Agree/Disagree: A woman who has an abortion should face criminal penalties such as fines or jail (April 2024)

Agree/Disagree: A woman who has an abortion should face criminal penalties such as fines or jail (April 2024)

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    Respondents were asked, "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A woman who has an abortion should face criminal penalties such as fines or jail."
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categoryTotal
Strongly agree9%
Somewhat agree16%
Somewhat disagree13%
Strongly disagree53%
Don’t know/No opinion9%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A woman who has an abortion should face criminal penalties such as fines or jail." Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Strongly agree6%1%12%
Somewhat agree11%8%22%
Somewhat disagree9%13%18%
Strongly disagree70%59%37%
Don’t know/No opinion4%19%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A woman who has an abortion should face criminal penalties such as fines or jail." Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Strongly agree3%9%6%
Somewhat agree7%16%10%
Somewhat disagree6%14%7%
Strongly disagree84%55%73%
Don’t know/No opinion1%5%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A woman who has an abortion should face criminal penalties such as fines or jail." Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Strongly agree8%11%14%
Somewhat agree19%22%22%
Somewhat disagree22%19%15%
Strongly disagree36%39%36%
Don’t know/No opinion15%10%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A woman who has an abortion should face criminal penalties such as fines or jail." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Strongly agree7%6%12%
Somewhat agree8%14%22%
Somewhat disagree4%14%19%
Strongly disagree79%54%36%
Don’t know/No opinion3%12%11%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A woman who has an abortion should face criminal penalties such as fines or jail." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Strongly agree6%5%9%
Somewhat agree6%8%10%
Somewhat disagree9%1%2%
Strongly disagree72%85%78%
Don’t know/No opinion7%1%2%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A woman who has an abortion should face criminal penalties such as fines or jail." Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Strongly agree7%8%20%
Somewhat agree12%22%26%
Somewhat disagree15%21%17%
Strongly disagree54%40%23%
Don’t know/No opinion12%9%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A woman who has an abortion should face criminal penalties such as fines or jail." Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Strongly agree9%8%8%
Somewhat agree15%15%18%
Somewhat disagree15%10%11%
Strongly disagree51%58%54%
Don’t know/No opinion9%8%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A woman who has an abortion should face criminal penalties such as fines or jail." Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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CategoryMaleFemale
Strongly agree10%8%
Somewhat agree19%13%
Somewhat disagree13%14%
Strongly disagree50%56%
Don’t know/No opinion9%9%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A woman who has an abortion should face criminal penalties such as fines or jail." Community type is based on the following question, " Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Strongly agree14%5%8%
Somewhat agree17%14%18%
Somewhat disagree14%13%12%
Strongly disagree48%59%48%
Don’t know/No opinion7%9%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A woman who has an abortion should face criminal penalties such as fines or jail." Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Strongly agree16%11%7%5%
Somewhat agree20%24%8%15%
Somewhat disagree17%11%12%14%
Strongly disagree41%45%63%55%
Don’t know/No opinion6%9%10%11%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A woman who has an abortion should face criminal penalties such as fines or jail." Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Strongly agree4%10%11%9%9%5%
Somewhat agree30%18%9%14%17%15%
Somewhat disagree15%12%11%18%13%12%
Strongly disagree38%48%60%50%53%62%
Don’t know/No opinion14%12%10%8%7%6%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A woman who has an abortion should face criminal penalties such as fines or jail." Religiosity is calculated according to the IMPORT variable.
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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Strongly agree15%4%3%5%
Somewhat agree20%17%13%4%
Somewhat disagree15%17%8%4%
Strongly disagree39%54%69%80%
Don’t know/No opinion11%9%7%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A woman who has an abortion should face criminal penalties such as fines or jail." Fundamentalism is calculated according to the LITERAL variable.
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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Strongly agree17%5%2%9%
Somewhat agree24%14%4%12%
Somewhat disagree17%15%2%14%
Strongly disagree33%57%89%42%
Don’t know/No opinion10%9%3%23%

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