Q124/a/b: Do you think abortion should be (LEGAL in all or most cases) OR (ILLEGAL in all or most cases) [RANDOMIZE]?
ASK IF LEGAL: Do you think there are any situations in which abortion should be restricted, or should there be no restrictions at all on abortion?
ASK IF ILLEGAL: Do you think there are any situations in which abortion should be allowed, or should there be no situations at all where abortion is allowed?
These questions are discussed in Section 4 of the report.
Legal in all or most cases | Illegal in all or most cases | ||||||
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TOTAL | Total % 51 |
No restrictions % 19 |
Situations where restricted % 31 |
Total % 43 |
Situations where allowed % 28 |
No situations where allowed % 14 |
(N)3341 |
PARTY WITH LEANERS | |||||||
Rep/Rep lean | 37 | 11 | 26 | 58 | 39 | 19 | 1,340 |
Dem/Dem lean | 67 | 27 | 38 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 1,572 |
PARTY ID | |||||||
Republican | 32 | 10 | 22 | 62 | 39 | 21 | 788 |
Democrat | 65 | 29 | 35 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1,036 |
Independent | 53 | 18 | 35 | 42 | 29 | 12 | 1,320 |
Lean Republican | 42 | 11 | 31 | 54 | 38 | 15 | 552 |
Lean Democrat | 68 | 24 | 44 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 536 |
IDEOLOGICAL CONSISTENCY | |||||||
Consistently Conservative | 19 | 5 | 15 | 73 | 51 | 21 | 347 |
Mostly Conservative | 36 | 12 | 23 | 58 | 37 | 19 | 625 |
Mixed | 50 | 16 | 33 | 44 | 29 | 14 | 1,179 |
Mostly Liberal | 57 | 23 | 33 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 698 |
Consistently Liberal | 88 | 43 | 44 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 492 |
SEX | |||||||
Men | 49 | 17 | 31 | 45 | 30 | 14 | 1,631 |
Women | 53 | 21 | 31 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 1,710 |
AGE | |||||||
18-49 | 53 | 18 | 34 | 42 | 26 | 15 | 1,336 |
50+ | 49 | 21 | 28 | 44 | 31 | 12 | 1,960 |
DETAILED AGE | |||||||
18-29 | 51 | 16 | 35 | 45 | 28 | 16 | 483 |
30-49 | 54 | 20 | 34 | 40 | 25 | 14 | 853 |
50-64 | 54 | 22 | 31 | 41 | 28 | 12 | 1,028 |
65+ | 43 | 18 | 24 | 49 | 35 | 13 | 932 |
SEX BY AGE | |||||||
Men 18-49 | 51 | 16 | 35 | 44 | 26 | 17 | 692 |
Men 50+ | 47 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 35 | 10 | 922 |
Women 18-49 | 55 | 21 | 33 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 644 |
Women 50+ | 52 | 22 | 29 | 43 | 27 | 15 | 1,038 |
RACE | |||||||
White, non-Hispanic | 54 | 19 | 34 | 41 | 28 | 12 | 2,407 |
Black, non-Hispanic | 47 | 23 | 24 | 46 | 28 | 17 | 348 |
Hispanic | 44 | 17 | 26 | 51 | 30 | 20 | 301 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
College grad+ | 62 | 26 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1,378 |
Post grad | 63 | 26 | 36 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 491 |
College grad | 61 | 25 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 887 |
Some college | 53 | 18 | 34 | 41 | 29 | 11 | 977 |
HS or less | 43 | 16 | 27 | 51 | 31 | 20 | 972 |
FAMILY INCOME | |||||||
$75,000+ | 63 | 24 | 39 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1,020 |
$30,000-$74,999 | 53 | 20 | 32 | 43 | 30 | 12 | 1,026 |
<$30,000 | 44 | 16 | 27 | 50 | 31 | 18 | 971 |
RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE | |||||||
Total Protestant | 42 | 14 | 28 | 52 | 34 | 17 | 1,673 |
White NH evang. Prot. | 25 | 7 | 18 | 70 | 45 | 24 | 624 |
White NH mainline Prot. | 60 | 20 | 40 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 583 |
Total Catholic | 47 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 31 | 15 | 715 |
White NH Cath. | 51 | 15 | 35 | 44 | 31 | 12 | 496 |
Unaffiliated | 76 | 33 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 591 |
ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES | |||||||
Weekly or more | 30 | 10 | 20 | 65 | 38 | 25 | 1,270 |
Less than weekly | 63 | 25 | 38 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 2,031 |
REGION | |||||||
Northeast | 61 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 606 |
Midwest | 49 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 33 | 12 | 724 |
South | 45 | 17 | 28 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 1,240 |
West | 55 | 22 | 33 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 771 |
AMONG REP/LEAN REP | |||||||
Men | 35 | 10 | 25 | 59 | 41 | 17 | 721 |
Women | 39 | 12 | 27 | 57 | 36 | 21 | 619 |
18-29 | 37 | 8 | 30 | 59 | 36 | 22 | 163 |
30-49 | 40 | 11 | 29 | 55 | 34 | 19 | 315 |
50-64 | 40 | 12 | 28 | 56 | 39 | 16 | 430 |
65+ | 25 | 10 | 16 | 67 | 48 | 18 | 417 |
Agree with Tea Party | 29 | 6 | 23 | 66 | 45 | 19 | 555 |
Disagree/No opinion | 41 | 13 | 28 | 54 | 35 | 18 | 761 |
AMONG DEM/LEAN DEM | |||||||
Men | 66 | 25 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 709 |
Women | 67 | 29 | 37 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 863 |
18-29 | 67 | 23 | 43 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 240 |
30-49 | 68 | 28 | 39 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 409 |
50-64 | 69 | 31 | 37 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 467 |
65+ | 61 | 26 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 441 |
AMONG WHITES | |||||||
Men | 52 | 17 | 35 | 43 | 30 | 12 | 1,177 |
Women | 56 | 21 | 34 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 1,230 |
18-29 | 53 | 14 | 38 | 43 | 27 | 15 | 274 |
30-49 | 59 | 19 | 40 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 561 |
50-64 | 58 | 23 | 34 | 38 | 28 | 8 | 761 |
65+ | 42 | 18 | 24 | 51 | 36 | 13 | 790 |
College grad | 63 | 25 | 37 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1,091 |
Some college or less | 50 | 16 | 33 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 1,311 |
College grad men | 59 | 21 | 38 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 566 |
College grad women | 66 | 29 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 525 |
Some col or less men | 48 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 32 | 13 | 609 |
Some col or less women | 51 | 18 | 32 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 702 |
$75,000+ | 64 | 23 | 41 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 839 |
$30,000-$74,999 | 52 | 18 | 34 | 44 | 31 | 12 | 760 |
<$30,000 | 48 | 17 | 30 | 46 | 30 | 15 | 578 |