Spirit and Power - Survey of Pentecostals in the United States - Analysis
ABORTION (Weighted by GPWGT)
Please tell me for each of the following items whether you think it can always be justified, sometimes be justified, or never be justified: abortion.
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |
---|---|---|
1) Always justified | 5.2% | 5.2% |
2) Sometimes justified | 46.4% | 51.6% |
3) Never justified | 44.8% | 96.4% |
8) Don't know | 3.2% | 99.6% |
9) Refused | 0.4% | 100.0% |
Age (I-AGE)
18 - 24 | 25 - 29 | 30 - 39 | 40 - 49 | 50 - 59 | 60 + | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Always justified | 6.5% | 6.8% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 3.2% | 7.8% | 0 | 5.2% |
Sometimes justified | 40.2% | 35.6% | 57.4% | 48.0% | 52.4% | 39.8% | 12 | 46.6% |
Never justified | 48.9% | 50.8% | 38.2% | 44.6% | 40.5% | 49.4% | 14 | 44.8% |
Don't know | 4.3% | 6.8% | 0.7% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 2.4% | 3 | 3.0% |
Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Did not complete high school | High school graduate | Tech./voc. school after HS | Some college or assoc. degree | College graduate | Post-graduate | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Always justified | 6.6% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 7.7% | 5.0% | 5.2% | 0 | 5.3% |
Sometimes justified | 22.6% | 37.6% | 42.2% | 51.5% | 64.5% | 66.2% | 4 | 46.3% |
Never justified | 64.2% | 56.4% | 51.1% | 36.1% | 29.8% | 24.7% | 3 | 44.8% |
Don't know | 6.6% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 4.1% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 1 | 3.1% |
Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 2 | 0.4% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Gender (I-GENDER)
Male | Female | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Always justified | 3.1% | 7.0% | 0 | 5.1% |
Sometimes justified | 49.9% | 43.4% | 0 | 46.5% |
Never justified | 42.5% | 47.0% | 0 | 44.9% |
Don't know | 4.0% | 2.3% | 0 | 3.1% |
Refused | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0 | 0.4% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% |
Household income (I-INCOME)
Less than $20,000 | $20- to under $30,000 | $30- to under $50,000 | $50- to under $75,000 | $75- to under $100,000 | $100,000 or more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Always justified | 5.1% | 4.0% | 9.4% | 6.1% | 1.4% | 6.9% | 5 | 5.9% |
Sometimes justified | 34.0% | 45.3% | 38.1% | 65.3% | 59.7% | 60.9% | 55 | 47.8% |
Never justified | 55.8% | 49.3% | 48.9% | 25.5% | 34.7% | 31.0% | 96 | 42.9% |
Don't know | 5.1% | 1.3% | 3.6% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 1.1% | 8 | 3.0% |
Refused | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Race (I-RACE)
White (not Hispanic) | Black (not Hispanic) | Asian (not Hispanic) | Other or mixed race (not Hispanic) | Hispanic (any mention) | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Always justified | 4.7% | 7.6% | 0.0% | 7.1% | 5.6% | 1 | 5.2% |
Sometimes justified | 50.8% | 43.0% | 57.1% | 39.3% | 26.7% | 3 | 46.6% |
Never justified | 41.1% | 45.6% | 42.9% | 50.0% | 64.4% | 5 | 44.8% |
Don't know | 3.0% | 3.8% | 0.0% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 1 | 3.1% |
Refused | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Religion (I-RELIGION)
Single most important thing | Very important | Somewhat important | Not too important | Not at all important | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Always justified | 3.2% | 2.5% | 7.8% | 6.9% | 13.6% | 0 | 5.0% |
Sometimes justified | 20.8% | 42.0% | 58.1% | 63.8% | 71.2% | 4 | 46.1% |
Never justified | 72.8% | 52.5% | 29.9% | 22.4% | 11.9% | 2 | 45.2% |
Don't know | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 6.9% | 3.4% | 0 | 3.3% |
Refused | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.4% |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |