General Social Survey, 1978

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ABDEFECT Should it be possible for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion: If there is a strong chance of serious defect in the baby?   1) Yes   2) No   8) Don't know   9) No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	1227	80.1%	80.1%	-.31
No	270	17.6%	97.7%	.6
Don't know	31	2%	99.7%	6.03
No answer	4	.3%	100%	6.93

Variable Comparisons

Age Sex Education Race Religion Political party Region Worship attendance

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-59	60-74	75+	TOTAL
Yes	84.8% 378	78.0% 333	78.3% 245	80.1% 193	74.5% 73	80.1% 1222
No	13.7% 61	20.4% 87	19.5% 61	15.8% 38	21.4% 21	17.6% 268
Don't know	1.3% 6	1.4% 6	1.6% 5	4.1% 10	4.1% 4	2.0% 31
No answer	0.2% 1	0.2% 1	0.6% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 446	100.0% 427	100.0% 313	100.0% 241	100.0% 98	1525

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	79.9% 514	80.2% 713	80.1% 1227
No	17.9% 115	17.4% 155	17.6% 270
Don't know	1.9% 12	2.1% 19	2.0% 31
No answer	0.3% 2	0.2% 2	0.3% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 643	100.0% 889	1532

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school	Associate/Junior college	Bachelor's	Graduate	TOTAL
Yes	75.5% 355	81.2% 653	76.2% 32	86.8% 131	88.7% 55	80.2% 1226
No	21.3% 100	17.0% 137	21.4% 9	11.3% 17	8.1% 5	17.5% 268
Don't know	3.0% 14	1.4% 11	2.4% 1	2.0% 3	3.2% 2	2.0% 31
No answer	0.2% 1	0.4% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 470	100.0% 804	100.0% 42	100.0% 151	100.0% 62	1529

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Yes	81.7% 1110	66.5% 105	75.0% 12	80.1% 1227
No	16.1% 218	31.0% 49	18.8% 3	17.6% 270
Don't know	2.0% 27	1.9% 3	6.3% 1	2.0% 31
No answer	0.2% 3	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 1358	100.0% 158	100.0% 16	1532

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Yes	80.7% 790	72.9% 280	100.0% 29	92.4% 110	100.0% 17	80.2% 1226
No	16.8% 164	25.0% 96	0.0% 0	6.7% 8	0.0% 0	17.5% 268
Don't know	2.3% 23	1.6% 6	0.0% 0	0.8% 1	0.0% 0	2.0% 30
No answer	0.2% 2	0.5% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 979	100.0% 384	100.0% 29	100.0% 119	100.0% 17	1528

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other	TOTAL
Yes	78.5% 475	79.5% 441	83.8% 299	90.0% 9	80.2% 1224
No	20.2% 122	17.5% 97	13.4% 48	10.0% 1	17.6% 268
Don't know	1.2% 7	2.7% 15	2.5% 9	0.0% 0	2.0% 31
No answer	0.2% 1	0.4% 2	0.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.3% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 605	100.0% 555	100.0% 357	100.0% 10	1527

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	83.6% 280	79.9% 354	76.1% 382	83.7% 211	80.1% 1227
No	14.6% 49	18.5% 82	20.9% 105	13.5% 34	17.6% 270
Don't know	1.5% 5	1.4% 6	2.6% 13	2.8% 7	2.0% 31
No answer	0.3% 1	0.2% 1	0.4% 2	0.0% 0	0.3% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 335	100.0% 443	100.0% 502	100.0% 252	1532

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Never	Less than once a month	Less than once a week	Weekly or more	TOTAL
Yes	85.4% 204	90.6% 463	82.3% 292	62.8% 265	80.2% 1224
No	13.0% 31	7.8% 40	15.2% 54	33.9% 143	17.6% 268
Don't know	1.3% 3	1.6% 8	2.0% 7	3.1% 13	2.0% 31
No answer	0.4% 1	0.0% 0	0.6% 2	0.2% 1	0.3% 4
TOTAL	100.0% 239	100.0% 511	100.0% 355	100.0% 422	1527