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How Much Do You Know About (50+) Sex?

Test your knowledge by taking our sex quiz

Barbara Stepko,

AARP

En español

Published June 06, 2018

11 Questions

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How Much Do You Know About (50+) Sex?

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  "question" : "1. How often do most boomers get busy?",
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    "answer" : "Several times a week",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "A few times a month",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "About six times a year",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Rarely or never",
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  "explanation" : "A.  A daily grind? Not quite. An AARP survey of people over 50 revealed that 31 percent hit the sheets several times a week, 28 percent copped to getting frisky a few times a month, and 8 percent, once a month. And 33 percent of respondents said they rarely or never engage in sex. A lack of desire is the most common reason women, at least, say \"nah” to nookie. When it comes to shagging ourselves, 50-plussers aren’t particularly shy. According to a survey from the sex-toy company Tenga, the typical boomer masturbates an average of 3.3 times a week.",
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  "question" : "2. When it comes to fantasizing about getting frisky, who’s at the top of later-in-life lust lists?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Coworker",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Former lover",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Someone younger",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "A celebrity",
    "correctAnswer" : false
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  "explanation" : "D. Think your partner spends precious hours pretending he's bonking Halle Berry? Or that she's knocking cowboy boots with Blake Shelton? Guess again. According to our survey, when it comes to randy daydreams, most muse about making it with someone younger (38 percent), a former lover or friend (tied at 34 percent), sex with multiple people (24 percent) or partnering with a perfect stranger (23 percent). Celebrities — Halle Berry and Blake Shelton made the cut — brought up the rear. Men are a lot more likely to conjure up bawdy thoughts on a daily basis: 39 percent, compared with just 5 percent of women.",
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  "question" : "3. Right of Wrong: Older adults get a failing grade when it comes to safe sex.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Right",
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    "answer" : "Wrong",
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  "explanation" : "Right. Bad boomers! According to an Indiana University study, unattached men over 50 aren’t exactly burning through rubbers. A whopping 91 percent admitted to going condom-free when having sex with a date or casual acquaintance, and 70 percent didn’t even slip one on when they did the deed with someone they just met. (Women were more cautious, but a majority still went without such protection before up-close-and-personal encounters.) Even more mind-blowing: A few said they didn’t use a condom even when they knew they or their partner had a sexually transmitted infection. The consequences of all that carelessness: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, STD rates doubled among 50- to 90-year-olds between 2000 and 2010.",
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  "question" : "4. How many senior singles say looks are a deal-breaker when hooking up?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "A. 22 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "B. 41 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "C. 64 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "D. 87 percent",
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  "explanation" : "D. A survey by OurTime.com, the dating site for 50-plus singles, revealed that a whopping 87 percent of users say that physical attraction is a must-have when it comes to finding a potential partner. (Deal-breakers? Poor health and financial instability.)",
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  "question" : "5. Who thinks they know more about sex?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Men",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Women",
    "correctAnswer" : true
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  "explanation" : "B. Women. According to a 2010 poll of people ages 45 to 65, 59 percent of the fairer sex are more confident of their nookie knowledge, compared with 48 percent of men. Experts suggest this could be because women are more likely to talk with friends about their sex lives or to seek out a therapist for advice.",
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  "question" : "6. How many boomers ‘fess up to cheating on their significant other?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "18 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "27 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "33 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "45 percent",
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  "explanation" : "B. Twenty-seven percent of boomers have had a little something on the side, according to an AARP survey of people ages 50 to 68. Men are more likely to stray: 55 percent described their cheating as a casual, occasional fling, while 28 percent described extramarital hookups as one-night stands. The main reasons for two-timing were responding to flattery (33 percent), relationship troubles at home (28 percent) and plain old boredom (15 percent). Only 26 percent were caught in their infidelity, and half claimed it didn’t wreck their relationship.",
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  "question" : "7. Which generation has seen the most action in bed?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "The Silent Generation (those born in the 1930s and 1940s)",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Boomers",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Generation X",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Millennials",
    "correctAnswer" : false
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  "explanation" : "B. According to research in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, boomers average an estimated 12 sex partners over their lives, beating out not only the Silent Generation, at five partners, but also Generation X slackers, who average an estimated 10 partners, and Millennials, predicted to average eight partners. What’s more, a 2017 Match.com survey reveals that boomers are 224 percent more likely than millennials to have dated more than one person at a time.",
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  "question" : "8. How many of those over 50 are sexting?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "16 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "24 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "41 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "53 percent",
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  "explanation" : "B. Maybe there’s an exhibitionist streak in all of us: A study by security-software company McAfee found that 24 percent of people over 50 have used their handheld devices for turn-ons, swapping intimate texts, racy photos or erotic email. If that’s you, beware: In an AAAP survey, 39 percent of respondents admitted to taking sneak peeks — at their partner’s emails.",
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  "question" : "9. Right or Wrong: People who have regular sex live longer",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Right",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Wrong",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
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  "explanation" : "Right. At least according to several studies, including one by British researchers who surveyed the sexual frequency of 918 healthy males ages 45 to 59 for 10 years. What they found: Compared with men who made whoopee just once a month, those who hit the sack twice a week had half the death rate. Among the benefits of frequent boffing are less stress (credit the feel-good hormone oxytocin, which is released during orgasm) and a bolstered immune system (those who have sex a couple of times a week tend to have higher amounts of the antibodies that guard against colds and flu).",
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  "question" : "10. How many couples, 45 and older, are extremely satisfied with their sex lives?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "63 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "43 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "37 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "11 percent",
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  } ],
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  "explanation" : "C. Was it good for you, too? A 2017 University of Michigan poll revealed that among adults 65 to 80, 37 percent were extremely or very satisfied with their bedroom encounters, 36 percent were somewhat satisfied, and 27 percent found the lovin’ lackluster. Women were more likely to be extremely or very satisfied than men. According to a Match.com survey, single women report having their best sex at age 66 and men at 64.",
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  "question" : "11. How many boomers claim to always have orgasms?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "49 percent",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "39 percent",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "18 percent",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "7 percent",
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  } ],
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  "explanation" : "B. Come again? According to an AARP study, 39 percent always score the Big O, while an equal percentage have a grander finale “most of the time.” Men are more likely to always have happy endings than women (60 vs. 16 percent). If you're worried about measuring up, don't be. About 6 in 10 boomers say they are still satisfied overall even when the fireworks fizzle. And also keep in mind that research suggests you can get some of the same health benefits with foreplay over full-fledged orgasm.",
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