In a survey conducted in Japan in September 2019, the majority of respondents stated that sex before marriage is justifiable. One in four respondents thought that premarital sex was always justifiable, as opposed to 5.2 percent who stated that it was never justifiable. On a scale of one to ten, the mean score was 6.87.
Attitudes towards premarital sex in Japan as of September 2019
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Original question: "Please tell me for each of the following statements whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between, using this card. Sex before marriage."
Respondents were asked to answer on a scale of one to ten.
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World Values Survey Association. (May 25, 2022). Attitudes towards premarital sex in Japan as of September 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337997/japan-sex-before-marriage-opinion/
World Values Survey Association. "Attitudes towards premarital sex in Japan as of September 2019." Chart. May 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337997/japan-sex-before-marriage-opinion/
World Values Survey Association. (2022). Attitudes towards premarital sex in Japan as of September 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337997/japan-sex-before-marriage-opinion/
World Values Survey Association. "Attitudes towards Premarital Sex in Japan as of September 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337997/japan-sex-before-marriage-opinion/
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Attitudes towards premarital sex in Japan as of September 2019 [Graph], World Values Survey Association, May 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337997/japan-sex-before-marriage-opinion/
