X women (born in the 1960s and
1970s) were right behind the boomers with 81 percent, but Generation Y
women (born in the 1980s and 1990s) scored far behind at 64 percent. The
survey made no mention of women older that boomers, indicating senior
citizens were not included.
Boomer women also have a greater sense of what
satisfies their sexual desires -- 62 percent in contrast to 38 percent
of Generation Y and 52 percent of Generation X. A sense of sexual
confidence will likely serve women well in later life -- with just 17
percent of women believing that a woman's sexual peak is in her
twenties.
The national survey, the Elexa by Trojan Survey of
Women and Desire, says nearly two-thirds of women agree that having good
sex is a priority in their lives. While sexual attitudes, needs and
desires differ between life stage and ethnicity, all generations desire
more sex, as voiced by 60 percent of sexually active women wishing they
were having it more often.
The survey was released as part of the introduction
by the makers of Trojan brand condoms of Elexa, a full line of sexual
well-being products from a woman's perspective.
Other highlights
My Kind of Sex: Sexual Imagery in the Media
Women share opinions when it comes to the portrayal
of sex in the media. Only three percent strongly agree that "the media
gives a realistic portrayal of the way women like me have sex."
Even the characters of Desperate Housewives and
Sex in the City leave women cold -- only eight percent for Housewives
and 15 percent for Sex in City said that these shows, respectively,
capture the way they would like their sex lives to be.
Additionally, as celebrities are constantly in the
media spotlight, American women identified the celebrities they would
most like to "resemble sexually." -- twenty seven percent aspire to be
like Angelina Jolie. Other top celebrity picks include:
> Halle Berry, 19 percent; Demi Moore, 14 percent,
and Jennifer Aniston, 12 percent.
Current News
Parenting Kills Passion?
It is often said that parents don't have as much
sex as those without children, but the Elexa survey found otherwise.
Indeed, a full 86 percent of sexually active mothers agree that sex is
more difficult with children in the house. However, parents are enjoying
more sex than those without children.
Forty-three percent of parents are having sex at
least once a week compared to 30 percent of non-parents. Additionally,
67 percent of women who are parents are satisfied with their sex life
compared to 60 percent of those who don't have children.
"It's clear that sex on a regular basis is an
important part of women's lives, across all generations," notes Logan
Levkoff, sexologist and sexuality educator.
"Though most women think the media depicts the way
they have sex in a somewhat unrealistic manner, women are telling us
that they want a deeper connection with their partner, and they're
willing and ready to get it with a combination of better communication
and creativity in the bedroom."
