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National Study of Youth and Religion, Wave 4 (2013)

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ABORTIONOKAY_W4

ABORTIONOKAY: GSS3: Do you think it should be possible for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion, regardless of reason?

	1) Yes
	2) No
	3) Don't know

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	1173	55.3%	55.3%	-0.81
No	621	29.3%	84.6%	0.54
Don't know	326	15.4%	100.0%	1.89

Variable Comparisons

Age (I-AGE)

	20-23	24-27	28-33	TOTAL
Yes	62.5% 45	55.3% 930	54.2% 198	55.3% 1173
No	26.4% 19	29.5% 496	29.0% 106	29.3% 621
Don't know	11.1% 8	15.3% 257	16.7% 61	15.4% 326
TOTAL	100.0% 72	100.0% 1683	100.0% 365	2120

Race (I-RACE)

	White	Black	Hispanic	Other race	TOTAL
Yes	55.2% 859	54.8% 137	50.5% 94	66.4% 75	55.3% 1165
No	30.1% 468	26.4% 66	29.6% 55	23.0% 26	29.2% 615
Don't know	14.7% 229	18.8% 47	19.9% 37	10.6% 12	15.4% 325
TOTAL	100.0% 1556	100.0% 250	100.0% 186	100.0% 113	2105

Region (I-REGION)

	Midwest	Northeast	South	West	TOTAL
Yes	51.7% 256	69.9% 228	48.5% 407	61.2% 276	55.3% 1167
No	31.9% 158	18.7% 61	34.7% 291	24.2% 109	29.3% 619
Don't know	16.4% 81	11.3% 37	16.8% 141	14.6% 66	15.4% 325
TOTAL	100.0% 495	100.0% 326	100.0% 839	100.0% 451	2111

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	Protestant	Catholic	Other	Black Protestant	Just Christian	Non-attender	TOTAL
Yes	27.7% 132	40.4% 74	43.8% 46	54.9% 56	38.6% 56	73.0% 805	55.3% 1169
No	56.3% 268	37.2% 68	41.0% 43	25.5% 26	46.2% 67	13.4% 148	29.3% 620
Don't know	16.0% 76	22.4% 41	15.2% 16	19.6% 20	15.2% 22	13.5% 149	15.3% 324
TOTAL	100.0% 476	100.0% 183	100.0% 105	100.0% 102	100.0% 145	100.0% 1102	2113