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People who are well-off have better sex lives than their poorer counterparts, research finds.

The study, published in the journal Annals of Epidemiology in October 2013, surveyed almost 1,000 citizens of Spain. Overall sexual satisfaction was high, with 90 percent of men and women saying they were quite or very satisfied with their sex lives. But both men and women (but especially women) were less satisfied the lower their socioeconomic status. The reason may be that poorer people have less control over contraception and have a higher experience of past sexual abuse.

Jeanna Bryner
Managing editor, Scientific American

Jeanna Bryner is managing editor of Scientific American. Previously she was editor in chief of Live Science and, prior to that, an editor at Scholastic's Science World magazine. Bryner has an English degree from Salisbury University, a master's degree in biogeochemistry and environmental sciences from the University of Maryland and a graduate science journalism degree from New York University. She has worked as a biologist in Florida, where she monitored wetlands and did field surveys for endangered species, including the gorgeous Florida Scrub Jay. She also received an ocean sciences journalism fellowship from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She is a firm believer that science is for everyone and that just about everything can be viewed through the lens of science.