The Daily: Boomer Briefs-The 50something Life!

My comment: Just passing this on.  Study Commissioned by the makers of Viagra so I think we know what the message is supposed to be.  Are relationships affected by this? They didn’t ask.  Why didn’t they ask either partner if they felt this was sufficient?

Boomers prefer to watch TV than have sex: study Updated Thu. Mar. 16 2006 11:58 AM ET 

A new study suggests Canadian baby boomers are more likely to fall asleep watching Law and Order than exchanging an intimate caress with their partner. The Ipsos-Reid survey suggests Canadians between 40 and 64 dedicate an average of just 15 minutes a day to sex and romance. About 40 per cent of boomers surveyed said they don’t have enough time for more sex, 58 per cent said they are too tired, and 42 per cent said they are too stressed out to spend more time getting frisky between the sheets. But they said they spent as much as four or five hours per day watching television or surfing the Internet.

However, the boomers surveyed said that although they’re having sex less often, the sex isn’t any less enjoyable than it used to be. Only 28 per cent of those surveyed said sex was better when they were in their 20s than it is now. Almost half of the 2,500 boomers surveyed said sex is still intimate and tender, and more than 80 per cent said they feel loved and appreciated after sex. Boomers said their sexual activity reached its peak when they were in their 30s.

When describing sex in their 20s, 57 per cent of boomers said sex then was "exciting," 56 per cent said it was "fun," 49 per cent said it was "adventurous," and 28 per cent said sex in their 20s was "wild." The survey also found that by a slight margin, boomers prefer good food to good sex. About 28 per cent said they find the lure of a gourmet restaurant tempting, while 25 per cent said they are tempted by the promise of a night of sex.

But in Ontario, making whoopee narrowly edged out cooking, with 28 per cent saying they preferred the Joy of Sex to 25 per cent who preferred the Joy of Cooking. The survey was commissioned by Pfizer, the maker of Viagra.
CTV.ca | Boomers prefer to watch TV than have sex: study

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Wed Mar 8 2006

By Michael Kane

VANCOUVER — Canada’s ultra-rich have found that money doesn’t necessarily buy happiness, even if it does pay for a German luxury car or two, loads of foreign travel and a pretty nice art collection.

A survey of individuals with a net worth of $10 million or more, the first of its kind in Canada, shows that bundles of loot come with responsibilities and anxiety.

Some 48 per cent of rich folks polled by Vancouver-based Sensus Research were neutral or actually disagreed with the statement, "As I have gotten wealthier, I have gotten happier."

The top challenge of wealth identified by 38 per cent is "maintaining a strong work ethic and a sense of values in my family." Some 24 per cent are worried that their children or grandchildren will become less motivated because of family wealth, an effect termed "affluenza."

Another 34 per cent said their top wealth-related concern is maintaining their lifestyle.

It seems inflation is a bigger challenge for an estimated 110,000 Canadian families in the ultra-wealthy set than it is for mere millionaires who are at least three times more plentiful.

While the rest of us can expect goods and services to go up an average three per cent a year, the cost of luxury items is rising at rates of around 11 per cent per annum, said Thane Stenner, a Vancouver financial adviser to the wealthy who commissioned the survey.

"It is quite a difference and even somebody who is worth $100 million, for example, still has to be careful as to how much they spend to maintain their lifestyle. You would think they wouldn’t have a problem but the reality is that people do spend a fair amount of money and their capital can be eroded over time if they spend too much. It is a challenge getting an appropriate spend rate."

The survey of 165 wealthy individuals across Canada found that 53 per cent own at least one Mercedes, 43 per cent own at least one BMW, and 33 per cent own a Porsche. They described travel as their favourite activity with 34 per cent picking London as their top destination followed by New York (33 per cent) and Paris (27 per cent).

How did they make their money?

Earnings from a business were the primary source of wealth for 28 per cent, followed by the sale of a business for 21 per cent. Earnings from corporate employment were cited by 16 per cent, the same number who inherited their fortune. Another six per cent cited stock or stock options, five per cent earnings from a professional practice, three per cent real estate holdings and two per cent who cited sale of real estate.

The T. Stenner Group TrueWealth Report is available online at www.truewealthreport.com.

Findings are considered accurate within plus or minus 7.6 per cent, 19 times out of 20.

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