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Money worries and the distractions of social media mean people are having sex less frequently, researchers say. A once-a-decade poll of 15,000 Britons found those aged 16-44 were having sex fewer than five times a month. The figure compared with more than six times a month on the last two occasions when the official National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles was carried out, in 1990-91 and 1999-2001. The study's authors say modern life may be having an impact on libidos. Dr Cath Mercer, from University College London, said: "People are worried about their jobs, worried about money. They are not in the mood for sex. "But we also think modern technologies are behind the trend too. People have tablets and smartphones and they are taking them into the bedroom, using Twitter and Facebook, answering emails." She also said the survey suggested that couples aged 16 to 44 may be using online porn as a substitute for sex. Men polled in 2010 to 2017 reported having sex 4.9 times a month and women 4.8. In both previous surveys the averages were more than six for both sexes both times. The survey carried out by NatCen Social Research and analysed by researchers from University College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine also asked older people about their sex lives. It found 42% of women and 60% of men aged 65 to 74 had had sex in the past year. | 
