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Religion and Public Life Survey, 2009 - Analysis

OBLESS_A (Weighted by WEIGHT)

And from what you know, does Barack Obama think it would be a good thing to reduce the number of abortions performed in the United States, or doesn't he feel this way? [Form 1 only] (Q152)
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Obama thinks it would be a good thing to reduce the number of abortions37.6%37.6%
2) Obama doesn't feel this way18.6%56.3%
9) Don't know/Refused (VOL.)43.7%100.0%
Missing3002
Total Unweighted N = 1011





Age (I-AGE)

 18 to 2425 to 3435 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 or olderMissingTotal
Obama thinks it would be a good thing to reduce the number of abortions50.9%47.2%38.7%32.0%32.1%28.8%537.7%
Obama doesn't feel this way20.2%14.1%17.7%19.8%22.7%19.3%018.9%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)28.9%38.6%43.6%48.1%45.2%51.9%843.4%
Missing255325415581623754301549
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 998

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
Obama thinks it would be a good thing to reduce the number of abortions43.8%24.4%35.7%39.0%34.1%49.1%5238.4%
Obama doesn't feel this way18.5%26.1%12.7%18.6%21.7%20.4%3618.9%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)37.6%49.5%51.5%42.4%44.2%30.6%9942.7%
Missing3632885004333625103189546
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 824

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

 MarriedLiving with a partnerDivorced or separatedWidowedNever been marriedMissingTotal
Obama thinks it would be a good thing to reduce the number of abortions34.4%48.4%36.2%20.8%46.6%437.6%
Obama doesn't feel this way20.1%7.2%12.6%26.0%20.6%018.7%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)45.4%44.4%51.2%53.1%32.8%143.8%
Missing1693135360320475300719
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1006

Religion (I-RELIGION)

 ProtestantCatholicOther Christian (Mormon, Orthodox, Unitarian, self-identified as Christian)Other (non Christian)Atheist, agnostic, or nothing in particularMissingTotal
Obama thinks it would be a good thing to reduce the number of abortions32.2%42.9%32.2%40.2%46.7%637.7%
Obama doesn't feel this way18.2%20.7%22.7%8.2%16.2%418.6%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)49.7%36.4%45.1%51.6%37.1%643.7%
Missing1398667309154431301843
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 995

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome college, no four-year degreeFour-year college degreeGraduate work/degreeMissingTotal
Obama thinks it would be a good thing to reduce the number of abortions41.4%30.0%38.5%36.5%56.2%137.7%
Obama doesn't feel this way12.3%19.5%18.5%23.3%17.5%018.7%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)46.3%50.5%43.0%40.2%26.3%343.6%
Missing209789849618518300619
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1007

Sex (I-SEX)

 MaleFemaleMissingTotal
Obama thinks it would be a good thing to reduce the number of abortions39.3%36.1%037.7%
Obama doesn't feel this way17.5%19.7%018.6%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)43.2%44.2%043.7%
Missing1328167430020
Total 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1011

Political ideology (I-POLITICS)

 ConservativeModerateLiberalMissingTotal
Obama thinks it would be a good thing to reduce the number of abortions27.1%48.3%49.6%839.3%
Obama doesn't feel this way23.3%11.8%17.6%918.1%
Don't know/Refused (VOL.)49.6%39.9%32.8%3542.6%
Missing121710275983054160
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 959

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