Availability of Abortion (October 2011)
Respondents were asked, "What is your opinion on the availability of abortion?"
By law, abortion should never be permitted 16%
The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger 31%
The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne 12%
By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. 36%
Don't know 5%
Respondents were asked, "What is your opinion on the availability of abortion?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
By law, abortion should never be permitted 8% 14% 22%
The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger 16% 26% 44%
The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne 11% 11% 13%
By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. 61% 40% 16%
Respondents were asked, "What is your opinion on the availability of abortion?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
By law, abortion should never be permitted 14% 14% 31%
The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne 18% 15% 9%
Don't know 6% 6% 3%
By law, abortion should never be permitted 4% 4% 11%
Respondents were asked, "What is your opinion on the availability of abortion?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger 8% 24% 45%
Respondents were asked, "What is your opinion on the availability of abortion?" The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. 30% 10% 7%
The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger 6% 7% 12%
Respondents were asked, "What is your opinion on the availability of abortion?" Tea Party identification is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement) and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans.
Respondents were asked, "What is your opinion on the availability of abortion?" Race is calculated according to the RACE variable.
Respondents were asked, "What is your opinion on the availability of abortion?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
By law, abortion should never be permitted 18% 15%
The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger 34% 29%
The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne 15% 9%
By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. 31% 40%
Don't know 3% 7%
Respondents were asked, "What is your opinion on the availability of abortion?" Location is based on the following question, "Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
Respondents were asked, "What is your opinion on the availability of abortion?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
By law, abortion should never be permitted 15% 20% 11% 15% 14% 17%
The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest or when the woman's life is in danger 45% 34% 30% 33% 25% 25%
The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the ne 10% 12% 9% 19% 13% 14%
By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice. 30% 28% 43% 30% 45% 42%
Don't know 0% 6% 7% 2% 4% 1%
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