Support Abortion for Single Women

• Introduction
• Patterns
• Over Time

Support Abortion for Single Women (Demographic Patterns)

Please tell me whether or not you think it should be possible for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion if... f. She is not married and does not want to marry the man

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Support Abortion for Single Women by Age (General Social Survey, 2006)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
YES	34.7% 137	37.9% 208	43.4% 303	35.4% 126	3	38.7% 774
NO	62.3% 246	59.0% 324	54.3% 379	59.0% 210	0	58.0% 1159
DON'T KNOW	2.5% 10	2.7% 15	1.9% 13	4.8% 17	2	2.8% 55
NO ANSWER	0.5% 2	0.4% 2	0.4% 3	0.8% 3	0	0.5% 10
Missing	455	740	898	401	13	2507
TOTAL	100% 395	100% 549	100% 698	100% 356	18	1998

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Support Abortion for Single Women by Race (General Social Survey, 2006)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
YES	41.0% 603	32.7% 89	32.7% 85	38.8% 777
NO	55.7% 820	64.7% 176	62.7% 163	57.9% 1159
DON'T KNOW	2.8% 41	1.5% 4	4.6% 12	2.8% 57
NO ANSWER	0.5% 7	1.1% 3	0.0% 0	0.5% 10
Missing	1813	362	332	2507
TOTAL	100% 1471	100% 272	100% 260	2003

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Support Abortion for Single Women by Religion (General Social Survey, 2006)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	Missing	TOTAL
YES	32.6% 341	31.8% 154	69.0% 20	62.2% 209	53.1% 51	2	38.9% 775
NO	65.1% 681	62.1% 301	31.0% 9	35.1% 118	44.8% 43	7	57.8% 1152
DON'T KNOW	2.1% 22	4.5% 22	0.0% 0	2.7% 9	2.1% 2	2	2.8% 55
NO ANSWER	0.2% 2	1.6% 8	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.5% 10
Missing	1282	629	49	403	129	15	2507
TOTAL	100% 1046	100% 485	100% 29	100% 336	100% 96	26	1992

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Support Abortion for Single Women by Gender (General Social Survey, 2006)

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
YES	41.0% 355	37.1% 422	38.8% 777
NO	55.1% 477	60.0% 682	57.9% 1159
DON'T KNOW	3.3% 29	2.5% 28	2.8% 57
NO ANSWER	0.6% 5	0.4% 5	0.5% 10
Missing	1137	1370	2507
TOTAL	100% 866	100% 1137	2003

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Support Abortion for Single Women by Church attendance (General Social Survey, 2006)

	Never	Yearly	Monthly	Weekly	Missing	TOTAL
YES	54.5% 246	47.0% 285	36.7% 115	20.8% 130	1	38.9% 776
NO	41.7% 188	49.6% 301	59.4% 186	76.8% 481	3	57.9% 1156
DON'T KNOW	3.5% 16	2.8% 17	3.8% 12	1.8% 11	1	2.8% 56
NO ANSWER	0.2% 1	0.7% 4	0.0% 0	0.6% 4	1	0.5% 9
Missing	569	768	375	782	13	2507
TOTAL	100% 451	100% 607	100% 313	100% 626	19	1997

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Support Abortion for Single Women by Political ideology (General Social Survey, 2006)

	Liberal	Moderate	Conservative	Missing	TOTAL
YES	60.3% 311	36.3% 267	27.0% 184	15	39.4% 762
NO	37.2% 192	60.6% 446	70.4% 480	41	57.8% 1118
DON'T KNOW	2.1% 11	2.4% 18	2.3% 16	12	2.3% 45
NO ANSWER	0.4% 2	0.7% 5	0.3% 2	1	0.5% 9
Missing	664	947	788	108	2507
TOTAL	100% 516	100% 736	100% 682	177	1934

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Support Abortion for Single Women by Education (General Social Survey, 2006)

	Not High School	High School	Jr. College	B.A.	Grad Degree	Missing	TOTAL
YES	21.8% 63	36.5% 373	41.8% 71	46.5% 159	62.0% 111	0	38.8% 777
NO	73.7% 213	60.2% 616	53.5% 91	51.5% 176	35.2% 63	0	57.9% 1159
DON'T KNOW	4.2% 12	2.6% 27	4.7% 8	1.8% 6	2.2% 4	0	2.8% 57
NO ANSWER	0.3% 1	0.7% 7	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.6% 1	0	0.5% 10
Missing	402	1250	207	421	224	3	2507
TOTAL	100% 289	100% 1023	100% 170	100% 342	100% 179	3	2003

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Notes

General Social Survey, 2006: The General Social Surveys (GSS) have been conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) annually since 1972 except for the years 1979, 1981, and 1992 (a supplement was added in 1992), and biennially beginning in 1994. The GSS are designed as part of a program of social indicator research, replicating questionnaire items and wording in order to facilitate time-trend studies. The 2006 GSS includes a topical module for mental health. Items in the 2006 GSS include questions on religious self-identification, denominational affiliation, personal beliefs, and religious upbringing.