Year: 1989
Module: Morality
Variable: PMS
Question: Now I would like to ask you some questions about sexual relationships.
If a man and woman have sexual relations before marriage, what would your general opinion be?
Index
to tables on this page
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-
%
of
people of different ages
-
%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Always wrong | 30 |
| Mostly wrong | 13 |
| Sometimes wrong | 15 |
| Rarely wrong | 8 |
| Not wrong at all | 24 |
| (Depends/varies) | 8 |
| Don't know | 0 |
| Not answered | 1 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Always wrong |
26 |
34 |
| Mostly wrong |
12 |
14 |
| Sometimes wrong |
17 |
15 |
| Rarely wrong |
9 |
7 |
| Not wrong at all |
27 |
22 |
| (depends/varies) |
9 |
8 |
| Don't know |
0 |
0 |
| Not answered |
1 |
1 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Always wrong |
13 |
12 |
16 |
37 |
48 |
61 |
| Mostly wrong |
5 |
11 |
16 |
17 |
20 |
13 |
| Sometimes wrong |
21 |
22 |
20 |
13 |
11 |
4 |
| Rarely wrong |
14 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
| Not wrong at all |
38 |
39 |
25 |
20 |
15 |
6 |
| (depends/varies) |
8 |
9 |
14 |
8 |
3 |
6 |
| Don't know |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Not answered |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Always wrong |
32 |
34 |
10 |
| Mostly wrong |
11 |
17 |
5 |
| Sometimes wrong |
18 |
14 |
15 |
| Rarely wrong |
7 |
7 |
13 |
| Not wrong at all |
20 |
20 |
53 |
| (depends/varies) |
12 |
6 |
4 |
| Don't know |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Not answered |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
