Availability of Abortion (October 2013)
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| category | column-1 |
|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 12% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 29% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 16% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 37% |
| Don't know | 6% |
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| category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 8% | 11% | 16% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 15% | 30% | 41% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 14% | 14% | 18% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 57% | 38% | 19% |
| Don't know | 5% | 7% | 6% |
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| category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 16% | 13% | 18% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 44% | 36% | 43% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 20% | 15% | 18% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 15% | 28% | 15% |
| Don't know | 5% | 7% | 6% |
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| category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 6% | 11% | 7% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 9% | 19% | 17% |
| 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% | 16% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 70% | 49% | 55% |
| Don't know | 3% | 9% | 4% |
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| category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 5% | 13% | 16% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 10% | 21% | 43% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 10% | 13% | 21% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 73% | 43% | 16% |
| Don't know | 2% | 11% | 4% |
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| category | Leaning conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 10% | 14% | 31% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 36% | 51% | 43% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 26% | 20% | 12% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 25% | 11% | 8% |
| Don't know | 3% | 3% | 6% |
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| category | Leaning liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 6% | 1% | 8% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 13% | 5% | 11% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 17% | 4% | 2% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 60% | 90% | 74% |
| Don't know | 3% | 0% | 6% |
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| category | Democrat | Republican | Tea Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 6% | 19% | 13% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 14% | 37% | 47% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 63% | 23% | 17% |
| Don't know | 4% | 3% | 4% |
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| category | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 11% | 10% | 16% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 32% | 21% | 26% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 37% | 39% | 38% |
| Don't know | 6% | 12% | 3% |
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| category | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 11% | 13% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 32% | 26% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 16% | 15% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 37% | 38% |
| Don't know | 4% | 8% |
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| category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 11% | 12% | 15% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 21% | 30% | 37% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 16% | 18% | 10% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 46% | 35% | 30% |
| Don't know | 6% | 5% | 7% |
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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. | 14% | 17% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 7% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 18% | 31% | 31% | 36% | 27% | 21% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 21% | 17% | 15% | 16% | 11% | 21% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 31% | 31% | 37% | 34% | 45% | 50% |
| Don't know | 14% | 4% | 7% | 4% | 6% | 2% |
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| category | Married | Separated | Divorced | Widowed | Single | Domestic Partnership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By law, abortion should never be permitted. | 12% | 16% | 9% | 10% | 15% | 5% |
| The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger. | 35% | 15% | 24% | 29% | 21% | 14% |
| The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne | 16% | 13% | 11% | 30% | 19% | 4% |
| By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. | 31% | 56% | 49% | 19% | 40% | 72% |
| Don't know | 6% | 0% | 8% | 11% | 5% | 5% |
