Old People Got it Goin' On!

Posted by Alex in Medicine on August 23, 2007 at 11:06 pm


Just because they’re older it doesn’t mean that seniors aren’t getting any. According to a recent survey by Dr. Stacy Lindau and Professor Edward Laumann of the University of Chicago, old age is ‘no barrier’ to sex life:

In a survey of 3,005 people aged 57 to 85, a significant number said they were sexually active into their 70s and 80s.

Link – Thanks David R!

He could’ve just asked the 90-year-old Indian guy who just fathered his 21st child!


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7 comments to "Old People Got it Goin' On!"

  1. june
    August 24th, 2007 at 12:34 pm

    I'm pleased to see no "Ewww, old people having sex is icky!" comments here. That's the main reaction I've been seeing on other blogs to this survey. You know, you don't actually have to turn in your genitalia and sex drive when you hit some arbitrary 60+ page, and if you live to be that long, you'll be grateful for that!

  2. june
    August 24th, 2007 at 12:35 pm

    Er, that should be "age" rather than "page". As you were!

  3. Henry
    August 24th, 2007 at 12:46 pm

    Maybe, we should, ya know not post this stuff. I love you to death neatorama, but really, I don't need to know about gramdma and grandpa. I really shudder at this.

  4. Anton
    August 24th, 2007 at 1:19 pm

    I think the lead author is Dr. Stacy Lindau not Laumann. (http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/07/070822.sexualattitudes.shtml  )

  5. Bhairavi
    August 24th, 2007 at 1:27 pm

    The lead PI for this study was actually Dr. Stacy Lindau. I'm sure it doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. But I work for her so I thought I'd let y'all know.

  6. Alex
    August 24th, 2007 at 2:03 pm

    Fixed - thanks Anton and Bhairavi!

  7. Lydia
    August 28th, 2007 at 12:13 pm

    Wow, "a significant number"!!

    I love specific statistics. You might as well not have told me anything.


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