Availability of Abortion (February 2017)
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| category | column-1 |
|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 17% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 26% |
| The law should permit abortion for other reasons, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established. | 15% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 38% |
| Don't know | 5% |
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| category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 12% | 8% | 22% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 14% | 28% | 38% |
| The law should permit abortion for other reasons, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established. | 11% | 10% | 19% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 57% | 45% | 19% |
| Don't know | 6% | 8% | 2% |
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| category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 23% | 11% | 30% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 39% | 32% | 42% |
| The law should permit abortion for other reasons, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established. | 21% | 25% | 13% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 16% | 30% | 12% |
| Don't know | 2% | 2% | 3% |
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| category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 4% | 17% | 13% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 21% | 18% | 8% |
| The law should permit abortion for other reasons, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established. | 22% | 9% | 8% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 50% | 49% | 64% |
| Don't know | 3% | 7% | 8% |
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| category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 4% | 11% | 27% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 6% | 21% | 41% |
| The law should permit abortion for other reasons, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established. | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 76% | 43% | 15% |
| Don't know | 1% | 9% | 2% |
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| category | Leaning conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 14% | 15% | 46% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 42% | 45% | 36% |
| The law should permit abortion for other reasons, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established. | 21% | 19% | 7% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 20% | 18% | 9% |
| Don't know | 3% | 3% | 1% |
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| category | Leaning liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 1% | 5% | 6% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 12% | 6% | 2% |
| The law should permit abortion for other reasons, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established. | 22% | 10% | 11% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 64% | 78% | 80% |
| Don't know | 2% | 1% | 1% |
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| category | Democrat | Republican | Tea Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 12% | 22% | 28% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 12% | 32% | 37% |
| The law should permit abortion for other reasons, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established. | 10% | 21% | 19% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 60% | 22% | 12% |
| Don't know | 5% | 3% | 3% |
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| category | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 26% | 13% | 31% |
| The law should permit abortion for other reasons, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established. | 16% | 9% | 15% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 36% | 50% | 35% |
| Don't know | 4% | 11% | 5% |
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| category | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 17% | 16% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 30% | 24% |
| The law should permit abortion for other reasons, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established. | 17% | 13% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 33% | 42% |
| Don't know | 4% | 5% |
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| category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 21% | 13% | 18% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 21% | 29% | 28% |
| The law should permit abortion for other reasons, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established. | 13% | 14% | 20% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 40% | 39% | 32% |
| Don't know | 6% | 5% | 3% |
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| category | 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-64 | 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 28% | 18% | 12% | 12% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 23% | 20% | 29% | 34% |
| The law should permit abortion for other reasons, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established. | 15% | 16% | 14% | 15% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 30% | 39% | 42% | 35% |
| Don't know | 4% | 6% | 4% | 4% |
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| category | No high school | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 10% | 21% | 17% | 12% | 16% | 11% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 27% | 29% | 25% | 34% | 18% | 31% |
| The law should permit abortion for other reasons, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established. | 19% | 11% | 17% | 16% | 17% | 10% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 37% | 34% | 35% | 31% | 46% | 44% |
| Don't know | 7% | 5% | 5% | 8% | 3% | 4% |
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| category | Extremely important | Somewhat important | Not very important | Not at all important |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 32% | 7% | 0% | 4% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 34% | 31% | 13% | 7% |
| The law should permit abortion for other reasons, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established. | 9% | 22% | 23% | 11% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 19% | 35% | 62% | 74% |
| Don't know | 6% | 4% | 2% | 4% |
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| category | The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally | The Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literally | The Bible is a book written by men |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 34% | 13% | 1% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 33% | 33% | 8% |
| The law should permit abortion for other reasons, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established. | 9% | 20% | 14% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 19% | 31% | 75% |
| Don't know | 5% | 3% | 3% |
