American National Election Studies, Cumulative Data File, 1948-2004

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VCF0837 Still on the subject of women's rights, there has been some discussion about abortion during recent years. Which one of the opinions on this page best agrees with your view? You can just tell me the number of the opinion you choose.   0) NA; no Post IW   1) Abortion should never be permitted.   2) Abortion should be permitted only if the life and health of the woman is in danger.   3) Abortion should be permitted if, due to personal reasons, the woman would have difficulty in caring for the child.   4) Abortion should never be forbidden, since one should not require a woman to have a child she doesn't want.   9) DK; other

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
NA; no Post IW	609	6.9%	6.9%	-1.61
Abortion should never be permitted.	871	9.8%	16.7%	-1
Abortion should be permitted only if the life and health of the woman is in danger.	3646	41.1%	57.8%	-.38
Abortion should be permitted if, due to personal reasons, the woman would have difficulty in caring for the child.	1364	15.4%	73.2%	.24
Abortion should never be forbidden, since one should not require a woman to have a child she doesn't want.	2109	23.8%	96.9%	.86
DK; other	272	3.1%	100%	3.96

Variable Comparisons

Gender Race Age Education Religion Worship attendance

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
NA; no Post IW	7.1% 270	6.7% 339	6.9% 609
Abortion should never be permitted.	9.5% 364	10.0% 507	9.8% 871
Abortion should be permitted only if the life and health of the woman is in danger.	39.3% 1502	42.5% 2144	41.1% 3646
Abortion should be permitted if, due to personal reasons, the woman would have difficulty in caring for the child.	16.6% 635	14.4% 729	15.4% 1364
Abortion should never be forbidden, since one should not require a woman to have a child she doesn't want.	24.0% 918	23.6% 1191	23.8% 2109
DK; other	3.6% 136	2.7% 136	3.1% 272
TOTAL	100.0% 3825	100.0% 5046	8871

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Asian	Native American	Hispanic	Other	TOTAL
NA; no Post IW	6.4% 479	9.1% 83	2.4% 1	11.0% 18	13.2% 24	0.00% 0	6.8% 605
Abortion should never be permitted.	8.7% 658	17.6% 161	9.8% 4	9.8% 16	13.7% 25	0.00% 0	9.8% 864
Abortion should be permitted only if the life and health of the woman is in danger.	41.8% 3153	37.3% 341	34.1% 14	37.2% 61	36.3% 66	0.00% 0	41.1% 3635
Abortion should be permitted if, due to personal reasons, the woman would have difficulty in caring for the child.	15.4% 1158	16.0% 146	24.4% 10	15.9% 26	13.2% 24	0.00% 0	15.4% 1364
Abortion should never be forbidden, since one should not require a woman to have a child she doesn't want.	24.9% 1878	15.2% 139	29.3% 12	23.2% 38	19.2% 35	0.00% 0	23.8% 2102
DK; other	2.8% 213	4.7% 43	0.0% 0	3.0% 5	4.4% 8	0.00% 0	3.0% 269
TOTAL	100.0% 7539	100.0% 913	100.0% 41	100.0% 164	100.0% 182	100.0% 0	8839

Age (I-AGE)

	17-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65 and older	TOTAL
NA; no Post IW	5.8% 74	7.2% 146	6.1% 89	5.6% 75	7.3% 93	8.7% 128	6.9% 605
Abortion should never be permitted.	7.2% 92	7.6% 154	8.6% 126	9.2% 123	11.7% 148	15.0% 221	9.8% 864
Abortion should be permitted only if the life and health of the woman is in danger.	34.1% 434	37.2% 754	40.1% 585	44.1% 586	46.5% 589	46.4% 682	41.1% 3630
Abortion should be permitted if, due to personal reasons, the woman would have difficulty in caring for the child.	22.7% 289	16.3% 331	15.8% 231	14.4% 191	12.5% 159	10.7% 158	15.4% 1359
Abortion should never be forbidden, since one should not require a woman to have a child she doesn't want.	28.2% 359	29.0% 589	27.1% 395	23.8% 317	18.4% 233	14.0% 206	23.8% 2099
DK; other	1.9% 24	2.7% 55	2.3% 34	2.9% 38	3.6% 45	5.1% 75	3.1% 271
TOTAL	100.0% 1272	100.0% 2029	100.0% 1460	100.0% 1330	100.0% 1267	100.0% 1470	8828

