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Question The next questions are about pornography–books, movies, magazines, and photographs that show or describe sex activities. I”m going to read some opinions about the effects of looking at or reading such sexual materials. As I read each one, please tell me if you think sexual materials do or do not have that effect. READ EACH ITEM. CODE ONE FOR EACH D. Sexual materials provide an outlet for bottled-up impulses
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[1]yes[2]no[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
Question Years and Ballots
| ballots | years |
| -/- | 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987 |
| B/C | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994 |
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Counts by year:
| year | iap | yes | no | don't know | no answer | not available in this year | Total |
| 1973 | - | 820 | 528 | 151 | 5 | - | 1504 |
| 1975 | - | 836 | 413 | 236 | 5 | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | - | 829 | 427 | 235 | 8 | - | 1499 |
| 1978 | - | 899 | 445 | 183 | 5 | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | - | 865 | 393 | 204 | 6 | - | 1468 |
| 1983 | - | 911 | 501 | 176 | 11 | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | - | 887 | 399 | 177 | 10 | - | 1473 |
| 1986 | - | 870 | 447 | 145 | 8 | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | - | 1075 | 479 | 253 | 12 | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 484 | 557 | 303 | 132 | 5 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 502 | 617 | 271 | 141 | 6 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 473 | 528 | 239 | 129 | 3 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 500 | 567 | 307 | 139 | 4 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 549 | 634 | 275 | 138 | 10 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 1965 | 587 | 303 | 132 | 5 | - | 2992 |
| Total | 4473 | 11482 | 5730 | 2571 | 103 | 0 | 24359 |