{"id":293690,"date":"2026-03-19T09:50:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=293690"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T14:22:16","slug":"what-do-americans-consider-immoral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/03\/19\/what-do-americans-consider-immoral\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do Americans Consider Immoral?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-61b01db2 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>About this research<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This analysis explores whether Americans consider 15 different behaviors morally acceptable or wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why did we do this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center conducts high-quality research to inform the public, journalists and leaders. Studying religion and related topics, such as morality, has long been part of the Center\u2019s research. Learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">about Pew Research Center<\/a> and our other <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/religion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">research on religion<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How did we do this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We surveyed 3,605 U.S. adults from March 24 to 30, 2025. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/the-american-trends-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Trends Panel (ATP)<\/a>. This report also includes findings from a separate ATP survey of 8,937 U.S. adults conducted from May 5 to 11, 2025. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_topline.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">questions used for this analysis<\/a>, along with responses, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/03\/19\/methodology-us-morality\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/03\/19\/methodology-us-morality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">survey methodology.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across a wide range of issues, Americans express morally permissive views. Nearly all U.S. adults (96%) say that eating meat is either <em>morally acceptable<\/em> or <em>not a moral issue<\/em>, and 91% take similar positions on using contraceptives to prevent pregnancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=293790\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e1e6e5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e1e6e5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"669\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-01.png?w=420\" alt=\"Bar chart showing Americans are split on whether viewing pornography or having an abortion is morally wrong\" class=\"wp-image-293790 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-01.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-01.png?resize=188,300 188w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-01.png?resize=768,1223 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-01.png?resize=643,1024 643w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-01.png?resize=254,405 254w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-01.png?resize=200,319 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-01.png?resize=260,414 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-01.png?resize=310,494 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-01.png?resize=420,669 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-01.png?resize=640,1019 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-01.png?resize=740,1179 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-01.png?resize=160,255 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-01.png?resize=320,510 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>75% express no moral objection to spanking children.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>63% have no moral problem with patients choosing to end their lives with the help of a doctor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>60% have no moral qualms about homosexuality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are key new findings from two Pew Research Center surveys in spring 2025 about the morality of 15 behaviors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We asked about behaviors that are, at least in part, morally debated in society today. We did not focus on behaviors that nearly everyone would likely say are morally wrong (like murder or stealing) or that everyone presumably would find acceptable (like asking for directions or picking up litter).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consequently, the finding that Americans think many things are morally permissible doesn\u2019t mean the public thinks <em>everything<\/em> is morally permissible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed, there is one item on our list that most Americans do find immoral: having an extramarital affair. Nine-in-ten U.S. adults say that <strong>married people having an affair<\/strong> is morally wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>For comparisons with what people in two dozen other countries consider moral and immoral, including Europeans\u2019 views on extramarital affairs, read our <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/03\/05\/in-25-country-survey-americans-especially-likely-to-view-fellow-citizens-as-morally-bad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">international report on morality<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American public is almost evenly split on two topics we asked about: pornography and abortion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half of U.S. adults say <strong>viewing pornography<\/strong> is morally wrong (52%), while nearly half feel it is not a moral issue (32%) or is morally acceptable (15%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likewise, 47% of Americans say <strong>having an abortion<\/strong> is morally wrong, while about half say an abortion is not a moral issue (31%) or is morally acceptable (21%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jump to: How<\/em> <em><a href=\"#how-american-women-and-men-differ-in-their-moral-views\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#how-american-women-and-men-differ-in-their-moral-views\">men and women differ<\/a><\/em> <em>on these questions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There has long been a partisan divide in the United States on <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2026\/03\/12\/majority-of-americans-continue-to-say-abortion-should-be-legal-in-all-or-most-cases\/#should-abortion-be-legal-or-illegal\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2026\/03\/12\/majority-of-americans-continue-to-say-abortion-should-be-legal-in-all-or-most-cases\/#should-abortion-be-legal-or-illegal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">whether abortion should be legal<\/a>. Today, Republicans and Republican-leaning independents are <em>much<\/em> more likely than Democrats and those who lean toward the Democratic Party to say that having an abortion is morally wrong(71% vs. 24%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=293791\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f4f4f3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f4f4f3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"508\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-02.