General Social Survey 2010 Cross-Section and Panel Combined

• Summary
• Codebook
• Search
• Download
• Custom Table
• Results

GENEABRT Suppose a test shows the baby has a serious genetic defect. Would you (yourself want to/ want your partner to) have an abortion if a test shows the baby has a serious genetic defect?   0) Inapplicable   1) Yes, have an abortion   2) No   8) Don't know   9) No answer

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Inapplicable	3320	67.7%	67.7%	-.47
Yes, have an abortion	479	9.8%	77.5%	.1
No	878	17.9%	95.4%	.66
Don't know	190	3.9%	99.3%	4.03
No answer	34	.7%	100%	4.59

Variable Comparisons

Sex Political ideology Age Region Religion Race Worship attendance

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Inapplicable	66.4% 1415	68.8% 1905	67.7% 3320
Yes, have an abortion	11.0% 234	8.8% 245	9.8% 479
No	17.9% 381	17.9% 497	17.9% 878
Don't know	3.8% 80	4.0% 110	3.9% 190
No answer	1.0% 21	0.5% 13	0.7% 34
TOTAL	100.0% 2131	100.0% 2770	4901

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	Extremely liberal or liberal	Slightly liberal	Moderate	Slightly conservative	Extremely conservative or conservative	TOTAL
Inapplicable	68.8% 529	65.7% 388	68.4% 1195	65.3% 442	68.3% 662	67.7% 3216
Yes, have an abortion	12.2% 94	13.4% 79	9.0% 157	10.5% 71	7.0% 68	9.9% 469
No	13.0% 100	17.1% 101	17.9% 312	18.9% 128	21.9% 212	18.0% 853
Don't know	5.3% 41	3.4% 20	3.9% 68	4.3% 29	2.4% 23	3.8% 181
No answer	0.7% 5	0.5% 3	0.8% 14	1.0% 7	0.4% 4	0.7% 33
TOTAL	100.0% 769	100.0% 591	100.0% 1746	100.0% 677	100.0% 969	4752

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 29 years old	30 to 44 years old	45 to 59 years old	60 to 74 years old	75 years or older	TOTAL
Inapplicable	68.5% 502	68.7% 897	66.3% 956	68.6% 639	67.9% 302	67.9% 3296
Yes, have an abortion	7.0% 51	8.7% 113	11.1% 160	11.2% 104	9.9% 44	9.7% 472
No	21.0% 154	18.6% 243	18.2% 262	14.4% 134	17.3% 77	17.9% 870
Don't know	3.1% 23	3.8% 49	3.7% 53	4.9% 46	3.4% 15	3.8% 186
No answer	0.4% 3	0.3% 4	0.7% 10	1.0% 9	1.6% 7	0.7% 33
TOTAL	100.0% 733	100.0% 1306	100.0% 1441	100.0% 932	100.0% 445	4857

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Inapplicable	65.6% 537	67.3% 776	68.6% 1283	68.4% 724	67.8% 3320
Yes, have an abortion	11.4% 93	8.9% 103	9.2% 172	10.5% 111	9.8% 479
No	15.5% 127	19.3% 223	18.6% 348	16.9% 179	17.9% 877
Don't know	7.2% 59	3.7% 43	3.0% 56	3.0% 32	3.9% 190
No answer	0.2% 2	0.7% 8	0.6% 11	1.2% 13	0.7% 34
TOTAL	100.0% 818	100.0% 1153	100.0% 1870	100.0% 1059	4900

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Inapplicable	66.6% 1642	68.6% 764	62.2% 56	67.8% 563	73.4% 271	67.7% 3296
Yes, have an abortion	8.4% 206	9.2% 102	25.6% 23	14.2% 118	7.3% 27	9.8% 476
No	21.0% 518	18.0% 200	5.6% 5	11.7% 97	14.1% 52	17.9% 872
Don't know	3.6% 88	3.4% 38	6.7% 6	5.2% 43	3.8% 14	3.9% 189
No answer	0.4% 11	0.8% 9	0.0% 0	1.1% 9	1.4% 5	0.7% 34
TOTAL	100.0% 2465	100.0% 1113	100.0% 90	100.0% 830	100.0% 369	4867

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Inapplicable	67.7% 2555	68.4% 491	67.3% 274	67.7% 3320
Yes, have an abortion	9.9% 375	8.8% 63	10.1% 41	9.8% 479
No	17.6% 665	19.6% 141	17.7% 72	17.9% 878
Don't know	4.0% 152	2.9% 21	4.2% 17	3.9% 190
No answer	0.8% 29	0.3% 2	0.7% 3	0.7% 34
TOTAL	100.0% 3776	100.0% 718	100.0% 407	4901

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Less than once a year	Once a year	Several times a year	One to three times a month	Nearly every week	Once a week or more	TOTAL
Inapplicable	66.7% 952	70.2% 454	66.0% 342	67.8% 516	75.4% 156	68.1% 642	68.0% 3062
Yes, have an abortion	13.2% 189	9.1% 59	13.1% 68	8.8% 67	5.8% 12	6.9% 65	10.2% 460
No	13.9% 198	16.7% 108	15.4% 80	20.1% 153	15.0% 31	21.1% 199	17.1% 769
Don't know	5.0% 71	3.7% 24	4.8% 25	2.9% 22	3.9% 8	3.2% 30	4.0% 180
No answer	1.3% 18	0.3% 2	0.6% 3	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.7% 7	0.7% 33
TOTAL	100.0% 1428	100.0% 647	100.0% 518	100.0% 761	100.0% 207	100.0% 943	4504