Results: Acceptable Age Differences Between Partners
Published on 09/29/2016
My daughter in her mid twenties is dating a man 20 years her senior. We are distressed about this. Please provide your opinion to questions below:
QUESTIONS
GO to COMMENTS
Comments
1.
1.
What is the age difference between you and your partner?
Same age to 2 years apart
24%
494 votes
3 to 5 years apart
20%
401 votes
6 to 8 years apart
11%
214 votes
9 to 10 years apart
7%
135 votes
11 to 15 years apart
5%
101 votes
16 to 20 years apart
2%
41 votes
more than 20 years apart
2%
41 votes
Not applicable
30%
604 votes
2.
2.
Do you think it is inappropriate for a guy to date a girl when there is a 20 year age difference in the following situations? | Inappropriate | It's fine | Not Sure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Female is 18 to 19
|
57%
|
(1163)
|
22%
|
(444)
|
21%
|
(424)
|
|
Female is 20 to 24
|
42%
|
(844)
|
32%
|
(656)
|
26%
|
(531)
|
|
Female is 25 to 29
|
26%
|
(534)
|
49%
|
(988)
|
25%
|
(509)
|
|
Female is 30 to 40
|
14%
|
(289)
|
64%
|
(1293)
|
22%
|
(449)
|
|
Female is over 40
|
12%
|
(247)
|
66%
|
(1349)
|
21%
|
(435)
|
3.
3.
Do you think it is inappropriate for a woman to date a man when there is a 20 year age difference in the following situations? | Inappropriate | It's fine | Not Sure | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Male is 18 to 19
|
56%
|
(1141)
|
23%
|
(458)
|
21%
|
(432)
|
|
Male is 20 to 24
|
44%
|
(896)
|
31%
|
(631)
|
25%
|
(504)
|
|
Male is 25 to 29
|
29%
|
(595)
|
46%
|
(937)
|
25%
|
(499)
|
|
Male is 30 to 40
|
17%
|
(339)
|
61%
|
(1229)
|
23%
|
(463)
|
|
Male is over 40
|
14%
|
(275)
|
64%
|
(1299)
|
23%
|
(457)
|
COMMENTS