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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? A. What if they are in their early teens, say 14 to 16 years old? In that case, do you think sex relations before marriage are always wrong, almost always wrong, wrong only sometimes, or not wrong at all?
Values
[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 |
| -/- | 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 | iap | always wrong | almost always wrong | wrong only sometimes | not wrong at all | don't know | no answer | skipped on web | Total |
| 1986 | - | 965 | 274 | 159 | 47 | 21 | 4 | - | 1470 |
| 1988 | 493 | 675 | 158 | 108 | 32 | 11 | 4 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 531 | 702 | 158 | 88 | 43 | 12 | 3 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 444 | 615 | 160 | 94 | 29 | 26 | 4 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 493 | 678 | 177 | 95 | 44 | 24 | 6 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 526 | 733 | 186 | 102 | 39 | 16 | 4 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 1015 | 1363 | 336 | 176 | 77 | 17 | 8 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 944 | 1339 | 321 | 191 | 83 | 23 | 3 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 961 | 1318 | 299 | 157 | 64 | 30 | 3 | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 940 | 1337 | 280 | 164 | 64 | 27 | 5 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 1857 | 644 | 131 | 78 | 37 | 16 | 2 | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 1906 | 625 | 137 | 90 | 43 | 11 | - | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 2518 | 1422 | 302 | 167 | 76 | 21 | 4 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 694 | 925 | 213 | 121 | 59 | 7 | 4 | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 614 | 952 | 221 | 165 | 81 | 7 | 4 | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 672 | 872 | 187 | 151 | 73 | 14 | 5 | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 863 | 1108 | 251 | 205 | 102 | 7 | 2 | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 979 | 1145 | 309 | 231 | 181 | 19 | 3 | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 789 | 892 | 262 | 248 | 132 | 18 | 7 | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 1316 | 1196 | 581 | 479 | 423 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 1168 | 1052 | 456 | 438 | 385 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 3544 |
| 2024 | 1126 | 1028 | 396 | 378 | 321 | 34 | 4 | 22 | 3309 |
| Total | 20849 | 21586 | 5795 | 4085 | 2435 | 390 | 88 | 66 | 55294 |