DOES HAVING SEX MAKE WOMEN FEEL HAPPY?
HOW DO WE ANSWER THIS QUESTION WHEN SO MANY VARIALBES IMPACT HAPPINESS? I TESTED THE EFFECTS OF 3 DIFFERENT VARIABLES ON HAPPINESS.
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The number of times a woman reported having sex in the past 12 months ("Sex Frequency")
Marital Status
Age
18-89
FIRST, I LOOKED AT WHETHER THERE WERE DIFFERENCES IN THESE VARIABLES BETWEEN WOMEN IN THE SAMPLE (471 WOMEN).
SEX FREQUENCY
NOT AT ALL
A FEW TIMES
PRETTY REGULARLY
MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED
SINGLE
AGE
YOUNG
(18-39)
(18-39)
MIDDLE-AGED
(40-69)
(40-69)
OLD
(70+)
(70+)
HAPPY
NOT TOO HAPPY
PRETTY HAPPY
VERY HAPPY
ANALYSIS
SO FAR, WHICH VARIABLE DO YOU THINK HAS THE GREATEST EFFECT ON HAPPINESS?
SEX FREQUENCY
MARITAL STATUS
AGE
THIS GRAPH SHOWS HOW EACH VARIABLE AFFECTS WOMEN'S HAPPINESS.
KEY
SEX FREQUENCY
MARITAL STATUS
ANALYSIS
SO DOES HAVING SEX MAKE WOMEN FEEL HAPPY?
THE END
Research conducted by Rebecca Green, using data from the 2012 General Social Survey.
Website, illustrations, and infographics created by Rebecca Green.
Website, illustrations, and infographics created by Rebecca Green.
