Support abortion for low income families (Demographic Patterns)

Please tell me whether or not you think it should be possible for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion . . . D. If the family has a very low income and cannot afford any more children?. Results weighted by WTCOMB (General Social Survey 2008 Cross-Section and Panel Combined)

Support abortion for low income families by Age

	18-29 years old	30-44 years old	45-59 years old	60-74 years old	75 years and old	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	40.2% 200	41.1% 260	46.7% 316	37.2% 146	34.4% 64	5	41.3% 986
No	58.8% 293	56.2% 356	51.1% 346	60.7% 238	56.5% 105	11	56.1% 1338
Don't know	1.0% 5	2.5% 16	1.3% 9	1.5% 6	8.1% 15	0	2.1% 51
No answer	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.9% 6	0.5% 2	1.1% 2	0	0.5% 11
Missing	243	324	334	181	64	0	1146
TOTAL	100.0% 498	100.0% 633	100.0% 677	100.0% 392	100.0% 186	16	2386

Support abortion for low income families by Sex

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	43.0% 464	39.9% 528	41.3% 992
No	54.7% 591	57.3% 758	56.1% 1349
Don't know	1.9% 20	2.3% 31	2.1% 51
No answer	0.5% 5	0.5% 6	0.5% 11
Missing	536	620	1156
TOTAL	100.0% 1080	100.0% 1323	2403

Support abortion for low income families by Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	47.0% 189	44.7% 219	33.7% 295	45.6% 289	41.3% 992
No	49.8% 200	52.7% 258	64.4% 564	51.4% 326	56.1% 1348
Don't know	2.2% 9	2.2% 11	1.8% 16	2.4% 15	2.1% 51
No answer	1.0% 4	0.4% 2	0.1% 1	0.6% 4	0.5% 11
Missing	203	270	431	251	1155
TOTAL	100.0% 402	100.0% 490	100.0% 876	100.0% 634	2402

Support abortion for low income families by Political ideology

	Liberal	Moderate	Conservative	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	58.9% 370	44.1% 397	26.1% 205	19	42.0% 972
No	39.8% 250	53.2% 479	71.7% 562	58	55.8% 1291
Don't know	1.3% 8	1.8% 16	1.9% 15	12	1.7% 39
No answer	0.0% 0	0.9% 8	0.3% 2	2	0.4% 10
Missing	303	416	402	0	1121
TOTAL	100.0% 628	100.0% 900	100.0% 784	91	2312

Support abortion for low income families by Religion

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	33.8% 405	36.3% 219	63.6% 21	66.8% 262	49.1% 83	1	41.4% 990
No	63.5% 760	61.2% 369	36.4% 12	31.6% 124	47.3% 80	3	56.2% 1345
Don't know	2.3% 27	2.0% 12	0.0% 0	1.0% 4	3.0% 5	3	2.0% 48
No answer	0.4% 5	0.5% 3	0.0% 0	0.5% 2	0.6% 1	0	0.5% 11
Missing	558	302	30	190	69	0	1149
TOTAL	100.0% 1197	100.0% 603	100.0% 33	100.0% 392	100.0% 169	7	2394

Support abortion for low income families by Race

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Yes	41.9% 780	39.5% 122	39.0% 90	41.3% 992
No	55.6% 1036	57.9% 179	57.6% 133	56.1% 1348
Don't know	1.9% 35	2.6% 8	3.5% 8	2.1% 51
No answer	0.6% 11	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 11
Missing	912	137	107	1156
TOTAL	100.0% 1862	100.0% 309	100.0% 231	2402

Support abortion for low income families by Education

	Left high school	High school	Junior college	Bachelor	Graduate	Missing	TOTAL
Yes	24.4% 78	39.5% 491	45.9% 85	46.1% 194	61.1% 143	1	41.3% 991
No	70.6% 226	58.5% 726	51.9% 96	51.1% 215	37.2% 87	0	56.2% 1350
Don't know	4.4% 14	1.5% 19	1.1% 2	2.9% 12	1.7% 4	0	2.1% 51
No answer	0.6% 2	0.5% 6	1.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1	0.4% 10
Missing	168	543	114	221	111	0	1157
TOTAL	100.0% 320	100.0% 1242	100.0% 185	100.0% 421	100.0% 234	2	2402

Notes

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 to be part of a program of social indicator research, replicating questionnaire items and wording in order to facilitate time-trend studies. The 2008 GSS featured special modules on attitudes toward science and technology, self-employment, terrorism preparation, global economics, sports and leisure, social inequality, sexual behaviors and religion. Items on religion covered denominational affiliation, church attendance, religious upbringing, personal beliefs, and religious experiences.

The GSS is in transition from a replicating cross-sectional design to a design that uses rotating panels. In 2008 there were two components: a new 2008 cross-section with 2,023 cases and the first re-interviews (panel) with 1,536 respondents from the 2006 GSS. The 2,023 cases in the cross-section have been previously released as a part of the 1972-2008 cumulative data. This new release includes those 1,536 re-interviewed panel cases along with the 2,023 cases. Please note that this is not a cumulative file - those cases and variables not surveyed in 2008 are excluded. Also note that, although those 1,536 cases were from the 2006 sample, this release does not include their responses in 2006. We plan to release a data file with the previous responses in the future. This release introduces new variables that were asked only of the panel cases of the 2008 GSS. The majority of variables introduced are related to the 2007 International Social Survey Program (ISSP) module on leisure time and sports.