Global views towards extramarital affairs 2013

This statistic shows the global views towards extramarital affairs in 2013. In France, 47% people consider an affair as immoral, while 40% say it is not a moral issue and 12% say affairs are morally accepted.

Do you personally believe that married people having an affair is morally acceptable, unacceptable, or is it not a moral issue?

Country	Not a moral issue	Unacceptable	Acceptable
Czechia	10%	66%	17%
India	13%	62%	14%
Chile	16%	67%	13%
Venezuela	9%	76%	12%
France	40%	47%	12%
Japan	14%	69%	12%
South Africa	11%	65%	11%
Argentina	12%	72%	11%
Israel	13%	73%	11%
Germany	26%	60%	11%
Ghana	2%	86%	10%
Italy	16%	64%	10%
Poland	13%	71%	9%
Mexico	12%	73%	9%
Spain	27%	64%	8%
South Korea	8%	81%	8%
Kenya	7%	80%	8%
China	12%	74%	8%
Russia	9%	69%	7%
Nigeria	12%	77%	7%
Bolivia	6%	84%	7%
Uganda	8%	80%	7%
Brazil	9%	84%	6%
Senegal	24%	68%	5%
Greece	12%	79%	5%
Philippines	4%	90%	5%
Canada	17%	76%	4%
El Salvador	4%	89%	4%
Australia	13%	79%	4%
Britain	15%	76%	4%
United States	10%	84%	4%
Tunisia	4%	90%	3%
Malaysia	6%	90%	2%
Turkey	2%	94%	2%
Egypt	4%	93%	2%
Jordan	5%	93%	1%
Indonesia	4%	93%	1%
Palestinian ter.	4%	94%	1%
Lebanon	3%	92%	0%
Pakistan	3%	92%	0%

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Release date

April 2014

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2013-2014

Number of respondents

700-100 participants per country

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

Supplementary notes

Survey results are based on national samples. The missing percentage points to 100 percent are divided among participants who refused to answer and those who said that the answer would depend on the situation.

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