Views about abortion among third generation immigrants or higher by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among third generation immigrants or higher by views about abortion

% of third generation immigrants or higher who say abortion should be…

Religious traditionLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Buddhist91%7%2%163
Catholic50%45%4%4,670
Evangelical Protestant32%64%4%7,359
Historically Black Protestant52%42%6%1,697
Jehovah's Witness22%69%9%170
Jewish85%13%2%567
Mainline Protestant61%35%4%5,296
Mormon25%73%2%572
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")73%22%4%5,780
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