1978 – 2016
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1. Marist Institute for Public Opinion (2016)
“Do you think prostitution between consenting adults: Should be legal or Should not be legal?” |
Sample: 516 national adults, aged 18 and older. Margin of Error: ±4.3 Source: Marist Poll, “Exclusive Poll Taken-Marist Poll,” marist.edu, May 31, 2016 |
“Do you think that prostitution should be legal?” |
Sample: 1,000 national adults. Margin of Error: ±4 Source: YouGov, “Country Split on Legalizing Prostitution,” yougov.com, Sep. 1, 2015 |
“Should prostitution be legalized?” |
Sample: unknown number of national adults. Margin of Error: unknown Source: YouGov, “Polling the Political Debate on the Legalization of Prostitution,” yougov.com, Mar. 23, 2012 |
4. Social Science Research Center (1995)
“Although some are currently legal, please tell me which of the following you think should be legal: – Prostitution?” |
Sample: 1,436 national adults. Margin of Error: unknown Source: Social Science Research Center, 1995 [ProCon.org received the raw data from David May, Ph.D. who used it for the article “Tolerance of nonconformity and its effect on attitudes toward the legalization of prostitution: A multivariate analysis” in the Oct. 1999 Deviant Behavior. ProCon.org tallied the data, removed the null results from sub-samples, and then rounded to the closest whole number on the percentages.] |
5. Louis Harris and Associates (1990)
“Please tell me which of the phrases on this card describes how you feel that activity should be treated — should it be left to the individual, should it be allowed, but regulated by law, or should it be totally forbidden by law? – Engaging in prostitution.” |
Sample: 2,254 nationwide participants. Margin of Error: unknown Source: Tom W. Smith, “Public Opinion on Prostitution: Trends, Comparisons, and Models,” National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago, Aug. 1998 |
“Do you favor or oppose: The legalization of prostitution?” |
Sample: 1,014. Margin of Error: unknown Source: Tom W. Smith, “Public Opinion on Prostitution: Trends, Comparisons, and Models,” National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago, Aug. 1998 |
7. Audits & Surveys Worldwide (1982)
“Would you favor or oppose legalizing prostitution throughout the United States?” |
Sample: unknown. Margin of Error: unknown Source: Tom W. Smith, “Public Opinion on Prostitution: Trends, Comparisons, and Models,” National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago, Aug. 1998 |
8. Louis Harris and Associates (1978)
“Please tell me which of the phrases on this card describes how you feel that activity should be treated — should it be left to the individual, should it be allowed, but regulated by law, or should it be totally forbidden by law? – Engaging in prostitution.” |
Sample: 1,513 nationwide participants. Margin of Error: unknown Source: Tom W. Smith, “Public Opinion on Prostitution: Trends, Comparisons, and Models,” National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago, Aug. 1998 |