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Question There's been a lot of discussion about the way morals and attitudes about sex are changing in this country. If a man and woman have sex relations before marriage, do you think it is always wrong, almost always wrong, wrong only sometimes, or not wrong at all?
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[1]always wrong[2]almost always wrong[3]wrong only sometimes[4]not wrong at all[5]other[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 |
| -/- | 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986 |
| A/B | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
Overview
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Counts by year:
| year | always wrong | almost always wrong | wrong only sometimes | not wrong at all | don't know | no answer | iap | skipped on web | Total |
| 1972 | 563 | 182 | 373 | 419 | 65 | 11 | - | - | 1613 |
| 1974 | 472 | 181 | 337 | 439 | 48 | 7 | - | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | 441 | 176 | 342 | 468 | 58 | 5 | - | - | 1490 |
| 1977 | 459 | 141 | 340 | 541 | 39 | 10 | - | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | 437 | 175 | 304 | 578 | 34 | 4 | - | - | 1532 |
| 1982 | 520 | 152 | 359 | 763 | 55 | 11 | - | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | 427 | 155 | 378 | 601 | 31 | 7 | - | - | 1599 |
| 1985 | 422 | 123 | 294 | 643 | 48 | 4 | - | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | 396 | 127 | 328 | 574 | 39 | 6 | - | - | 1470 |
| 1988 | 251 | 102 | 214 | 388 | 27 | 6 | 493 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 272 | 84 | 221 | 394 | 31 | 4 | 531 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 229 | 103 | 205 | 356 | 32 | 3 | 444 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 274 | 98 | 186 | 435 | 28 | 3 | 493 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 283 | 106 | 218 | 443 | 27 | 3 | 526 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 496 | 192 | 389 | 830 | 60 | 10 | 1015 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 452 | 183 | 429 | 832 | 58 | 6 | 944 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 476 | 166 | 378 | 784 | 65 | 2 | 961 | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 502 | 157 | 384 | 749 | 75 | 10 | 940 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 242 | 73 | 176 | 394 | 18 | 5 | 1857 | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 238 | 79 | 157 | 409 | 18 | 5 | 1906 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 509 | 167 | 379 | 882 | 44 | 11 | 2518 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 305 | 90 | 206 | 692 | 30 | 6 | 694 | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 305 | 116 | 241 | 742 | 21 | 5 | 614 | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 273 | 72 | 206 | 704 | 33 | 14 | 672 | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 324 | 111 | 257 | 956 | 18 | 9 | 863 | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 389 | 100 | 263 | 1101 | 25 | 10 | 979 | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 278 | 95 | 213 | 943 | 19 | 11 | 789 | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 390 | 162 | 367 | 1761 | 9 | 2 | 1315 | 26 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 308 | 104 | 305 | 1607 | 36 | 8 | 1168 | 8 | 3544 |
| 2024 | 357 | 122 | 258 | 1378 | 50 | 6 | 1126 | 12 | 3309 |
| Total | 11290 | 3894 | 8707 | 21806 | 1141 | 204 | 20848 | 46 | 67936 |