Baylor Religion Survey, Wave I (2005)

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Q34D Q34 How do you feel about abortion in the following circumstances... d. The family cannot afford the child   1) Always wrong   2) Almost always wrong   3) Only wrong sometimes   4) Not wrong at all

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Always wrong	863	51.8%	51.8%	-.85
Almost always wrong	229	13.8%	65.6%	-.03
Only wrong sometimes	231	13.9%	79.5%	.8
Not wrong at all	342	20.5%	100%	1.62

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Religion Age Worship attendance Political ideology Education Marital status Household income

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Always wrong	47.9% 344	54.8% 519	51.8% 863
Almost always wrong	15.3% 110	12.6% 119	13.8% 229
Only wrong sometimes	14.1% 101	13.7% 130	13.9% 231
Not wrong at all	22.7% 163	18.9% 179	20.5% 342
TOTAL	100.0% 718	100.0% 947	1665

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Always wrong	51.4% 758	64.3% 36	42.7% 41	51.4% 835
Almost always wrong	13.9% 205	10.7% 6	16.7% 16	14.0% 227
Only wrong sometimes	14.2% 210	8.9% 5	12.5% 12	14.0% 227
Not wrong at all	20.4% 301	16.1% 9	28.1% 27	20.7% 337
TOTAL	100.0% 1474	100.0% 56	100.0% 96	1626

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Catholic	Protestant	Other	None	TOTAL
Always wrong	58.1% 216	61.6% 590	27.6% 35	9.4% 17	52.4% 858
Almost always wrong	18.0% 67	12.5% 120	12.6% 16	12.2% 22	13.7% 225
Only wrong sometimes	11.8% 44	12.4% 119	23.6% 30	17.8% 32	13.7% 225
Not wrong at all	12.1% 45	13.5% 129	36.2% 46	60.6% 109	20.1% 329
TOTAL	100.0% 372	100.0% 958	100.0% 127	100.0% 180	1637

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	TOTAL
Always wrong	49.6% 64	53.1% 196	50.8% 371	52.6% 222	51.7% 853
Almost always wrong	14.7% 19	11.7% 43	12.9% 94	17.1% 72	13.8% 228
Only wrong sometimes	15.5% 20	13.0% 48	13.7% 100	14.2% 60	13.8% 228
Not wrong at all	20.2% 26	22.2% 82	22.6% 165	16.1% 68	20.7% 341
TOTAL	100.0% 129	100.0% 369	100.0% 730	100.0% 422	1650

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Never	< 1 Month	< 1 a Week	Weekly +	TOTAL
Always wrong	20.7% 72	39.8% 182	53.9% 103	76.3% 497	51.9% 854
Almost always wrong	15.8% 55	17.7% 81	14.7% 28	9.2% 60	13.6% 224
Only wrong sometimes	21.3% 74	17.9% 82	14.1% 27	7.2% 47	14.0% 230
Not wrong at all	42.2% 147	24.5% 112	17.3% 33	7.2% 47	20.6% 339
TOTAL	100.0% 348	100.0% 457	100.0% 191	100.0% 651	1647

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	George W. Bush	John Kerry	Ralph Nader	Somebody else	No preference	TOTAL
Always wrong	70.0% 569	31.7% 207	30.4% 7	43.2% 54	45.9% 17	51.7% 854
Almost always wrong	12.9% 105	13.9% 91	13.0% 3	16.8% 21	21.6% 8	13.8% 228
Only wrong sometimes	9.0% 73	20.3% 133	21.7% 5	12.8% 16	8.1% 3	13.9% 230
Not wrong at all	8.1% 66	34.1% 223	34.8% 8	27.2% 34	24.3% 9	20.6% 340
TOTAL	100.0% 813	100.0% 654	100.0% 23	100.0% 125	100.0% 37	1652

Education (I-EDUC)

	< High school	HS grad	Some college	Jr college	College graduate	Postgraduate work/Degree	TOTAL
Always wrong	66.1% 37	64.2% 158	56.7% 229	55.6% 74	51.5% 208	35.4% 141	51.6% 847
Almost always wrong	12.5% 7	13.4% 33	13.9% 56	16.5% 22	13.6% 55	13.8% 55	13.9% 228
Only wrong sometimes	7.1% 4	11.0% 27	13.4% 54	12.0% 16	13.6% 55	18.1% 72	13.9% 228
Not wrong at all	14.3% 8	11.4% 28	16.1% 65	15.8% 21	21.3% 86	32.7% 130	20.6% 338
TOTAL	100.0% 56	100.0% 246	100.0% 404	100.0% 133	100.0% 404	100.0% 398	1641

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Never married	Married	Living as married	Separated/Divorced	Widowed	TOTAL
Always wrong	41.2% 77	55.1% 560	35.0% 21	47.4% 110	54.5% 79	51.6% 847
Almost always wrong	13.4% 25	13.6% 138	8.3% 5	15.9% 37	15.9% 23	13.9% 228
Only wrong sometimes	18.2% 34	12.8% 130	18.3% 11	13.8% 32	14.5% 21	13.9% 228
Not wrong at all	27.3% 51	18.5% 188	38.3% 23	22.8% 53	15.2% 22	20.5% 337
TOTAL	100.0% 187	100.0% 1016	100.0% 60	100.0% 232	100.0% 145	1640

Household income (I-INCOME)

	< $20,000	$20,001-$35,000	$35,001-$50,000	$50,001 - $100,000	$100,001+	TOTAL
Always wrong	61.2% 112	55.4% 124	56.3% 166	49.3% 267	40.4% 130	51.0% 799
Almost always wrong	13.7% 25	12.1% 27	15.3% 45	14.8% 80	14.3% 46	14.2% 223
Only wrong sometimes	8.7% 16	13.4% 30	11.2% 33	15.3% 83	16.8% 54	13.8% 216
Not wrong at all	16.4% 30	19.2% 43	17.3% 51	20.7% 112	28.6% 92	20.9% 328
TOTAL	100.0% 183	100.0% 224	100.0% 295	100.0% 542	100.0% 322	1566