Bayer HealthCare said a recent survey of 14,049 women in 14 countries including
Korea between April and July this year found that the proportion of so-called
'vitalsexual' women -- who enjoy a healthy sex life and put emphasis on the
satisfaction of and dialogue with their partner -- was the highest in
middle-aged Korean women.
The result was published at the ninth Congress of the European Society for
Sexual Medicine (ESSM) in Vienna, Austria.
The survey found that the average proportion of vitalsexual women among the
over 40s in the world surveyed stood at 48 percent, but the figure was 66
percent for Korean women. Venezuela came second with 64 percent and Mexico
third with 62 percent. Turkey and the U.K. were last on the list with 30
percent and 33 percent.
The pharmaceutical company in a survey of men's sexual awareness published in
February this year that the proportion of vitalsexual men in Korea stood at 26
percent, just half the global average of 43 percent, putting Korea at the
bottom among 12 surveyed nations. Korean men considered their sex life just as
important as their counterparts abroad, but the poll found them the least
considerate of the satisfaction of their partner.
When it comes to the importance they place on their sex life, one of the main
factors to identify vitalsexuals, 76 percent of all women surveyed answered
they consider their sex life important. But in Korea, the figure was 94
percent. Asked why their sex life is important, they answered it was crucial
for couples' feelings of happiness and comfort (59 percent) and because sex
made them feel attractive as a woman (29 percent). Kim Kyung-hee (50), who took
part in the survey, said, "It's very important to me that my husband feels
attracted to me as a woman and that I have sex appeal. When my husband says he
is satisfied with having sex with me, it makes me feel more confident of
myself."
Nine in 10 women said they believe it is necessary to have more dialogue with their partner to better their sex life.
