Harris 1984 (September) Business-Week Survey, Study No. 842112, Voters

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ABORTFAV As far as you personally are concerned, do you favor or oppose a constitutional amendment to ban abortions?   1) Favor   2) Oppose   3) Not sure

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Favor	379	28.6%	28.6%	-1.39
Oppose	833	62.9%	91.5%	.35
Not sure	112	8.5%	100%	2.09

Variable Comparisons

Region Age Religion Household income Sex Education Race

Region (I-REGION)

	East	South	Midwest	West	TOTAL
Favor	26.6% 87	32.5% 126	31.4% 111	21.6% 55	28.6% 379
Oppose	64.5% 211	58.2% 226	61.3% 217	70.2% 179	62.9% 833
Not sure	8.9% 29	9.3% 36	7.3% 26	8.2% 21	8.5% 112
TOTAL	100.0% 327	100.0% 388	100.0% 354	100.0% 255	1324

Age (I-AGE)

	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-64	65 +	TOTAL
Favor	30.1% 46	28.8% 90	27.6% 74	28.2% 110	29.4% 59	28.6% 379
Oppose	65.4% 100	65.1% 203	66.8% 179	59.2% 231	59.7% 120	62.9% 833
Not sure	4.6% 7	6.1% 19	5.6% 15	12.6% 49	10.9% 22	8.5% 112
TOTAL	100.0% 153	100.0% 312	100.0% 268	100.0% 390	100.0% 201	1324

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	None	TOTAL
Favor	28.9% 233	33.6% 120	8.9% 4	25.6% 10	11.5% 7	28.6% 374
Oppose	62.6% 504	57.4% 205	84.4% 38	69.2% 27	82.0% 50	63.0% 824
Not sure	8.4% 68	9.0% 32	6.7% 3	5.1% 2	6.6% 4	8.3% 109
TOTAL	100.0% 805	100.0% 357	100.0% 45	100.0% 39	100.0% 61	1307

Household income (I-INCOME)

	< 15,000	15,001-25k	25,001-50k	> 50,001	Not sure	TOTAL
Favor	31.4% 94	28.6% 166	27.1% 57	22.9% 35	31.9% 23	28.5% 375
Oppose	59.5% 178	63.2% 367	66.7% 140	69.3% 106	54.2% 39	63.1% 830
Not sure	9.0% 27	8.3% 48	6.2% 13	7.8% 12	13.9% 10	8.4% 110
TOTAL	100.0% 299	100.0% 581	100.0% 210	100.0% 153	100.0% 72	1315

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Favor	26.7% 165	30.4% 214	28.6% 379
Oppose	65.3% 404	60.9% 429	62.9% 833
Not sure	8.1% 50	8.8% 62	8.5% 112
TOTAL	100.0% 619	100.0% 705	1324

Education (I-EDUCTION)

	Less than high school (grades 1-11)	High school graduate (grade 12)	Some college (grades 13-15)	College graduate (grade 16)	Postgraduate (grades 17 and over)	TOTAL
Favor	31.2% 43	35.2% 145	30.7% 105	21.1% 57	17.9% 29	28.6% 379
Oppose	56.5% 78	53.4% 220	61.7% 211	74.1% 200	76.5% 124	62.9% 833
Not sure	12.3% 17	11.4% 47	7.6% 26	4.8% 13	5.6% 9	8.5% 112
TOTAL	100.0% 138	100.0% 412	100.0% 342	100.0% 270	100.0% 162	1324

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Oriental/Asian or Pacific Islander	American Indian or Alaskan native	Not sure	TOTAL
Favor	28.7% 341	28.1% 27	22.2% 2	37.5% 3	26.3% 5	28.6% 378
Oppose	62.8% 747	63.5% 61	77.8% 7	62.5% 5	57.9% 11	62.9% 831
Not sure	8.5% 101	8.3% 8	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	15.8% 3	8.5% 112
TOTAL	100.0% 1189	100.0% 96	100.0% 9	100.0% 8	100.0% 19	1321