Questions - Sex and Marriage - March 24-26, 2026

National Survey of 1,291 American Adults
Conducted February March 24-26, 2026

By Rasmussen Reports

1* How important is it for men and women to refrain from sex before marriage?

2* Would it be better for men to have less casual sex?

3* Would it be better for women to have less casual sex?

4* Does having more sexual partners before marriage make a marriage stronger or weaker? Or does the number of premarital partners not make much difference?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence