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According to Source Watch, The Institute for Family Studies (IFS) is
I don't entirely understand how this fits their agenda (I would expect a "married heterosexuals are having more sex" narrative), and am not surprised by the results, but also don't really trust the source.
If they are earnest in their goals, I would hope for honest reporting for others to campaign around, plan for, or invest in. People interested in doing projects that I disagree with can still produce good data (though I agree we should look for missing data, for eg).
Surface level, this looks like a standardized survey they've used for decades? Could someone confirm the questions haven't changed much and the data collection is sane?