Szczygielski, Dominik2026-02-112026-02-112023-12https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12153/9217The pooled (cumulated) dataset contains results of sociological research regarding marriage and family conducted in two time-points: 2017 (N=1142) and 2023 (N=1083). Both waves were carried out with quantitative research using the Computer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI). An online questionnaire distributed among respondents was used as a technique of the quantitative data collection. The 2023 sample was collected independently from the 2017 survey. The samples were drawn separately from two different sets of panelists of two distinctive research agencies. The research has been carried out among adult Poles (above 18 years old), staying in formal or informal relationships (married or cohabitating), which was dictated by the scope of the research. Items aggregated in this dataset as one entity are as follows: p5_r3=Thinking of your future would you like, or would you not like to stay faithful to your partner regardless of circumstances? p5_r1=Thinking of your future would you like, or would you not like to take care of your parents in their senior years? p5_r4=Thinking of your future would you like, or would you not like your children to start a traditional family as a relationship between man and woman? p5_r2=Thinking of your future would you like, or would you not like your children to possess such character traits as strong will and self-discipline? p3_r4=Fidelity is the basic condition for a marriage to succeed p4_r4=To what extent do the following statements apply to you or not: I adhere my marriage life to traditional values p4_r2=To what extent do the following statements apply to you or not: I avoid situations and circumstances that provoke me to cheat on my partner p4_r1=To what extent do the following statements apply to you or not: when it comes to making decisions, I put obligations towards my family first p3_r14=There are areas in human life where a man can make decisions for himself, without taking externally imposed principles and rules under consideration p3_r11=Family life is mainly about emotionally supporting its members p3_r13= Man can truly fulfill himself only when he/she discovers and develops his/her potentials and talents p3_r10=Women occupying the same positions at work as men ought to earn the same amount of money p3_r15=Law should allow making decisions regarding family life according to one’s own beliefs p5_r5=Thinking of your future would you like, or would you not like your child/children to learn the skill of independent thinking and not to trust uncritically authority figures p3_r17=Leaders of religious groups, clergymen and politicians should not be allowed to make decisions about important issues regarding marriage and family life p3_r18=There is nothing wrong in people living together and not willing to marry A variable Year of Research has been added to differentiate between waves. Other variables in the dataset represent results only for 2023 wave.plAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/family ethosmoralityvaluessocial changemarriage and familyDataset