Middletown Area Study, 1984

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ABORTION For the next set of issues, I would like you to indicate your position by telling me how much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. -- A pregnant woman should be able to obtain a legal abortion for any reason if she so chooses.   1) Strongly agree   2) Agree   3) Not sure   4) Disagree   5) Strongly disagree

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Strongly agree	31	8.9%	8.9%	-1.67
Agree	115	33.0%	41.8%	-0.88
Not sure	37	10.6%	52.4%	-0.09
Disagree	114	32.7%	85.1%	0.70
Strongly disagree	52	14.9%	100.0%	1.49

Variable Comparisons

Sex Marital status Religion Education Household income Age

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Strongly agree	9.8% 16	8.1% 15	8.9% 31
Agree	32.5% 53	33.3% 62	33.0% 115
Not sure	12.9% 21	8.6% 16	10.6% 37
Disagree	30.7% 50	34.4% 64	32.7% 114
Strongly disagree	14.1% 23	15.6% 29	14.9% 52
TOTAL	100.0% 163	100.0% 186	349

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Divorced	Separated	Widowed	Never married	TOTAL
Strongly agree	6.5% 14	10.8% 4	16.7% 1	6.3% 2	17.2% 10	8.9% 31
Agree	32.4% 70	43.2% 16	16.7% 1	25.0% 8	34.5% 20	33.0% 115
Not sure	11.1% 24	13.5% 5	16.7% 1	6.3% 2	8.6% 5	10.6% 37
Disagree	36.1% 78	21.6% 8	33.3% 2	37.5% 12	24.1% 14	32.7% 114
Strongly disagree	13.9% 30	10.8% 4	16.7% 1	25.0% 8	15.5% 9	14.9% 52
TOTAL	100.0% 216	100.0% 37	100.0% 6	100.0% 32	100.0% 58	349

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Catholic	Protestant	Other Christian	Jewish	None	TOTAL
Strongly agree	2.9% 1	8.8% 22	3.3% 1	0.0% 0	18.8% 6	8.6% 30
Agree	26.5% 9	31.3% 78	26.7% 8	50.0% 1	56.3% 18	32.9% 114
Not sure	8.8% 3	10.8% 27	16.7% 5	50.0% 1	3.1% 1	10.7% 37
Disagree	47.1% 16	34.1% 85	30.0% 9	0.0% 0	12.5% 4	32.9% 114
Strongly disagree	14.7% 5	14.9% 37	23.3% 7	0.0% 0	9.4% 3	15.0% 52
TOTAL	100.0% 34	100.0% 249	100.0% 30	100.0% 2	100.0% 32	347

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school	High school graduate	Some college	College graduate	Post graduate/professional	TOTAL
Strongly agree	2.9% 2	10.0% 12	9.6% 7	8.9% 4	14.3% 6	8.9% 31
Agree	20.6% 14	28.3% 34	31.5% 23	48.9% 22	52.4% 22	33.0% 115
Not sure	10.3% 7	10.8% 13	11.0% 8	8.9% 4	11.9% 5	10.6% 37
Disagree	44.1% 30	33.3% 40	37.0% 27	22.2% 10	16.7% 7	32.8% 114
Strongly disagree	22.1% 15	17.5% 21	11.0% 8	11.1% 5	4.8% 2	14.7% 51
TOTAL	100.0% 68	100.0% 120	100.0% 73	100.0% 45	100.0% 42	348

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $10,000	$10,001-$20,000	$20,001-$35,000	$35,001-$50,000	$50,001 and up	TOTAL
Strongly agree	7.6% 8	2.8% 2	13.5% 13	5.9% 2	18.2% 4	8.8% 29
Agree	25.7% 27	31.0% 22	37.5% 36	38.2% 13	59.1% 13	33.8% 111
Not sure	10.5% 11	12.7% 9	10.4% 10	14.7% 5	4.5% 1	11.0% 36
Disagree	37.1% 39	39.4% 28	29.2% 28	23.5% 8	13.6% 3	32.3% 106
Strongly disagree	19.0% 20	14.1% 10	9.4% 9	17.6% 6	4.5% 1	14.0% 46
TOTAL	100.0% 105	100.0% 71	100.0% 96	100.0% 34	100.0% 22	328

Age (I-AGE)

	Age 18-30	Age 31-45	Age 46-55	Age 56-65	Age 65+	TOTAL
Strongly agree	10.3% 9	9.9% 10	12.2% 6	8.5% 5	2.0% 1	8.9% 31
Agree	37.9% 33	35.6% 36	38.8% 19	30.5% 18	15.7% 8	32.9% 114
Not sure	11.5% 10	11.9% 12	10.2% 5	8.5% 5	9.8% 5	10.7% 37
Disagree	27.6% 24	27.7% 28	30.6% 15	33.9% 20	51.0% 26	32.6% 113
Strongly disagree	12.6% 11	14.9% 15	8.2% 4	18.6% 11	21.6% 11	15.0% 52
TOTAL	100.0% 87	100.0% 101	100.0% 49	100.0% 59	100.0% 51	347