American National Election Studies, Panel Study, 2008-2009

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W10R12 [First/Next], do you favor, oppose, or neither favor nor oppose abortion being legal if the child will not be the sex the woman wants it to be?   -7) No answer   -6) Not asked, unit non-response   -2) Missing, see documentation   -1) Inapplicable   1) Favor abortion being legal   2) Oppose abortion being legal   3) Neither favor nor oppose

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
No answer	1	0%	0%	-2.65
Not asked, unit non-response	346	11.3%	11.4%	-2.25
Missing, see documentation	64	2.1%	13.5%	-.63
Inapplicable	1487	48.8%	62.2%	-.22
Favor abortion being legal	122	4%	66.3%	.59
Oppose abortion being legal	879	28.8%	95.1%	.99
Neither favor nor oppose	150	4.9%	100%	1.4

Variable Comparisons

Gender Age Race Education Household income

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
No answer	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Not asked, unit non-response	12.2% 158	10.7% 188	11.3% 346
Missing, see documentation	1.5% 20	2.5% 44	2.1% 64
Inapplicable	49.9% 646	47.9% 841	48.8% 1487
Favor abortion being legal	4.2% 54	3.9% 68	4.0% 122
Oppose abortion being legal	27.0% 350	30.2% 529	28.8% 879
Neither favor nor oppose	5.1% 66	4.8% 84	4.9% 150
TOTAL	100.0% 1295	100.0% 1754	3049

Age (I-AGE)

	18 to 29 years old	30 to 44 years old	45 to 59 years old	60 to 74 years old	75 years and older	TOTAL
No answer	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Not asked, unit non-response	20.2% 58	11.7% 88	10.2% 113	9.9% 69	9.1% 18	11.3% 346
Missing, see documentation	4.9% 14	2.1% 16	1.6% 18	1.9% 13	1.5% 3	2.1% 64
Inapplicable	40.8% 117	48.2% 364	49.7% 551	50.1% 351	52.5% 104	48.8% 1487
Favor abortion being legal	4.9% 14	3.4% 26	4.3% 48	4.0% 28	3.0% 6	4.0% 122
Oppose abortion being legal	26.8% 77	29.1% 220	28.7% 318	29.3% 205	29.8% 59	28.8% 879
Neither favor nor oppose	2.4% 7	5.4% 41	5.4% 60	4.9% 34	4.0% 8	4.9% 150
TOTAL	100.0% 287	100.0% 755	100.0% 1109	100.0% 700	100.0% 198	3049

Race (I-RACE)

	White, non-Hispanic	Black, non-Hispanic	Hispanic	Other, non-Hispanic	TOTAL
No answer	0.0% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Not asked, unit non-response	9.8% 242	16.9% 45	16.6% 28	12.5% 15	10.9% 330
Missing, see documentation	2.1% 52	1.5% 4	1.2% 2	4.2% 5	2.1% 63
Inapplicable	50.0% 1239	44.4% 118	44.4% 75	45.8% 55	49.0% 1487
Favor abortion being legal	4.2% 105	2.6% 7	3.0% 5	4.2% 5	4.0% 122
Oppose abortion being legal	28.9% 716	28.6% 76	31.4% 53	28.3% 34	29.0% 879
Neither favor nor oppose	4.9% 122	6.0% 16	3.6% 6	5.0% 6	4.9% 150
TOTAL	100.0% 2477	100.0% 266	100.0% 169	100.0% 120	3032

Education (I-EDUC)

	No high school diploma	High school diploma	Some college, no bachelor's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree	TOTAL
No answer	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Not asked, unit non-response	25.0% 30	12.4% 61	11.5% 128	8.2% 59	9.2% 53	11.0% 331
Missing, see documentation	0.8% 1	2.4% 12	2.3% 26	2.5% 18	1.0% 6	2.1% 63
Inapplicable	48.3% 58	43.9% 216	50.1% 559	48.8% 351	51.2% 294	48.9% 1478
Favor abortion being legal	3.3% 4	2.4% 12	1.9% 21	6.4% 46	6.8% 39	4.0% 122
Oppose abortion being legal	21.7% 26	32.9% 162	29.7% 331	28.9% 208	26.1% 150	29.0% 877
Neither favor nor oppose	0.8% 1	5.9% 29	4.4% 49	5.3% 38	5.6% 32	4.9% 149
TOTAL	100.0% 120	100.0% 492	100.0% 1115	100.0% 720	100.0% 574	3021

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $25,000	$25,000 to $49,999	$50,000 to $74,999	$75,000 to $99,999	$100,000 to $149,999	$150,000 or more	TOTAL
No answer	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 1
Not asked, unit non-response	18.2% 71	12.3% 96	8.9% 58	9.2% 42	8.2% 35	10.2% 30	11.0% 332
Missing, see documentation	2.6% 10	2.4% 19	1.4% 9	2.0% 9	2.1% 9	2.0% 6	2.1% 62
Inapplicable	46.7% 182	48.1% 376	49.6% 325	51.1% 234	48.4% 207	49.1% 144	48.9% 1468
Favor abortion being legal	3.1% 12	3.2% 25	4.1% 27	2.8% 13	6.5% 28	4.8% 14	4.0% 119
Oppose abortion being legal	25.4% 99	28.8% 225	31.8% 208	29.7% 136	29.2% 125	27.6% 81	29.1% 874
Neither favor nor oppose	4.1% 16	5.0% 39	4.3% 28	5.2% 24	5.6% 24	6.1% 18	5.0% 149
TOTAL	100.0% 390	100.0% 781	100.0% 655	100.0% 458	100.0% 428	100.0% 293	3005