NI Life and Times Survey - 2008: SEXBFMAR

Year: 2008
Module:Religious_Observance
Variable:SEXBFMAR

Do you think it is wrong or not wrong if a man and a woman have sexual relations before marriage?

	%
Always wrong	20
Almost always wrong	7
Wrong only sometimes	12
Not wrong at all	52
Can't choose	9

Go to results for men and women, people of different ages and people of different religions.
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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Always wrong	18	21
Almost always wrong	7	8
Wrong only sometimes	14	9
Not wrong at all	53	52
Can't choose	8	11

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Always wrong	18	8	11	10	26	44
Almost always wrong	5	4	7	8	9	10
Wrong only sometimes	10	4	11	18	13	11
Not wrong at all	65	75	64	57	41	20
Can't choose	2	9	7	7	11	16

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Always wrong 17 25 3
Almost always wrong 7 9 2
Wrong only sometimes 9 14 7
Not wrong at all 56 43 84
Can't choose 11 9 5

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