Life Choices, 1990 - Analysis
LPARCONS
Here is some legislation on abortion that is being considered in some states. Please indicate whether you mostly favor or mostly oppose the following proposals: a. requiring that women under 18 years of age get parental consent before they are allowed to have an abortion.
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Mostly favor | 1545 | 71.1% | 71.1% | -0.62 |
3) Mostly oppose | 118 | 5.4% | 76.5% | 0.56 |
5) Don't know | 511 | 23.5% | 100.0% | 1.74 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mostly favor | 63.9%264 | 70.5%527 | 75.5%320 | 75.4%318 | 70.5%110 | 6 | 71.2%1539 |
Mostly oppose | 5.6%23 | 4.1%31 | 4.2%18 | 6.2%26 | 11.5%18 | 2 | 5.4%116 |
Don't know | 30.5%126 | 25.4%190 | 20.3%86 | 18.5%78 | 17.9%28 | 3 | 23.5%508 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mostly favor | 52.8%196 | 66.4%449 | 79.3%641 | 83.3%239 | 20 | 71.2%1525 |
Mostly oppose | 5.1%19 | 5.5%37 | 5.0%40 | 5.2%15 | 7 | 5.2%111 |
Don't know | 42.0%156 | 28.1%190 | 15.7%127 | 11.5%33 | 5 | 23.6%506 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mostly favor | 75.3%295 | 76.3%543 | 69.4%413 | 61.6%287 | 7 | 71.0%1538 |
Mostly oppose | 7.1%28 | 5.6%40 | 4.9%29 | 4.3%20 | 1 | 5.4%117 |
Don't know | 17.6%69 | 18.1%129 | 25.7%153 | 34.1%159 | 1 | 23.6%510 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mostly favor | 71.1%398 | 72.6%423 | 76.2%512 | 59.1%212 | 0 | 71.1%1545 |
Mostly oppose | 3.6%20 | 5.5%32 | 5.4%36 | 8.4%30 | 0 | 5.4%118 |
Don't know | 25.4%142 | 22.0%128 | 18.5%124 | 32.6%117 | 0 | 23.5%511 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%560 | 100%583 | 100%672 | 100%359 | 2174 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mostly favor | 71.9%751 | 70.5%766 | 28 | 71.2%1517 |
Mostly oppose | 4.4%46 | 6.2%67 | 5 | 5.3%113 |
Don't know | 23.7%248 | 23.4%254 | 9 | 23.5%502 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
Total | 100%1045 | 100%1087 | 2132 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mostly favor | 75.3%876 | 72.2%479 | 40.0%22 | 74.4%67 | 101 | 73.2%1444 |
Mostly oppose | 5.5%64 | 5.9%39 | 5.5%3 | 3.3%3 | 9 | 5.5%109 |
Don't know | 19.2%224 | 21.9%145 | 54.5%30 | 22.2%20 | 92 | 21.2%419 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 0 |
Total | 100%1164 | 100%663 | 100%55 | 100%90 | 1972 |