Life Choices, 1990

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ABORTEST Suppose a test shows the baby has a serious deformity. Would you [yourself want to / want your partner to] have an abortion if a test show the baby has a serious deformity?   1) Yes, have an abortion   3) No   5) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes, have an abortion	829	38.1%	38.1%	-1.16
No	422	19.4%	57.5%	-.05
Don't know	923	42.5%	100%	1.07

Variable Comparisons

Age Church attendance Education Region Gender Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18-29 years old	30-44 years old	45-59 years old	60-74 years old	75 years and older	TOTAL
Yes, have an abortion	33.4% 138	36.0% 269	40.3% 171	46.4% 196	33.3% 52	38.2% 826
No	20.8% 86	22.2% 166	16.3% 69	14.7% 62	23.7% 37	19.4% 420
Don't know	45.8% 189	41.8% 313	43.4% 184	38.9% 164	42.9% 67	42.4% 917
TOTAL	100.0% 413	100.0% 748	100.0% 424	100.0% 422	100.0% 156	2163

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Never	Once a month or less	Once a week or less	Several times a week	TOTAL
Yes, have an abortion	52.3% 194	48.7% 329	31.1% 251	16.0% 46	38.3% 820
No	19.1% 71	20.6% 139	19.7% 159	14.3% 41	19.1% 410
Don't know	28.6% 106	30.8% 208	49.3% 398	69.7% 200	42.6% 912
TOTAL	100.0% 371	100.0% 676	100.0% 808	100.0% 287	2142

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school graduate	Some college/trade/technical school	College graduate	TOTAL
Yes, have an abortion	28.3% 111	35.0% 249	41.5% 247	47.4% 221	38.2% 828
No	20.4% 80	19.8% 141	17.6% 105	20.2% 94	19.4% 420
Don't know	51.3% 201	45.2% 322	40.8% 243	32.4% 151	42.4% 917
TOTAL	100.0% 392	100.0% 712	100.0% 595	100.0% 466	2165

Region (I-REGION)

	East	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes, have an abortion	43.0% 241	34.8% 203	31.3% 210	48.7% 175	38.1% 829
No	21.6% 121	17.5% 102	20.5% 138	17.0% 61	19.4% 422
Don't know	35.4% 198	47.7% 278	48.2% 324	34.3% 123	42.5% 923
TOTAL	100.0% 560	100.0% 583	100.0% 672	100.0% 359	2174

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes, have an abortion	39.2% 410	37.0% 402	38.1% 812
No	20.7% 216	18.0% 196	19.3% 412
Don't know	40.1% 419	45.0% 489	42.6% 908
TOTAL	100.0% 1045	100.0% 1087	2132

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	TOTAL
Yes, have an abortion	38.0% 442	32.7% 217	70.9% 39	33.3% 30	36.9% 728
No	19.2% 223	21.0% 139	14.5% 8	8.9% 8	19.2% 378
Don't know	42.9% 499	46.3% 307	14.5% 8	57.8% 52	43.9% 866
TOTAL	100.0% 1164	100.0% 663	100.0% 55	100.0% 90	1972