Life Choices, 1990 - Analysis
WABAND1
I am going to read you some situations where a woman might consider having an abortion. For each situation, I want you to tell me whether you, personally, feel an abortion would be acceptable or unacceptable. I. If a woman has been abandoned by her partner, the father of the unborn child - is it acceptable or not during the first 3 months?
Frequency | Percent | Cumulative Percent | Z-Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Acceptable | 593 | 27.3% | 27.3% | -1.59 |
2) Unacceptable | 106 | 4.9% | 32.2% | -0.46 |
3) Don't know | 1475 | 67.8% | 100.0% | 0.67 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acceptable | 28.6%118 | 29.9%224 | 25.2%107 | 26.3%111 | 18.6%29 | 4 | 27.2%589 |
Unacceptable | 4.1%17 | 5.1%38 | 3.5%15 | 5.5%23 | 8.3%13 | 0 | 4.9%106 |
Don't know | 67.3%278 | 65.0%486 | 71.2%302 | 68.2%288 | 73.1%114 | 7 | 67.9%1468 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acceptable | 46.1%171 | 34.9%236 | 18.7%151 | 8.7%25 | 10 | 27.2%583 |
Unacceptable | 4.3%16 | 4.7%32 | 5.4%44 | 3.1%9 | 5 | 4.7%101 |
Don't know | 49.6%184 | 60.4%408 | 75.9%613 | 88.2%253 | 17 | 68.1%1458 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acceptable | 15.6%61 | 20.8%148 | 30.8%183 | 42.7%199 | 2 | 27.3%591 |
Unacceptable | 6.1%24 | 4.5%32 | 4.4%26 | 4.9%23 | 1 | 4.8%105 |
Don't know | 78.3%307 | 74.7%532 | 64.9%386 | 52.4%244 | 6 | 67.9%1469 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acceptable | 27.9%156 | 26.9%157 | 22.0%148 | 36.8%132 | 0 | 27.3%593 |
Unacceptable | 4.3%24 | 5.1%30 | 5.5%37 | 4.2%15 | 0 | 4.9%106 |
Don't know | 67.9%380 | 67.9%396 | 72.5%487 | 59.1%212 | 0 | 67.8%1475 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100%560 | 100%583 | 100%672 | 100%359 | 2174 |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Acceptable | 29.0%303 | 25.8%280 | 10 | 27.3%583 |
Unacceptable | 5.3%55 | 4.3%47 | 4 | 4.8%102 |
Don't know | 65.7%687 | 69.9%760 | 28 | 67.9%1447 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
Total | 100%1045 | 100%1087 | 2132 |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Protestant | Catholic | Jewish | Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acceptable | 25.7%299 | 21.6%143 | 60.0%33 | 18.9%17 | 101 | 24.9%492 |
Unacceptable | 5.1%59 | 4.2%28 | 5.5%3 | 3.3%3 | 13 | 4.7%93 |
Don't know | 69.2%806 | 74.2%492 | 34.5%19 | 77.8%70 | 88 | 70.3%1387 |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 0 |
Total | 100%1164 | 100%663 | 100%55 | 100%90 | 1972 |