Support Abortion for Any Reason

• Introduction
• Patterns
• Over Time

Support Abortion for Any Reason (Demographic Patterns)

Please tell me whether or not you think it should be possible for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion if... g. The woman wants it for any reason

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Support Abortion for Any Reason by Age (General Social Survey, 2006)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
YES	36.2% 143	39.7% 218	43.7% 305	32.0% 114	4	39.0% 780
NO	61.0% 241	56.5% 310	53.9% 376	64.0% 228	0	57.8% 1155
DON'T KNOW	2.3% 9	2.9% 16	2.0% 14	2.8% 10	1	2.5% 49
NO ANSWER	0.5% 2	0.9% 5	0.4% 3	1.1% 4	0	0.7% 14
Missing	455	740	898	401	13	2507
TOTAL	100% 395	100% 549	100% 698	100% 356	18	1998

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Support Abortion for Any Reason by Race (General Social Survey, 2006)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
YES	40.8% 600	36.4% 99	32.7% 85	39.1% 784
NO	56.2% 827	60.7% 165	62.7% 163	57.7% 1155
DON'T KNOW	2.3% 34	1.5% 4	4.6% 12	2.5% 50
NO ANSWER	0.7% 10	1.5% 4	0.0% 0	0.7% 14
Missing	1813	362	332	2507
TOTAL	100% 1471	100% 272	100% 260	2003

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Support Abortion for Any Reason by Religion (General Social Survey, 2006)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	Missing	TOTAL
YES	33.1% 346	33.8% 164	65.5% 19	60.4% 203	52.1% 50	2	39.3% 782
NO	64.4% 674	61.4% 298	34.5% 10	36.0% 121	46.9% 45	7	57.6% 1148
DON'T KNOW	2.0% 21	3.1% 15	0.0% 0	3.6% 12	0.0% 0	2	2.4% 48
NO ANSWER	0.5% 5	1.6% 8	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 1	0	0.7% 14
Missing	1282	629	49	403	129	15	2507
TOTAL	100% 1046	100% 485	100% 29	100% 336	100% 96	26	1992

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Support Abortion for Any Reason by Gender (General Social Survey, 2006)

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
YES	40.4% 350	38.2% 434	39.1% 784
NO	55.2% 478	59.5% 677	57.7% 1155
DON'T KNOW	3.3% 29	1.8% 21	2.5% 50
NO ANSWER	1.0% 9	0.4% 5	0.7% 14
Missing	1137	1370	2507
TOTAL	100% 866	100% 1137	2003

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Support Abortion for Any Reason by Church attendance (General Social Survey, 2006)

	Never	Yearly	Monthly	Weekly	Missing	TOTAL
YES	54.1% 244	46.8% 284	38.3% 120	21.4% 134	2	39.2% 782
NO	41.9% 189	50.1% 304	58.5% 183	76.0% 476	3	57.7% 1152
DON'T KNOW	3.5% 16	2.3% 14	2.9% 9	1.8% 11	0	2.5% 50
NO ANSWER	0.4% 2	0.8% 5	0.3% 1	0.8% 5	1	0.7% 13
Missing	569	768	375	782	13	2507
TOTAL	100% 451	100% 607	100% 313	100% 626	19	1997

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Support Abortion for Any Reason by Political ideology (General Social Survey, 2006)

	Liberal	Moderate	Conservative	Missing	TOTAL
YES	61.4% 317	35.3% 260	28.0% 191	16	39.7% 768
NO	36.6% 189	61.1% 450	69.5% 474	42	57.5% 1113
DON'T KNOW	1.6% 8	2.7% 20	1.9% 13	9	2.1% 41
NO ANSWER	0.4% 2	0.8% 6	0.6% 4	2	0.6% 12
Missing	664	947	788	108	2507
TOTAL	100% 516	100% 736	100% 682	177	1934

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Support Abortion for Any Reason by Education (General Social Survey, 2006)

	Not High School	High School	Jr. College	B.A.	Grad Degree	Missing	TOTAL
YES	20.1% 58	37.2% 381	44.1% 75	47.1% 161	60.9% 109	0	39.1% 784
NO	76.1% 220	59.3% 607	52.9% 90	50.6% 173	36.3% 65	0	57.7% 1155
DON'T KNOW	3.5% 10	2.4% 25	2.9% 5	2.0% 7	1.7% 3	0	2.5% 50
NO ANSWER	0.3% 1	1.0% 10	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	1.1% 2	0	0.7% 14
Missing	402	1250	207	421	224	3	2507
TOTAL	100% 289	100% 1023	100% 170	100% 342	100% 179	3	2003

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Notes

General Social Survey, 2006: The General Social Surveys (GSS) have been conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) annually since 1972 except for the years 1979, 1981, and 1992 (a supplement was added in 1992), and biennially beginning in 1994. The GSS are designed as part of a program of social indicator research, replicating questionnaire items and wording in order to facilitate time-trend studies. The 2006 GSS includes a topical module for mental health. Items in the 2006 GSS include questions on religious self-identification, denominational affiliation, personal beliefs, and religious upbringing.