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Chart showing Republicans are 3 times as likely as Democrats to say having an abortion is morally wrong\" class=\"wp-image-293791 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-02.png 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-02.png?resize=300,238 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-02.png?resize=768,610 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-02.png?resize=1024,813 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-02.png?resize=510,405 510w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-02.png?resize=200,159 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-02.png?resize=260,206 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-02.png?resize=310,246 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-02.png?resize=420,333 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-02.png?resize=640,508 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-02.png?resize=740,587 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-02.png?resize=160,127 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-02.png?resize=320,254 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new surveys also show that Republicans are more likely than Democrats to view several other behaviors relating to sex and family life as morally wrong:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Homosexuality (59% of Republicans vs. 20% of Democrats say it is wrong, including leaners to each party)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Viewing pornography (65% vs. 39%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Getting a divorce (33% vs. 13%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand, Democrats are significantly more likely than Republicans to view each of the following as morally wrong:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The death penalty (48% of Democrats vs. 20% of Republicans say it is wrong)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spanking children (35% vs. 12%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Being extremely rich (29% vs. 7%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jump to<\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/03\/19\/appendix-detailed-tables-us-morality\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/03\/19\/appendix-detailed-tables-us-morality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the appendix of this report<\/a><\/em> <em>for detailed tables showing the percentages of adults in each political party who say these behaviors are morally wrong, morally acceptable or not a moral issue.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There also is a divide between the two partisan camps on whether Americans, as a whole, are morally good. At present, 54% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents rate the morality and ethics of Americans as very or somewhat good, compared with 40% of Democrats and Democratic leaners who share that assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, 47% of Americans see other Americans as morally good, while 53% say the morality and ethics of their fellow Americans are somewhat or very bad. (By contrast, in nearly all the other countries where we asked this question in 2025, more people view their fellow citizens as <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/03\/05\/in-25-country-survey-americans-especially-likely-to-view-fellow-citizens-as-morally-bad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">morally and ethically good than as bad<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read further in this report for more about: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#evangelicals-often-diverge-from-other-americans-on-issues-of-morality\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#evangelicals-often-diverge-from-other-americans-on-issues-of-morality\">How people\u2019s religious identity is connected with their views on morality<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#how-younger-and-older-americans-differ-on-morality\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#how-younger-and-older-americans-differ-on-morality\">Differences between younger and older people on moral issues<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#how-american-women-and-men-differ-in-their-moral-views\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#how-american-women-and-men-differ-in-their-moral-views\">Differences between men and women<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These findings come from two nationally representative Pew Research Center surveys: a survey of 3,605 U.S. adults conducted March 24-30, 2025, and a survey of 8,937 U.S. adults conducted May 5-11, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For analysis of how attitudes about morality differ around the world, as well as how some of these attitudes have changed over time, read \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/03\/05\/in-25-country-survey-americans-especially-likely-to-view-fellow-citizens-as-morally-bad\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/03\/05\/in-25-country-survey-americans-especially-likely-to-view-fellow-citizens-as-morally-bad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In 25-Country&nbsp;Survey, Americans Especially Likely To View Fellow Citizens as Morally Bad<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Related:<\/em><\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/03\/05\/in-the-us-and-other-countries-fewer-people-now-say-its-necessary-to-believe-in-god-to-be-moral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> In the U.S. and other countries, fewer people now say it\u2019s necessary to believe in God to be moral<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Related<\/em>: <\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2026\/03\/12\/majority-of-americans-continue-to-say-abortion-should-be-legal-in-all-or-most-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Majority of Americans Continue to Say Abortion Should Be Legal in All or Most Cases<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;evangelicals-often-diverge-from-other-americans-on-issues-of-morality&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"evangelicals-often-diverge-from-other-americans-on-issues-of-morality\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Evangelicals often diverge from other Americans on issues of morality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White evangelical Protestants are more likely than people in other religious groups to express traditionally conservative moral positions on several of the 15 issues we asked about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=293792\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e4e5de\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e4e5de;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"623\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-03.png?w=690\" alt=\"Bar chart showing 8 in 10 White evangelicals say viewing pornography is morally wrong\" class=\"wp-image-293792 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-03.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-03.png?resize=202,300 202w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-03.png?resize=768,1139 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-03.png?resize=690,1024 690w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-03.png?resize=273,405 273w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-03.png?resize=200,297 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-03.png?resize=260,386 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-03.png?resize=310,460 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-03.png?resize=420,623 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-03.png?resize=640,949 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-03.png?resize=740,1098 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-03.png?resize=160,237 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-03.png?resize=320,475 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, 80% of White evangelicals say viewing pornography is wrong, while about one-in-five say it is not a moral issue (13%) or that it\u2019s morally acceptable (6%). By comparison, about half of other Protestants say viewing pornography is wrong, as do 56% of all Catholics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jewish adults (23%) and the religiously unaffiliated (28%) are much less likely than evangelicals to say that viewing pornography is morally wrong. Indeed, about half of Jewish and religiously unaffiliated adults say it\u2019s not a moral issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is also a big divide between White evangelicals and other groups on the morality of homosexuality: 72% of White evangelicals say homosexuality is wrong, compared with 34% of all Catholics and 13% of religiously unaffiliated adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, White evangelicals are more likely than Americans who belong to most other religious groups \u2013 including those who describe themselves as atheist, agnostic or \u201cnothing in particular\u201d \u2013 to take the position that it\u2019s morally wrong to have an abortion or to choose to end one\u2019s life with the help of a doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And White evangelical Protestants are the <em>least<\/em> likely of the religious groups studied to say the death penalty is morally wrong (20%). By contrast, 48% of atheists, 46% of Black Protestants and 42% of Jews consider the death penalty immoral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jump to<\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/03\/19\/appendix-detailed-tables-us-morality\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/03\/19\/appendix-detailed-tables-us-morality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the appendix of this report<\/a> for detailed tables showing the percentages of adults in each religious group who say these behaviors are morally wrong, morally acceptable or not a moral issue.