Health | sex Sex Keeps Seniors Happier Survey shows a big nookie factor By John Johnson Posted Nov 30, 2011 6:45 PM CST Copied A sex life during the senior years helps with happiness, a new survey suggests. (Shutterstock) Researchers going over surveys of married couples aged 65 or older couldn't help but notice one potential secret to a happy life in retirement: sex. Scientific American highlights the contrast: No sex: Of these married individuals, 40% were very happy with life in general and 60% were very happy with their marriage. Sexually active: For those having sex more than once a month, 60% were very happy with life and 80% very happy with their marriage. (The survey didn't examine responses from non-married seniors.) Read These Next 11 people hurt in a "brutal act of violence" in Michigan. We knew Letterman would pipe up about Colbert eventually. A parent's nightmare, in a white cardboard box. The humans survived this flight; the deer on the ground didn't. Report an error