General Social Survey, 2004

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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	624	69.5%	69.5%	-.39
No	232	25.8%	95.3%	.26
Don't know	33	3.7%	99%	4.18
No answer	9	1%	100%	4.83

Variable Comparisons

Age Sex Education Political ideology Marital status Race Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	TOTAL
Yes	67.9% 131	66.9% 182	69.4% 204	77.4% 106	69.5% 623
No	29.5% 57	28.3% 77	24.8% 73	17.5% 24	25.8% 231
Don't know	2.1% 4	4.0% 11	4.1% 12	4.4% 6	3.7% 33
No answer	0.5% 1	0.7% 2	1.7% 5	0.7% 1	1.0% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 193	100.0% 272	100.0% 294	100.0% 137	896

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes	70.2% 288	68.9% 336	69.5% 624
No	26.3% 108	25.4% 124	25.8% 232
Don't know	2.0% 8	5.1% 25	3.7% 33
No answer	1.5% 6	0.6% 3	1.0% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 410	100.0% 488	898

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school	Associate/Junior college	Bachelor's	Graduate	TOTAL
Yes	60.0% 69	69.9% 325	71.6% 48	67.3% 103	81.4% 79	69.6% 624
No	35.7% 41	25.4% 118	20.9% 14	26.8% 41	17.5% 17	25.8% 231
Don't know	4.3% 5	3.7% 17	3.0% 2	5.2% 8	1.0% 1	3.7% 33
No answer	0.0% 0	1.1% 5	4.5% 3	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	1.0% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 115	100.0% 465	100.0% 67	100.0% 153	100.0% 97	897

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	Liberal	Moderate, middle of the road	Conservative	TOTAL
Yes	83.7% 185	71.9% 248	58.0% 184	69.9% 617
No	14.0% 31	22.6% 78	36.6% 116	25.5% 225
Don't know	1.8% 4	4.6% 16	4.1% 13	3.7% 33
No answer	0.5% 1	0.9% 3	1.3% 4	0.9% 8
TOTAL	100.0% 221	100.0% 345	100.0% 317	883

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never married	TOTAL
Yes	66.0% 301	74.3% 52	75.4% 98	64.7% 22	72.6% 151	69.5% 624
No	29.6% 135	18.6% 13	20.0% 26	32.4% 11	22.6% 47	25.8% 232
Don't know	3.9% 18	5.7% 4	2.3% 3	2.9% 1	3.4% 7	3.7% 33
No answer	0.4% 2	1.4% 1	2.3% 3	0.0% 0	1.4% 3	1.0% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 456	100.0% 70	100.0% 130	100.0% 34	100.0% 208	898

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Yes	70.3% 504	64.4% 76	69.8% 44	69.5% 624
No	25.2% 181	28.0% 33	28.6% 18	25.8% 232
Don't know	3.5% 25	5.9% 7	1.6% 1	3.7% 33
No answer	1.0% 7	1.7% 2	0.0% 0	1.0% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 717	100.0% 118	100.0% 63	898

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Yes	66.1% 318	66.4% 142	83.3% 10	88.5% 116	62.1% 36	69.4% 622
No	28.9% 139	29.4% 63	8.3% 1	8.4% 11	31.0% 18	25.9% 232
Don't know	3.3% 16	4.2% 9	0.0% 0	3.1% 4	6.9% 4	3.7% 33
No answer	1.7% 8	0.0% 0	8.3% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.0% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 481	100.0% 214	100.0% 12	100.0% 131	100.0% 58	896