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;how-younger-and-older-americans-differ-on-morality&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"how-younger-and-older-americans-differ-on-morality\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How younger and older Americans differ on morality<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On many of these moral issues, there are substantial differences between younger and older Americans. But whether younger or older adults are most likely to consider each behavior morally wrong is highly dependent on the question asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=293793\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ededed\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ededed;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"601\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-04.png?w=528\" alt=\"Table showing the youngest adults are much more likely than the oldest to say being extremely rich is morally wrong\" class=\"wp-image-293793 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-04.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-04.png?resize=155,300 155w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-04.png?resize=528,1024 528w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-04.png?resize=209,405 209w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-04.png?resize=200,388 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-04.png?resize=260,504 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-04.png?resize=310,601 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-04.png?resize=420,814 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-04.png?resize=160,310 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-04.png?resize=320,620 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, adults ages 18 to 29 are much more inclined than older groups to see \u201cbeing extremely rich\u201d and spanking children as morally wrong. Still, only about one-third of the youngest American adults say it\u2019s immoral to be extremely rich (33%) or to spank children (35%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, there are some behaviors that younger adults are <em>less<\/em> likely than older adults to consider immoral. For example, 30% of Americans ages 18 to 29 say homosexuality is morally wrong, compared with 37% of adults 30 to 49 and even higher shares of older adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The biggest age-related differences persist even within political parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take attitudes toward the morality of being extremely rich: Young American adults are much more likely than older adults to say that being extremely rich is morally wrong. For instance, one-third of adults ages 18 to 29 take this stance, compared with 10% of adults ages 65 and older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=293794\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ececec\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ececec;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"526\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-05.png?w=603\" alt=\"Table showing the differences in opinion between older and younger adults exist within parties\" class=\"wp-image-293794 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-05.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-05.png?resize=177,300 177w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-05.png?resize=603,1024 603w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-05.png?resize=239,405 239w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-05.png?resize=200,339 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-05.png?resize=260,441 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-05.png?resize=310,526 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-05.png?resize=420,713 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-05.png?resize=160,271 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-05.png?resize=320,543 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Republicans, too, there is a 9 percentage point age gap between the youngest and oldest adults (14% vs. 5%) \u2013 though this divide is even larger among Democrats (48% vs. 15%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jump to <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/03\/19\/appendix-detailed-tables-us-morality\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/03\/19\/appendix-detailed-tables-us-morality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the appendix of this report<\/a> for detailed tables showing the percentages of adults in each age group who say these behaviors are morally wrong, morally acceptable or not a moral issue.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;how-american-women-and-men-differ-in-their-moral-views&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"how-american-women-and-men-differ-in-their-moral-views\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How American women and men differ in their moral views<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similar shares of men and women say that many of the 15 behaviors we asked about are morally wrong. Only on a handful of the behaviors do men and women notably differ in their opinions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=293795\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f5f5f5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f5f5f5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"481\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-06.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Chart showing the youngest adults are much more likely than the oldest to say being extremely rich is morally wrong\" class=\"wp-image-293795 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-06.png 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-06.png?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-06.png?resize=768,577 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-06.png?resize=1024,770 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-06.png?resize=539,405 539w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-06.png?resize=200,150 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-06.png?resize=260,195 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-06.png?resize=310,233 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-06.png?resize=420,316 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-06.png?resize=640,481 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-06.png?resize=740,556 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-06.png?resize=160,120 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/PR_2026.03.19_us-morality_0-06.png?resize=320,241 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Men are somewhat more likely than women to take the position that getting a divorce (28% vs. 19%), having an abortion (51% vs. 44%) and homosexuality (43% vs. 37%) are morally wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, women are more likely than men to say that viewing pornography is morally wrong (58% vs. 47%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jump to <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/03\/19\/appendix-detailed-tables-us-morality\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/religion\/2026\/03\/19\/appendix-detailed-tables-us-morality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the appendix of this report<\/a> for detailed tables showing the percentages of men and women who say these behaviors are morally wrong, morally acceptable or not a moral issue.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nine-in-ten Americans say having an affair is wrong. 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