Views about abortion among adults who pray daily by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who pray daily by views about abortion

% of adults who pray daily who say abortion should be…

Religious traditionLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Buddhist81%18%1%110
Catholic41%53%5%4,335
Evangelical Protestant28%68%4%6,852
Hindu57%39%4%102
Historically Black Protestant50%44%6%1,538
Jehovah's Witness15%78%7%221
Jewish62%34%4%213
Mainline Protestant54%41%5%3,342
Mormon24%74%2%571
Muslim49%41%9%164
Orthodox Christian43%57%1%100
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")56%38%6%1,333
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