Does more education lead to less sex?

Does more education lead to less sex?

This is the question raised in the latest edition of the British publication, The Economist.

It says sexual activity among college-age Americans has dropped by nearly half in the past 20 years,a decline that some journalists have dubbed a “sex recession”.

The Economist says between 2002 and 2023, 25- to 35-year-olds with a bachelor’s degree had sex 11% less often than the average adult; those with a graduate degree had sex 13% less frequently. 

“A regression analysis of data from the National Survey of Family Growth, a survey of nearly 10 000 Americans conducted by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, suggests that, even after controlling for age, drinking habits, employment, health and marriage status, a university degree is associated with 7-8% less frequent sex, on average,” the publication says.

Could this be the same for Zimbabwe?

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