Survey Shows Czech Republic Most Tolerant about Moral Issues

A survey conducted by The Pew Research Center shows that people from the Czech Republic are most relaxed about moral issues.

Researchers interviewed 40,117 participants from 40 countries about extramarital affairs, gambling, homosexuality, abortion, premarital sex, alcohol consumption, divorce and the use of contraceptives.

The survey results showed that people from the Czech Republic were more broadminded in these matters, followed by Japan.

The 2013 Global Attitudes Project showed that Europeans, Japanese and South Americans are the most tolerant when it comes to premarital sex.

According to the survey, 67 percent of Czechs said they did not have a problem with premarital sex whereas 59 percent of Greeks, 57 percent of Germans, 42 percent of Italians and 38 percent of Brits approved of sex before marriage.

The findings noted that Britain was among the European countries that was most tolerant of having sex before marriage but it was also one of the most intolerant of extramarital affairs. The survey revealed that only 4 percent of Brits said extramarital affairs were acceptable.

In Czech Republic, 17 percent of the respondents said they were fine having an affair even after marriage. France followed the Czech Republic with 12 percent believing that it was morally acceptable.

The survey found that in South America, Venezuela was the most tolerant in terms of premarital sex with 61 percent of respondents saying it was acceptable.

Homosexuality was also widely acceptable in the Czech Republic, the survey found. It showed that 56 percent approved of people having gay partners. Jordan and Egypt were countries which were least tolerant toward homosexuality. The results showed 95 percent Jordanians and Egyptians did not approve of same-sex relationships.

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