General Social Survey, 1994

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ABDEFECT 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	1585	79.4%	79.4%	-.32
No	341	17.1%	96.5%	.44
Don't know	68	3.4%	99.9%	5
No answer	2	.1%	100%	5.76

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Gender Political party Race Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30 years old	31-44 years old	45-59 years old	60-74 years old	75 years and older	TOTAL
Yes	82.0% 332	79.6% 539	77.5% 373	80.1% 225	76.4% 113	79.4% 1582
No	16.5% 67	16.7% 113	19.1% 92	15.7% 44	16.9% 25	17.1% 341
Don't know	1.5% 6	3.7% 25	3.3% 16	3.9% 11	6.1% 9	3.4% 67
No answer	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.4% 1	0.7% 1	0.1% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 405	100.0% 677	100.0% 481	100.0% 281	100.0% 148	1992

Education (I-EDUC)

	Did not complete high school	Finished high school	Four or less years of college	Five or more years of college	TOTAL
Yes	72.2% 244	81.0% 874	81.3% 357	78.1% 107	79.4% 1582
No	23.4% 79	15.4% 166	15.7% 69	19.7% 27	17.1% 341
Don't know	4.4% 15	3.4% 37	3.0% 13	2.2% 3	3.4% 68
No answer	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 338	100.0% 1079	100.0% 439	100.0% 137	1993

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	79.2% 695	79.6% 890	79.4% 1585
No	17.4% 153	16.8% 188	17.1% 341
Don't know	3.3% 29	3.5% 39	3.4% 68
No answer	0.1% 1	0.1% 1	0.1% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 878	100.0% 1118	1996

Political party (I-PARTYID)

	Democrat	Independent	Republican	Other party member	TOTAL
Yes	82.9% 601	80.5% 534	73.9% 408	92.0% 23	79.7% 1566
No	13.1% 95	16.0% 106	23.2% 128	8.0% 2	16.8% 331
Don't know	3.9% 28	3.5% 23	2.9% 16	0.0% 0	3.4% 67
No answer	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 725	100.0% 663	100.0% 552	100.0% 25	1965

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Yes	80.5% 1327	72.4% 189	79.3% 69	79.4% 1585
No	16.6% 273	20.3% 53	17.2% 15	17.1% 341
Don't know	2.8% 46	7.3% 19	3.4% 3	3.4% 68
No answer	0.1% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 2
TOTAL	100.0% 1648	100.0% 261	100.0% 87	1996

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Yes	78.4% 932	76.0% 383	97.0% 32	91.4% 169	80.8% 63	79.4% 1579
No	17.8% 212	20.4% 103	0.0% 0	8.1% 15	14.1% 11	17.1% 341
Don't know	3.8% 45	3.4% 17	3.0% 1	0.5% 1	5.1% 4	3.4% 68
No answer	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1
TOTAL	100.0% 1189	100.0% 504	100.0% 33	100.0% 185	100.0% 78	1989