Life Choices, 1990 - Analysis
GSSRAPEV
Please tell me whether or not you think it should be possible for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion . . . b. if the woman became pregnant as a result of rape.
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Yes | 1577 | 72.5% | 72.5% | -0.59 |
3) No | 165 | 7.6% | 80.1% | 0.65 |
5) Don't know | 432 | 19.9% | 100.0% | 1.90 |
Age (I-AGE)
18-29 years old | 30-44 years old | 45-59 years old | 60-74 years old | 75 years and older | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 78.2%323 | 74.9%560 | 70.3%298 | 70.1%296 | 59.6%93 | 7 | 72.6%1570 |
No | 4.8%20 | 6.0%45 | 7.8%33 | 10.9%46 | 13.5%21 | 0 | 7.6%165 |
Don't know | 16.9%70 | 19.1%143 | 21.9%93 | 19.0%80 | 26.9%42 | 4 | 19.8%428 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Total | 100%413 | 100%748 | 100%424 | 100%422 | 100%156 | 2163 |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
Never | Once a month or less | Once a week or less | Several times a week | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 84.9%315 | 81.7%552 | 70.2%567 | 41.5%119 | 24 | 72.5%1553 |
No | 3.8%14 | 6.5%44 | 8.4%68 | 11.8%34 | 5 | 7.5%160 |
Don't know | 11.3%42 | 11.8%80 | 21.4%173 | 46.7%134 | 3 | 20.0%429 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
Total | 100%371 | 100%676 | 100%808 | 100%287 | 2142 |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college/trade/technical school | College graduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 58.2%228 | 71.2%507 | 76.1%453 | 82.8%386 | 3 | 72.7%1574 |
No | 10.2%40 | 8.0%57 | 7.4%44 | 4.9%23 | 1 | 7.6%164 |
Don't know | 31.6%124 | 20.8%148 | 16.5%98 | 12.2%57 | 5 | 19.7%427 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Total | 100%392 | 100%712 | 100%595 | 100%466 | 2165 |
Region (I-REGION)
East | Midwest | South | West | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 78.0%437 | 71.0%414 | 66.4%446 | 78.0%280 | 0 | 72.5%1577 |
No | 5.9%33 | 7.5%44 | 10.1%68 | 5.6%20 | 0 | 7.6%165 |
Don't know | 16.1%90 | 21.4%125 | 23.5%158 | 16.4%59 | 0 | 19.9%432 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%560 | 100%583 | 100%672 | 100%359 | 2174 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 74.8%782 | 70.6%767 | 28 | 72.7%1549 |
No | 7.7%80 | 7.4%80 | 5 | 7.5%160 |
Don't know | 17.5%183 | 22.1%240 | 9 | 19.8%423 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
Total | 100%1045 | 100%1087 | 2132 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | 71.0%826 | 71.2%472 | 90.9%50 | 65.6%59 | 170 | 71.3%1407 |
No | 7.4%86 | 8.3%55 | 7.3%4 | 3.3%3 | 17 | 7.5%148 |
Don't know | 21.6%252 | 20.5%136 | 1.8%1 | 31.1%28 | 15 | 21.1%417 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 0 |
Total | 100%1164 | 100%663 | 100%55 | 100%90 | 1972 |