Age of consent
First, a little about you. Are you male or female?
| 68% (104) | Male | |
|---|---|---|
| 29% (45) | Female | |
| 1% (2) | Won't say | |
| 0% (1) | Don't know |
152 voters have answered this question.
How old are you?
| 0% (1) | 9 or younger | |
|---|---|---|
| 0% (1) | 10 or 11 | |
| 7% (11) | 12 or 13 | |
| 11% (18) | 14 or 15 | |
| 15% (24) | 16 or 17 | |
| 7% (12) | 18 or 19 | |
| 52% (81) | 20 or older | |
| 3% (5) | Won't say | |
| 0% (1) | Don't know |
154 voters have answered this question.
Do you think that the law should set an age of consent?
| 54% (85) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% (50) | No | |
| 13% (21) | Don't know |
156 voters have answered this question.
Should the age of consent be the same for girls and boys?
| 56% (88) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 8% (13) | The age of consent should be lower for boys than for girls | |
| 19% (30) | The age of consent should be lower for girls than for boys | |
| 16% (25) | I don't believe there should be any age of consent |
156 voters have answered this question.
What should the age of consent for intercourse, for boys, be?
| 17% (27) | I don't believe there should be an age of consent | |
|---|---|---|
| 3% (6) | 5 years or younger | |
| 6% (10) | 10 years or younger | |
| 2% (4) | 11 years | |
| 5% (8) | 12 years | |
| 13% (21) | 13 years | |
| 13% (21) | 14 years | |
| 12% (19) | 15 years | |
| 12% (19) | 16 years | |
| 1% (2) | 17 years | |
| 8% (13) | 18 years | |
| 1% (2) | 19 years | |
| 1% (2) | 20 years | |
| 0% (1) | 21 years | |
| 0% (1) | 22 years or over |
156 voters have answered this question.
What should the age of consent for intercourse, for girls be?
| 17% (27) | I don't believe there should be an age of consent | |
|---|---|---|
| 5% (8) | 5 years or younger | |
| 9% (15) | 10 years or younger | |
| 5% (9) | 11 years | |
| 8% (13) | 12 years | |
| 7% (11) | 13 years | |
| 12% (20) | 14 years | |
| 7% (11) | 15 years | |
| 12% (20) | 16 years | |
| 2% (4) | 17 years | |
| 7% (12) | 18 years | |
| 1% (2) | 19 years | |
| 1% (2) | 20 years | |
| 1% (2) | 21 years | |
| 0% (0) | 22 years or over |
156 voters have answered this question.
Should the age of consent be different for heterosexual and homosexual partners?
| 24% (36) | I don't believe there should be an age of consent | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% (90) | The age of consent should be the same for heterosexual and homosexual acts | |
| 11% (17) | The age of consent should be higher for homosexual than for heterosexual acts | |
| 4% (7) | The age of consent should be higher for heterosexual than for homosexual acts |
150 voters have answered this question.
Which of these, do you think, should be committing an offence? Check as many as apply.
| 27% (28) | An under-age boy who has sex with an under-age girl | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% (44) | An under-age boy who has sex with an adult woman | |
| 85% (86) | An adult man who has sex with an under-age girl | |
| 26% (27) | An under-age girl who has sex with an under-age boy | |
| 44% (45) | An under-age girl who has sex with an adult man | |
| 79% (80) | An adult woman who has sex with an under-age boy |
101 voters have answered this question.
Should there be any exceptions to the age of consent? Check as many as apply
| 20% (23) | Sex with a close relative | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% (55) | Sex with your own husband or wife | |
| 54% (60) | Sex with parent's permission, where the parent permits intercourse with a particular partner | |
| 44% (49) | Sex with parent's permission, where the parent permits intercourse with any partner | |
| 25% (28) | Sex while incapacitated or of impaired judgement | |
| 16% (18) | Any other exceptions? |
111 voters have answered this question.
Do you think under age children should be allowed to do any of these things?
| 80% (85) | Underage children should be allowed to perform in tease or nude photographs | |
|---|---|---|
| 70% (74) | Underage children should be allowed to give hand sex | |
| 40% (42) | Underage children should be allowed to work as strippers | |
| 32% (34) | Underage children should be allowed to prostitute themselves | |
| 45% (48) | Underage children should be allowed to visit strip clubs | |
| 47% (50) | Do you think under age children should have other sexual rights? |
105 voters have answered this question.
