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Despite all the silver-haired gentlemen endorsing Viagra on national television, relatively little is known about sexuality in older Americans. This might help explain the intense media interest in the newly released results of a 2005–2006 U.S. survey.
Among 3005 respondents (age range, 57–85) from a nationally representative sample of older community-dwelling adults (75% response rate), age did not influence interest in sex in either men or women. However, reported sexual activity with a partner declined with age (from 84% to 38% of men aged 57–64 and 75–85, respectively, and from 62% to 17% of women, respectively). More than half of sexually active respondents in all age groups reported having intercourse at least two to three times per mo…