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How Do Americans View Adultery?

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ATLANTA (AllPolitics, Aug. 20) -- A new CNN/Time poll suggests that most Americans find adultery more morally wrong than prostitution and teen sex.

The majority of the 1,523 adult U.S. citizens polled also said they knew someone who had committed adultery.

The telephone survey was conducted from June 26 to July 5.


Have you, or do you know anyone who has committed adultery?
Yes No
View Results

The questions did not focus on President Clinton or his relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Instead, the CNN/Time poll sought to get an overview on U.S. society's general attitude toward adultery.

Poll questions and responses

  • Know Any Married Men Who Have Committed Adultery?

    Yes 69 percent
    No 30 percent
      Sampling error: +/-2.5 percentage points

  • Know Any Married Women Who Have Committed Adultery?

    Yes 60 percent
    No 38 percent
      Sampling error: +/-2.5 percentage points

  • Are You Cheating On Your Spouse If You...

      Yes No
    Kiss someone else 67 percent 28 percent
    Phone sex 66 percent 32 percent
    Sex chat on Internet 64 percent 33 percent
      Sampling error: +/-2.5 percentage points

  • Are You Cheating on Your Spouse If You...

      Yes No
    Hold hands 43 percent 53 percent
    Flirt casually 34 percent 64 percent
      Sampling error: +/-2.5 percentage points

  • You Are Cheating on Your Spouse If You...

      Men Women
    Visit strip bar 45 percent 55 percent
    Fantasize about someone else 38 percent 50 percent
      Sampling error: +/-4 percentage points

  • Is ______ Morally Wrong (now vs. 1977)

      Now 1977
    Adultery 86 percent 76 percent
    Prostitution 79 percent 61 percent
    Teen sex 72 percent 63 percent
      Sampling error: +/-2.5 percentage points

  • Is _______ Morally Wrong

    Adultery 86 percent
    Prostitution 79 percent
    Teen sex 72 percent
    Pornography 63 percent
      Sampling error: +/-2.5 percentage points

  • Is Infidelity an Unavoidable Part of Married Life?

    Yes 26 percent
    No 72 percent
      Sampling error: +/-2.5 percentage points
    • In Other News

    Thursday, August 20, 1998

    • Most Lawmakers Support Clinton's Military Strikes
    • A Quick Look At Reactions In Congress
    • Lewinsky Completes Second Day Of Testimony
    • Report: Memo Raises New Questions About Gore's Fund-Raising Role
    • How Do Americans View Adultery?
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