General Social Survey, 2004

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GENEABRT Suppose a test shows the baby has a serious genetic defect. Would you (yourself want to/want your partner to) have an abortion if a test shows the baby has a serious genetic defect?   1) Yes, have an abortion   2) No   8) Don't know   9) No answer

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes, have an abortion	808	28.7%	28.7%	-.68
No	1643	58.4%	87.2%	-.23
Don't know	312	11.1%	98.3%	2.49
No answer	49	1.7%	100%	2.94

Variable Comparisons

Age Sex Education Political ideology Marital status Race Religion

Age (I-AGE)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	TOTAL
Yes, have an abortion	19.6% 117	26.9% 218	32.8% 317	35.3% 152	28.7% 804
No	70.6% 421	61.1% 495	52.8% 511	49.3% 212	58.5% 1639
Don't know	8.6% 51	10.4% 84	12.5% 121	13.0% 56	11.1% 312
No answer	1.2% 7	1.6% 13	1.9% 18	2.3% 10	1.7% 48
TOTAL	100.0% 596	100.0% 810	100.0% 967	100.0% 430	2803

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Yes, have an abortion	30.5% 391	27.2% 417	28.7% 808
No	55.4% 709	61.0% 934	58.4% 1643
Don't know	12.0% 153	10.4% 159	11.1% 312
No answer	2.1% 27	1.4% 22	1.7% 49
TOTAL	100.0% 1280	100.0% 1532	2812

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school	Associate/Junior college	Bachelor's	Graduate	TOTAL
Yes, have an abortion	22.5% 82	27.2% 391	25.0% 56	32.9% 167	39.9% 112	28.7% 808
No	65.9% 240	61.0% 876	60.3% 135	52.1% 264	45.2% 127	58.4% 1642
Don't know	11.3% 41	10.2% 147	11.2% 25	12.2% 62	13.2% 37	11.1% 312
No answer	0.3% 1	1.5% 21	3.6% 8	2.8% 14	1.8% 5	1.7% 49
TOTAL	100.0% 364	100.0% 1435	100.0% 224	100.0% 507	100.0% 281	2811

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

	Liberal	Moderate, middle of the road	Conservative	TOTAL
Yes, have an abortion	43.6% 139	30.6% 152	25.8% 127	31.9% 418
No	44.2% 141	56.7% 282	64.5% 318	56.6% 741
Don't know	10.7% 34	10.9% 54	7.9% 39	9.7% 127
No answer	1.6% 5	1.8% 9	1.8% 9	1.8% 23
TOTAL	100.0% 319	100.0% 497	100.0% 493	1309

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never married	TOTAL
Yes, have an abortion	26.3% 389	33.3% 68	35.4% 147	33.7% 32	27.8% 172	28.7% 808
No	60.6% 896	52.9% 108	52.8% 219	58.9% 56	58.8% 364	58.4% 1643
Don't know	11.0% 163	12.3% 25	11.1% 46	6.3% 6	11.6% 72	11.1% 312
No answer	2.1% 31	1.5% 3	0.7% 3	1.1% 1	1.8% 11	1.7% 49
TOTAL	100.0% 1479	100.0% 204	100.0% 415	100.0% 95	100.0% 619	2812

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
Yes, have an abortion	29.3% 655	21.0% 79	36.8% 74	28.7% 808
No	57.9% 1293	65.3% 246	51.7% 104	58.4% 1643
Don't know	11.1% 249	11.9% 45	9.0% 18	11.1% 312
No answer	1.7% 37	1.9% 7	2.5% 5	1.7% 49
TOTAL	100.0% 2234	100.0% 377	100.0% 201	2812

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	TOTAL
Yes, have an abortion	25.1% 372	26.1% 171	56.4% 31	40.9% 165	32.0% 65	28.7% 804
No	63.0% 934	60.8% 399	27.3% 15	45.7% 184	53.7% 109	58.6% 1641
Don't know	10.5% 156	11.1% 73	12.7% 7	12.2% 49	11.8% 24	11.0% 309
No answer	1.4% 21	2.0% 13	3.6% 2	1.2% 5	2.5% 5	1.6% 46
TOTAL	100.0% 1483	100.0% 656	100.0% 55	100.0% 403	100.0% 203	2800