Entry:

Taylor, D. Garth and Smith, Tom W., "Public Opinion Regarding Various Forms of Sexual Behavior," GSS Social Change Report No. 7, 1978.


Abstract:

Younger cohorts tend to be more sexually permissive than older cohorts, but the youngest adults are no more permissive than those who became adults during the sixties. While current across-the-board trends are mixed, cohort turnover should continue to push us in a permissive direction.

GSS Years:

1972-78

Other Data Sets:

Gallup 1940, 1943 (2), 1945, 1947, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964 1965 (2), 1969 (2), 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977 (3), 1978; RAC 1970

GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document:

Variable Name

Variable Label

 
 
PILL

BIRTH CONTROL INFORMATION

TEENPILL

BIRTH CONTROL INFORMATION TO TEENS

SEXEDUC

SEX EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

PREMARSX

SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE

XMARSEX

SEX WITH PERSON OTHER THAN SPOUSE

PORNMORL

MATERIALS LEAD TO BREAKDOWN IN MORALS

PORNRAPE

MATERIALS LEAD TO RAPE

PORNLAW

FEELINGS ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY LAWS

XMOVIE

SEEN X-RATED MOVIE IN LAST YEAR

HOMOSEX

HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS

SPKHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO SPEAK

COLHOMO

ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO TEACH

AGE

AGE OF RESPONDENT

EDUC

HIGHEST YEAR OF SCHOOL COMPLETED