SOL: Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey

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Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey - 1994

Year: 1994
Module: Gender_and_Family_Roles
Variable: PMSWRNG

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

Index to tables on this page

% of men and women
% of people of different ages
% of people of different religions.

Overall Results	%
Always wrong	28
Almost always wrong	7
Wrong only sometimes	13
Not wrong at all	43
Can't choose	9
Not answered	1

Table Index

Results for men and women	%
	Male	Female
Always wrong	27	30
Almost always wrong	5	9
Wrong only sometimes	11	15
Not wrong at all	49	37
Can't choose	8	9
Not answered	0	1

Table Index

Results for people of different ages	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Always wrong	14	10	17	27	42	66
Almost always wrong	2	3	5	14	9	9
Wrong only sometimes	19	12	20	12	9	6
Not wrong at all	62	67	51	33	25	9
Can't choose	3	8	6	13	14	10
Not answered	0	0	0	1	1	1

Table Index

Results for people of different religions	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Always wrong	28	32	10
Almost always wrong	7	7	4
Wrong only sometimes	16	12	9
Not wrong at all	39	40	73
Can't choose	9	9	4
Not answered	1	1	0

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