This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in 2017 among men on which kind of behavior they find appropriate or inappropriate with a woman who is not their spouse. During the survey, 45 percent of respondents stated they find having dinner alone with a woman who is not their spouse inappropriate, while 43 percent said they consider it appropriate behavior.
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Men: Is it appropriate or inappropriate to do the following activities alone with a woman who is not your spouse?
Characteristic
appropriate
inappropriate
Having a drink
41%
48%
Having dinner
43%
45%
Having lunch
52%
36%
Driving in a car
58%
29%
Having a work meeting
66%
22%
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* Number of respondents includes men and women. The source does not specify how many of the respondents were men.
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). Men: Is it appropriate or inappropriate to do the following activities alone with a woman who is not your spouse? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/722091/men-on-appropriate-and-inappropriate-activities-with-a-woman-who-is-not-their-spouse/
New York Times. "Men: Is it appropriate or inappropriate to do the following activities alone with a woman who is not your spouse?." Chart. July 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/722091/men-on-appropriate-and-inappropriate-activities-with-a-woman-who-is-not-their-spouse/
New York Times. (2017). Men: Is it appropriate or inappropriate to do the following activities alone with a woman who is not your spouse?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/722091/men-on-appropriate-and-inappropriate-activities-with-a-woman-who-is-not-their-spouse/
New York Times. "Men: Is It Appropriate or Inappropriate to Do The following Activities Alone with a Woman Who Is Not Your Spouse?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/722091/men-on-appropriate-and-inappropriate-activities-with-a-woman-who-is-not-their-spouse/
New York Times, Men: Is it appropriate or inappropriate to do the following activities alone with a woman who is not your spouse? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/722091/men-on-appropriate-and-inappropriate-activities-with-a-woman-who-is-not-their-spouse/ (last visited June 18, 2025)
Men: Is it appropriate or inappropriate to do the following activities alone with a woman who is not your spouse? [Graph], New York Times, July 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/722091/men-on-appropriate-and-inappropriate-activities-with-a-woman-who-is-not-their-spouse/
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