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Ambient temperature and sexual activity: Evidence from time use surveys

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  • Tamás Hajdu

    (Magyar Tudományos Akadémia (Hungarian Academy of Sciences))

  • Gábor Hajdu

    (Magyar Tudományos Akadémia (Hungarian Academy of Sciences))

Abstract

Background: Previous research has found that unusually hot temperatures reduce birth rates eight to ten months later. Objective: We examine one of the potential mechanisms behind this relationship: the connection between ambient temperature and sexual activity. Methods: We use individual-level data provided by three waves of the Hungarian Time Use Survey between 1986 and 2010 and daily weather data from the European Climate Assessment & Dataset project. Results: Hot temperatures do not have a significant effect on sexual activity on a given day. Studying the dynamics of the relationship, we found that temperature does not influence sexual activity on subsequent days either. Conclusions: Since high temperatures seem to have no negative effect on sexual activity, the relationship between temperature and sexual activity might be a mechanism of minor importance in the relationship between temperature and birth rates. Contribution: Our paper is the first study of the relationship between ambient temperature and sexual activity that uses time use data.

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  • Tamás Hajdu & Gábor Hajdu, 2019. "Ambient temperature and sexual activity: Evidence from time use surveys," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 40(12), pages 307-318.
    • Handle: RePEc:dem:demres:v:40:y:2019:i:12
    DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2019.40.12
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    Keywords

    weather variability; temperature; sexual behavior; time use;
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    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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