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A cross-national comparison of the relative influence of male and female age on the frequency of marital intercourse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

J. Richard Udry ,
Fred R. Deven  and
Samuel J. Coleman
J. Richard Udry
Affiliation:
Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Fred R. Deven
Affiliation:
Population and Family Study Center, Brussels, Belgium
Samuel J. Coleman
Affiliation:
Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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Summary

Parallel analyses of recent data from the United States, Thailand, Belgium, and Japan all confirm the finding that female age and not male age is the more important contributor to the decline in frequency of marital intercourse during the childbearing ages. The most probable explanation is the decline in female (but not male) androgen levels during the age span examined.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , January 1982 , pp. 1 - 6
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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