According to a survey conducted in the United States in 2022, 70 percent of respondents stated they considered having a baby outside of marriage morally acceptable. By contrast, 28 percent stated it was morally wrong.
Do you think having a baby outside of marriage is morally acceptable or morally wrong?
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Gallup. (November 15, 2022). Do you think having a baby outside of marriage is morally acceptable or morally wrong? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/941142/moral-stance-towards-having-a-baby-out-of-wedlock/
Gallup. "Do you think having a baby outside of marriage is morally acceptable or morally wrong?." Chart. November 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941142/moral-stance-towards-having-a-baby-out-of-wedlock/
Gallup. (2022). Do you think having a baby outside of marriage is morally acceptable or morally wrong?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/941142/moral-stance-towards-having-a-baby-out-of-wedlock/
Gallup. "Do You Think Having a Baby outside of Marriage Is Morally Acceptable or Morally Wrong?." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941142/moral-stance-towards-having-a-baby-out-of-wedlock/
Gallup, Do you think having a baby outside of marriage is morally acceptable or morally wrong? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/941142/moral-stance-towards-having-a-baby-out-of-wedlock/ (last visited November 19, 2024)
Do you think having a baby outside of marriage is morally acceptable or morally wrong? [Graph], Gallup, November 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/941142/moral-stance-towards-having-a-baby-out-of-wedlock/
