Study: Employees who have sex four times a week get paid more than those who don't

Updated Friday, August 16th 2013 at 18:29 GMT +3 Enjoying a fulfilling sex life could be the key to earning a healthy wage, new research suggests.
It found that people who have sex at least four times a week get paid more than people who do not have as much sex.

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Not having enough sex can also lead to people suffering loneliness, social anxiety and depression, the researchers found.
People who have sex at least four times a week get paid more than people who do not have as much sex. Not having enough sex can also lead to depression, loneliness and social anxiety
People who have sex at least four times a week get paid more than people who do not have as much sex. Not having enough sex can also lead to depression, loneliness and social anxiety
‘People need to love and be loved (sexually and non-sexually) by others.
'In the absence of these elements, many people become susceptible to loneliness, social anxiety, and depression that could affect their working life,’ study author Dr Nick Drydakis, an economics lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University, told CBSNews.
Dr Drydakis says he decided to study the topic because he believes that people have to meet their basic needs, such as eating, drinking, sleeping and having sex, before they will be able to have successes in other parts of their life.
He studied data from 7,500 people aged between 26 and 50.
The participants, who included both straight and gay couples, were asked about their health, sexual activity, employment status and earnings.
The findings revealed that people who have sex more than four times a week earn five per cent more than those who have sex less than four times a week.
The study also found that people who do not have sex at all earn three per cent less than people who do have sex.