What do you believe the age of consent (age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts) in the US should be?

What do you believe the age of consent (age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts) in the US should be? Published on August 5, 2019 → Survey conducted on August 5, 2019 on 2089 U.S. adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Younger than 13

13 years old

14 years old

15 years old

16 years old

17%

17 years old

18 years old

40%

Older than 18 years old

14%

Don’t know

N/A – I don’t think there should be an age of consent

Younger than 13

13 years old

14 years old

15 years old

16 years old

17%

17 years old

18 years old

40%

Older than 18 years old

14%

Don’t know

N/A – I don’t think there should be an age of consent

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