How often do humans engage in sexual intercourse? There has not been any significant change in the past years; the frequency of sexual intercourse was approximately the same in both studies. The frequency of sexual intercourse and the time elapsed since the last sexual intercourse were, on an average, the same according to both studies. Of the respondents who had had sexual intercourse (in 1992 97% and in 1971 92% of all respondents), some 40% had had sexual intercourse at …showed first 75 words of 1010 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1010 total…Well and less educated and those regarding religion as important or not important have intercourse equally often. The coital frequency of frequent users of alcohol is now - but was not in 1971 - higher than that of people who seldom drink. Sexual activity and repeated intake of alcohol seem to correlate better now than 20 years ago. This might be due to the fact that particularly the sexually active people have increased their intake of alcohol.