Views about abortion among adults with a post-graduate degree by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults with a post-graduate degree by views about abortion

% of adults with a post-graduate degree who say abortion should be…

Religious traditionLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Catholic50%47%3%1,128
Evangelical Protestant35%61%4%959
Hindu69%28%3%104
Historically Black Protestant67%29%4%193
Jewish91%8%2%326
Mainline Protestant74%23%3%1,269
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")89%9%2%1,382
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