Year: 1990
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 | 12 |
| Sometimes wrong | 16 |
| Rarely wrong | 6 |
| Not wrong at all | 27 |
| (Depends/varies) | 7 |
| Don't know | 0 |
| Not answered | 0 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Always wrong |
26 |
34 |
| Mostly wrong |
12 |
13 |
| Sometimes wrong |
17 |
16 |
| Rarely wrong |
8 |
4 |
| Not wrong at all |
30 |
25 |
| (depends/varies) |
8 |
7 |
| Don't know |
1 |
0 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Always wrong |
12 |
10 |
19 |
35 |
50 |
60 |
| Mostly wrong |
11 |
8 |
13 |
12 |
14 |
17 |
| Sometimes wrong |
21 |
20 |
21 |
15 |
17 |
7 |
| Rarely wrong |
14 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
| Not wrong at all |
34 |
49 |
36 |
24 |
7 |
5 |
| (depends/varies) |
8 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
| Don't know |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Not answered |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Always wrong |
29 |
37 |
10 |
| Mostly wrong |
14 |
14 |
3 |
| Sometimes wrong |
19 |
15 |
14 |
| Rarely wrong |
6 |
6 |
6 |
| Not wrong at all |
22 |
23 |
61 |
| (depends/varies) |
10 |
5 |
6 |
| Don't know |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
