Age of consent
First, a little about you. Are you male or female?
| 66% (560) | Male | |
|---|---|---|
| 30% (255) | Female | |
| 2% (17) | Won't say | |
| 0% (7) | Don't know |
839 voters have answered this question.
How old are you?
| 2% (23) | 9 or younger | |
|---|---|---|
| 2% (25) | 10 or 11 | |
| 8% (73) | 12 or 13 | |
| 12% (105) | 14 or 15 | |
| 9% (79) | 16 or 17 | |
| 6% (57) | 18 or 19 | |
| 53% (447) | 20 or older | |
| 3% (28) | Won't say | |
| 0% (5) | Don't know |
842 voters have answered this question.
Do you think that the law should set an age of consent?
| 39% (337) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% (470) | No | |
| 6% (57) | Don't know |
864 voters have answered this question.
Should the age of consent be the same for girls and boys?
| 47% (413) | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
| 5% (48) | The age of consent should be lower for boys than for girls | |
| 14% (126) | The age of consent should be lower for girls than for boys | |
| 32% (277) | I don't believe there should be any age of consent |
864 voters have answered this question.
What should the age of consent for intercourse, for boys, be?
| 34% (301) | I don't believe there should be an age of consent | |
|---|---|---|
| 5% (51) | 5 years or younger | |
| 10% (92) | 10 years or younger | |
| 3% (31) | 11 years | |
| 8% (71) | 12 years | |
| 8% (70) | 13 years | |
| 8% (75) | 14 years | |
| 5% (49) | 15 years | |
| 6% (59) | 16 years | |
| 1% (12) | 17 years | |
| 3% (31) | 18 years | |
| 0% (4) | 19 years | |
| 0% (3) | 20 years | |
| 1% (9) | 21 years | |
| 0% (6) | 22 years or over |
864 voters have answered this question.
What should the age of consent for intercourse, for girls be?
| 34% (300) | I don't believe there should be an age of consent | |
|---|---|---|
| 7% (68) | 5 years or younger | |
| 12% (106) | 10 years or younger | |
| 5% (46) | 11 years | |
| 8% (74) | 12 years | |
| 5% (51) | 13 years | |
| 9% (78) | 14 years | |
| 4% (39) | 15 years | |
| 5% (51) | 16 years | |
| 1% (10) | 17 years | |
| 2% (22) | 18 years | |
| 0% (2) | 19 years | |
| 0% (4) | 20 years | |
| 0% (5) | 21 years | |
| 0% (8) | 22 years or over |
864 voters have answered this question.
Should the age of consent be different for heterosexual and homosexual partners?
| 43% (357) | I don't believe there should be an age of consent | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% (336) | The age of consent should be the same for heterosexual and homosexual acts | |
| 10% (87) | The age of consent should be higher for homosexual than for heterosexual acts | |
| 5% (45) | The age of consent should be higher for heterosexual than for homosexual acts |
825 voters have answered this question.
Which of these, do you think, should be committing an offence? Check as many as apply.
| 21% (83) | An under-age boy who has sex with an under-age girl | |
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| 38% (154) | An under-age boy who has sex with an adult woman | |
| 75% (299) | An adult man who has sex with an under-age girl | |
| 19% (78) | An under-age girl who has sex with an under-age boy | |
| 41% (164) | An under-age girl who has sex with an adult man | |
| 72% (287) | An adult woman who has sex with an under-age boy |
395 voters have answered this question.
Should there be any exceptions to the age of consent? Check as many as apply
| 37% (208) | Sex with a close relative | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% (257) | Sex with your own husband or wife | |
| 56% (315) | Sex with parent's permission, where the parent permits intercourse with a particular partner | |
| 47% (262) | Sex with parent's permission, where the parent permits intercourse with any partner | |
| 33% (183) | Sex while incapacitated or of impaired judgement | |
| 13% (75) | Any other exceptions? |
553 voters have answered this question.
Do you think under age children should be allowed to do any of these things?
| 86% (584) | Underage children should be allowed to perform in tease or nude photographs | |
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| 83% (564) | Underage children should be allowed to give hand sex | |
| 60% (411) | Underage children should be allowed to work as strippers | |
| 48% (329) | Underage children should be allowed to prostitute themselves | |
| 62% (421) | Underage children should be allowed to visit strip clubs | |
| 53% (362) | Do you think under age children should have other sexual rights? |
679 voters have answered this question.
