* 1,011 respondents answered to "How often would you like to have sexual intercourse?", 989 respondents answered for "How often do you have sexual intercourse?"
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Preferred and actual frequency of sex among 40 to 70 year olds in the UK 2017
This statistic presents the preferred and actual frequency of sexual intercourse of respondents aged 40 to 70 from the United Kingdom (UK) in January 2017. *** percent of those surveyed would like to have sex daily, while only *** percent stated that they do so.
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Daily Mirror, & Survation. (January 6, 2017). How often do you have sexual intercourse and how often would you like to have sexual intercourse? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/672937/united-kingdom-uk-survey-preferred-and-actual-frequency-of-sex-40-to-70-year-olds/
Daily Mirror, und Survation. "How often do you have sexual intercourse and how often would you like to have sexual intercourse?." Chart. January 6, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/672937/united-kingdom-uk-survey-preferred-and-actual-frequency-of-sex-40-to-70-year-olds/
Daily Mirror, Survation. (2017). How often do you have sexual intercourse and how often would you like to have sexual intercourse?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/672937/united-kingdom-uk-survey-preferred-and-actual-frequency-of-sex-40-to-70-year-olds/
Daily Mirror, and Survation. "How Often Do You Have Sexual Intercourse and How Often Would You like to Have Sexual Intercourse?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 6 Jan 2017, /statistics/672937/united-kingdom-uk-survey-preferred-and-actual-frequency-of-sex-40-to-70-year-olds/
Daily Mirror & Survation, How often do you have sexual intercourse and how often would you like to have sexual intercourse? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/672937/united-kingdom-uk-survey-preferred-and-actual-frequency-of-sex-40-to-70-year-olds/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
How often do you have sexual intercourse and how often would you like to have sexual intercourse? [Graph], Daily Mirror, & Survation, January 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/672937/united-kingdom-uk-survey-preferred-and-actual-frequency-of-sex-40-to-70-year-olds/
