Spirit and Power - Survey of Pentecostals in South Africa - Analysis
GOV_ABOR (Weighted by GPWGT)
Please tell me whether you completely agree, mostly agree, mostly disagree or completely disagree with the following statements: the government should not interfere with a woman's ability to have an abortion.
| Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 1) Completely agree | 20.6% | 20.6% |
| 2) Mostly agree | 25.2% | 45.8% |
| 3) Mostly disagree | 19.3% | 65.1% |
| 4) Completely disagree | 28.1% | 93.2% |
| 8) Don't know | 6.4% | 99.6% |
| 9) Refused | 0.4% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
| 18 - 24 | 25 - 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 - 49 | 50 - 59 | 60 or more | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completely agree | 19.7% | 29.0% | 23.8% | 15.9% | 16.3% | 18.8% | 0 | 20.7% |
| Mostly agree | 27.3% | 23.4% | 21.8% | 28.0% | 21.2% | 31.3% | 0 | 25.2% |
| Mostly disagree | 15.2% | 17.8% | 20.9% | 18.5% | 20.2% | 24.0% | 0 | 19.3% |
| Completely disagree | 29.5% | 26.2% | 25.2% | 28.7% | 38.5% | 21.9% | 2 | 28.1% |
| Don't know | 8.3% | 3.7% | 8.3% | 7.6% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 0 | 6.4% |
| Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0 | 0.4% |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
| Primary school or less | Incom. secondary: tech/voc | Comp. secondary: tech/voc | Incomp/ Comp. secondary: univ-prep | Some university or univ. degree | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completely agree | 13.1% | 18.3% | 20.5% | 31.9% | 24.0% | 0 | 20.7% |
| Mostly agree | 17.2% | 25.3% | 29.2% | 15.9% | 36.5% | 1 | 25.0% |
| Mostly disagree | 20.5% | 18.7% | 19.5% | 22.1% | 16.7% | 0 | 19.4% |
| Completely disagree | 40.2% | 32.2% | 24.6% | 23.0% | 14.6% | 1 | 28.2% |
| Don't know | 9.0% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 8.3% | 0 | 6.4% |
| Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.4% |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
| Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completely agree | 17.2% | 24.1% | 0 | 20.6% |
| Mostly agree | 25.5% | 24.9% | 0 | 25.2% |
| Mostly disagree | 20.1% | 18.5% | 0 | 19.3% |
| Completely disagree | 28.9% | 27.2% | 0 | 28.1% |
| Don't know | 7.8% | 5.1% | 0 | 6.5% |
| Refused | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0 | 0.4% |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100% | 100% |
Race (I-RACE)
| White | Black or "Coloured" | Asian | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completely agree | 22.8% | 20.2% | 17.5% | 0 | 20.6% |
| Mostly agree | 36.4% | 22.4% | 22.5% | 0 | 25.3% |
| Mostly disagree | 16.0% | 19.2% | 35.0% | 0 | 19.4% |
| Completely disagree | 19.1% | 30.9% | 20.0% | 0 | 28.0% |
| Don't know | 4.9% | 6.9% | 5.0% | 0 | 6.4% |
| Refused | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.4% |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Region (I-REGION)
| Cape Town | Durban or Pietermaritzburg | East London or Port Elizabeth | Johannesburg | Pretoria | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completely agree | 21.5% | 25.0% | 18.1% | 18.9% | 20.7% | 6 | 20.6% |
| Mostly agree | 20.8% | 20.0% | 25.3% | 28.0% | 28.3% | 18 | 25.0% |
| Mostly disagree | 27.1% | 21.4% | 18.1% | 16.0% | 19.6% | 6 | 19.7% |
| Completely disagree | 23.6% | 25.0% | 36.1% | 30.2% | 23.9% | 9 | 27.9% |
| Don't know | 6.3% | 8.6% | 2.4% | 6.3% | 7.6% | 2 | 6.4% |
| Refused | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.4% |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
| Single most important thing | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too imp. or not at all imp. | Missing | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completely agree | 22.4% | 19.7% | 19.3% | 26.0% | 1 | 20.6% |
| Mostly agree | 18.8% | 25.4% | 32.5% | 28.0% | 2 | 25.2% |
| Mostly disagree | 17.6% | 18.7% | 26.3% | 14.0% | 3 | 19.2% |
| Completely disagree | 32.9% | 29.3% | 20.2% | 18.0% | 2 | 28.1% |
| Don't know | 7.1% | 6.7% | 1.8% | 14.0% | 1 | 6.5% |
| Refused | 1.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.4% |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
