Availability of Abortion (October 2011)
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| category | column-1 |
|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted | 16% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger | 31% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 12% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 36% |
| Don't know | 5% |
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| category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted | 8% | 14% | 22% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger | 16% | 26% | 44% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 11% | 11% | 13% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 61% | 40% | 16% |
| Don't know | 4% | 10% | 5% |
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| category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted | 14% | 14% | 31% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger | 46% | 39% | 45% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 18% | 15% | 9% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 16% | 26% | 12% |
| Don't know | 6% | 6% | 3% |
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| category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted | 4% | 4% | 11% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger | 13% | 25% | 13% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 10% | 21% | 8% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 72% | 48% | 63% |
| Don't know | 2% | 2% | 5% |
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| category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted | 3% | 14% | 23% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger | 8% | 24% | 45% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 75% | 42% | 16% |
| Don't know | 3% | 8% | 5% |
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| category | Leaning conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted | 16% | 21% | 34% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 15% | 15% | 5% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 30% | 10% | 7% |
| Don't know | 5% | 4% | 4% |
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| category | Leaning liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted | 1% | 1% | 11% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger | 6% | 7% | 12% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 17% | 12% | 0% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 75% | 75% | 75% |
| Don't know | 1% | 4% | 3% |
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| category | Democrat | Republican | Tea Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted | 9% | 23% | 14% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger | 12% | 45% | 26% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 13% | 12% | 4% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 62% | 16% | 53% |
| Don't know | 4% | 4% | 2% |
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| category | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted | 15% | 20% | 20% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger | 34% | 18% | 24% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 11% | 10% | 16% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 35% | 40% | 37% |
| Don't know | 5% | 11% | 2% |
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| category | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted | 18% | 15% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger | 34% | 29% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 15% | 9% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 31% | 40% |
| Don't know | 3% | 7% |
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| category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger | 27% | 29% | 41% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 12% | 12% | 13% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 39% | 38% | 28% |
| Don't know | 6% | 5% | 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 | 15% | 20% | 11% | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger | 45% | 34% | 30% | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 10% | 12% | 9% | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 30% | 28% | 43% | 30% | 45% | 42% |
| Don't know | 0% | 6% | 7% | 2% | 4% | 1% |
