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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2009 - Analysis

MORAB_A (Weighted by WEIGHT)

Do you personally believe that having an abortion is morally acceptable, morally wrong, or is it not a moral issue? (Q180A) [Note: MORAB_A through MORAL_A were read together as a block, but were read in a random order within the block.]
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Morally acceptable10.4%10.4%
2) Morally wrong52.4%62.8%
3) Not a moral issue24.9%87.7%
4) Depends on situation (VOL.)8.3%96.0%
9) Don't know/Refused (VOL.)4.0%100.0%
Missing2003
Total Unweighted N = 2010





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 or olderMissingTotal
Morally acceptable8.6%9.3%10.0%12.9%10.7%9.6%610.3%
Morally wrong51.8%56.9%53.3%48.1%48.9%56.2%1052.5%
Not a moral issue30.4%25.9%24.8%21.8%28.0%20.5%1024.9%
Depends on situation (VOL.)7.0%4.9%9.7%11.3%8.5%7.9%18.4%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)2.1%3.0%2.2%5.9%4.0%5.8%33.9%
Missing166230270400394511203332
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1980

Household income (I-INCOME)

 Less than $20,000$20,000 to under $30,000$30,000 to under $50,000$50,000 to under $75,000$75,000 to under $100,000$100,000 or moreMissingTotal
Morally acceptable9.7%14.4%8.3%8.7%12.4%11.0%3810.4%
Morally wrong61.6%46.6%57.6%48.1%52.0%49.1%16053.5%
Not a moral issue16.3%23.6%22.0%33.9%27.8%30.7%8324.9%
Depends on situation (VOL.)8.9%11.1%8.3%6.1%6.1%7.4%408.0%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)3.5%4.3%3.8%3.2%1.6%1.7%373.1%
Missing2311983372892383352361375
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1652

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedLiving with a partnerDivorced or separatedWidowedNever been marriedMissingTotal
Morally acceptable9.0%15.7%14.5%8.7%10.3%210.4%
Morally wrong55.9%45.4%51.2%52.9%47.1%352.5%
Not a moral issue23.3%31.7%22.3%22.2%28.6%524.9%
Depends on situation (VOL.)8.6%6.1%7.8%5.9%9.4%08.3%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)3.2%1.2%4.2%10.2%4.6%13.9%
Missing112792235224312201413
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1999

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicOther Christian (Mormon, Orthodox, Unitarian, self-identified as Christian)Other (non Christian)Atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particularMissingTotal
Morally acceptable10.9%8.9%6.8%11.2%14.4%410.4%
Morally wrong57.8%57.8%63.3%23.1%30.4%1652.6%
Not a moral issue19.4%22.0%17.9%46.0%43.4%924.9%
Depends on situation (VOL.)8.2%7.7%8.6%13.6%6.9%48.2%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)3.7%3.6%3.5%6.1%4.9%33.9%
Missing949437186106302203923
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1974

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome college, no four-year degreeFour-year college degreeGraduate work/degreeMissingTotal
Morally acceptable9.5%13.0%7.9%10.0%10.5%110.4%
Morally wrong66.7%52.6%49.5%50.2%43.6%352.3%
Not a moral issue13.9%22.5%28.9%25.6%35.5%125.0%
Depends on situation (VOL.)6.1%8.0%9.9%8.8%7.4%18.3%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)3.8%3.9%3.8%5.4%3.0%04.0%
Missing145520574418329200917
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2004

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Morally acceptable11.0%9.8%010.4%
Morally wrong51.3%53.4%052.4%
Not a moral issue25.2%24.7%024.9%
Depends on situation (VOL.)8.4%8.2%08.3%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)4.1%3.9%04.0%
Missing862114120030
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 2010

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

 ConservativeModerateLiberalMissingTotal
Morally acceptable10.2%10.2%12.5%710.7%
Morally wrong67.2%48.5%31.5%4752.6%
Not a moral issue13.6%28.6%42.8%2025.4%
Depends on situation (VOL.)6.0%10.0%8.5%118.0%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)3.0%2.6%4.6%173.2%
Missing8176624142105110
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1908

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