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Question What is your opinion about a married person having sexual relations with someone other than the marriage partner–is it 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 |
| -/- | 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987 |
| A/C | 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 |
| 1973 | - | 1037 | 220 | 173 | 61 | 9 | 4 | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | - | 1082 | 173 | 169 | 36 | 22 | 2 | - | 1484 |
| 1976 | - | 1013 | 230 | 169 | 63 | 19 | 5 | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | - | 1103 | 206 | 153 | 48 | 13 | 7 | - | 1530 |
| 1980 | - | 1018 | 230 | 143 | 53 | 23 | 1 | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | - | 1333 | 237 | 194 | 57 | 28 | 11 | - | 1860 |
| 1984 | - | 1023 | 264 | 129 | 33 | 16 | 8 | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | - | 1132 | 207 | 130 | 43 | 18 | 4 | - | 1534 |
| 1987 | - | 1308 | 263 | 165 | 48 | 26 | 9 | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 504 | 764 | 125 | 54 | 20 | 12 | 2 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 504 | 797 | 131 | 74 | 17 | 12 | 2 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 455 | 709 | 115 | 63 | 13 | 14 | 3 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 524 | 738 | 132 | 63 | 31 | 23 | 6 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 531 | 815 | 152 | 60 | 26 | 17 | 5 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 996 | 1546 | 248 | 130 | 46 | 23 | 3 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 981 | 1471 | 285 | 98 | 35 | 30 | 4 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 950 | 1466 | 231 | 107 | 44 | 29 | 5 | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 956 | 1448 | 198 | 130 | 47 | 32 | 6 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 1841 | 725 | 124 | 39 | 19 | 17 | - | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 1914 | 717 | 107 | 44 | 19 | 9 | 2 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 2507 | 1582 | 236 | 121 | 36 | 20 | 8 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 671 | 1088 | 144 | 76 | 20 | 16 | 8 | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 763 | 988 | 168 | 81 | 26 | 12 | 6 | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 666 | 1026 | 155 | 87 | 16 | 17 | 7 | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 824 | 1329 | 224 | 114 | 30 | 10 | 7 | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 977 | 1398 | 256 | 161 | 51 | 12 | 12 | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 774 | 1172 | 216 | 133 | 32 | 16 | 5 | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 1358 | 1667 | 606 | 272 | 105 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 1203 | 1486 | 446 | 276 | 84 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 3544 |
| 2024 | 1067 | 1503 | 361 | 228 | 97 | 25 | 9 | 19 | 3309 |
| Total | 20966 | 34484 | 6690 | 3836 | 1256 | 550 | 160 | 53 | 67995 |