Americans' beliefs that birth control and gambling are morally acceptable have fallen to record lows, with independents driving much of the decline.
A record-high 56% of Americans rate moral values as poor, and 80% say they are getting worse, with both readings up by double digits since last year.
Of 20 behaviors, extramarital affairs and human cloning are seen as the most morally wrong. Birth control and divorce remain the most morally acceptable.
Americans have become more liberal on many moral and values issues over the past quarter century, but with some signs of a leveling off in recent years.
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