This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in 2017 among women on which kind of behavior they find appropriate or inappropriate with a man who is not their spouse. During the survey, 53 percent of respondents stated they find having dinner alone with a man who is not their spouse inappropriate, while 35 percent said they consider it appropriate behavior.
Women: Is it appropriate or inappropriate to do the following activities alone with a man who is not your spouse?
Characteristic
appropriate
inappropriate
Having a drink
29%
60%
Having dinner
35%
53%
Having lunch
43%
44%
Driving in a car
47%
38%
Having a work meeting
63%
25%
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* Number of respondents includes men and women. The source does not specify how many of the respondents were women.
Missing percentage points to 100 percent indicate those who said they did not know or had no opinion.
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New York Times. (July 1, 2017). Women: Is it appropriate or inappropriate to do the following activities alone with a man who is not your spouse? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/722073/women-on-appropriate-and-inappropriate-activities-with-a-man-who-is-not-their-spouse/
New York Times. "Women: Is it appropriate or inappropriate to do the following activities alone with a man who is not your spouse?." Chart. July 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/722073/women-on-appropriate-and-inappropriate-activities-with-a-man-who-is-not-their-spouse/
New York Times. (2017). Women: Is it appropriate or inappropriate to do the following activities alone with a man who is not your spouse?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/722073/women-on-appropriate-and-inappropriate-activities-with-a-man-who-is-not-their-spouse/
New York Times. "Women: Is It Appropriate or Inappropriate to Do The following Activities Alone with a Man Who Is Not Your Spouse?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/722073/women-on-appropriate-and-inappropriate-activities-with-a-man-who-is-not-their-spouse/
New York Times, Women: Is it appropriate or inappropriate to do the following activities alone with a man who is not your spouse? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/722073/women-on-appropriate-and-inappropriate-activities-with-a-man-who-is-not-their-spouse/ (last visited May 05, 2025)
Women: Is it appropriate or inappropriate to do the following activities alone with a man who is not your spouse? [Graph], New York Times, July 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/722073/women-on-appropriate-and-inappropriate-activities-with-a-man-who-is-not-their-spouse/
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