While there is literature on family life satisfaction for married Chinese, there
are few studies concerning marital sexual life satisfaction. Using data from the
1993 China Housing Survey conducted in the two major metropolitan cities of
Shanghai and Tianjin, this study explores factors that are associated with
sexual satisfaction of married urban Chinese. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) is
employed to estimate the effects of family relationships, socioeconomic status,
division of house labor, and demographic characteristics on sexual satisfaction.
Differences in sexual satisfaction among married men and women are also
examined. The results show that family relationships and sexual satisfaction are
closely correlated throughout all models. Socioeconomic status and division of
house labor are partially correlated. Demographic-related characteristics,
however, have little influence on sexual satisfaction. The correlations with
sexual satisfaction between married men and women show more similarity than disparity.
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