Education (I-EDUC)

	Grade school or less (0-8 grades)	High school (12 grades or fewer)	Some college (13 grades or more but no degree)	College or advanced degree	TOTAL
NA; no Post IW	8.5% 118	7.0% 316	6.1% 99	4.9% 65	6.8% 598
Abortion should never be permitted.	21.3% 295	9.2% 415	5.6% 91	5.1% 68	9.8% 869
Abortion should be permitted only if the life and health of the woman is in danger.	48.2% 666	44.2% 1999	34.8% 562	30.9% 408	41.1% 3635
Abortion should be permitted if, due to personal reasons, the woman would have difficulty in caring for the child.	7.8% 108	15.4% 695	19.4% 313	18.6% 246	15.4% 1362
Abortion should never be forbidden, since one should not require a woman to have a child she doesn't want.	8.7% 121	21.6% 975	31.1% 503	38.4% 508	23.8% 2107
DK; other	5.4% 75	2.6% 119	3.0% 49	2.0% 27	3.1% 270
TOTAL	100.0% 1383	100.0% 4519	100.0% 1617	100.0% 1322	8841

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other and none (also includes don't know preference)	TOTAL
NA; no Post IW	6.4% 368	7.4% 155	9.5% 22	6.6% 46	6.7% 591
Abortion should never be permitted.	8.7% 504	15.4% 325	1.3% 3	5.4% 38	9.9% 870
Abortion should be permitted only if the life and health of the woman is in danger.	43.8% 2529	43.5% 917	12.6% 29	21.4% 150	41.1% 3625
Abortion should be permitted if, due to personal reasons, the woman would have difficulty in caring for the child.	16.1% 928	13.7% 289	10.4% 24	17.0% 119	15.4% 1360
Abortion should never be forbidden, since one should not require a woman to have a child she doesn't want.	21.9% 1264	17.2% 362	63.2% 146	46.2% 324	23.8% 2096
DK; other	3.1% 179	2.8% 59	3.0% 7	3.6% 25	3.1% 270
TOTAL	100.0% 5772	100.0% 2107	100.0% 231	100.0% 702	8812

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

	Every week	Almost every week (no cases in 1970)	Once or twice a month	A few times a year	Never	No religious preference (1970-1988)	TOTAL
NA; no Post IW	5.9% 133	6.9% 70	7.6% 82	6.9% 180	6.9% 83	6.1% 36	6.7% 584
Abortion should never be permitted.	17.4% 391	8.8% 90	10.2% 110	6.6% 172	5.9% 71	4.7% 28	9.9% 862
Abortion should be permitted only if the life and health of the woman is in danger.	56.1% 1259	46.9% 478	40.5% 435	36.0% 945	30.4% 364	20.7% 123	41.2% 3604
Abortion should be permitted if, due to personal reasons, the woman would have difficulty in caring for the child.	8.7% 195	16.1% 164	18.1% 195	18.8% 492	17.8% 213	15.7% 93	15.4% 1352
Abortion should never be forbidden, since one should not require a woman to have a child she doesn't want.	9.1% 204	18.7% 191	20.0% 215	28.6% 751	35.9% 430	49.0% 291	23.8% 2082
DK; other	2.7% 61	2.6% 26	3.5% 38	3.2% 83	3.0% 36	3.9% 23	3.1% 267
TOTAL	100.0% 2243	100.0% 1019	100.0% 1075	100.0% 2623	100.0% 1197	100.0% 594	8751