Abortion by Law (2) 1980 -2016
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| '80 | '82 | '84 | '86 | '88 | '90 | '92 | '94 | '96 | '98 | '00 | '02 | '04 | '06 | '08 | '10 | '12 | '14 | '16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never Permitted | 11 (178) |
13 (180) |
13 (288) |
13 (283) |
12 (253) |
12 (235) |
10 (257) |
13 (233) |
13 (223) |
12 (158) |
12 (224) |
** | 14 (149) |
** | 15 (154) |
** | 12 (719) |
** | 14 (586) |
| Rape, Incest, Danger | 32 (506) |
30 (418) |
29 (658) |
28 (614) |
33 (662) |
33 (642) |
28 (681) |
31 (550) |
30 (514) |
30 (380) |
31 (554) |
** | 32 (335) |
** | 27 (285) |
** | 28 (1621) |
** | 27 (1126) |
| Clear Need | 18 (294) |
19 (266) |
19 (434) |
18 (390) |
18 (370) |
14 (279) |
14 (344) |
14 (251) |
16 (270) |
16 (208) |
15 (271) |
** | 18 (186) |
** | 18 (187) |
** | 16 (916) |
** | 14 (601) |
| Always as Personal Choice | 35 (569) |
35 (495) |
35 (791) |
38 (833) |
35 (711) |
40 (776) |
46 (1126) |
40 (704) |
40 (678) |
40 (510) |
39 (709) |
** | 36 (376) |
** | 40 (419) |
** | 44 (2605) |
** | 45 (1892) |
| Don't Know, Other | 4 (57) |
3 (39) |
3 (66) |
2 (46) |
1 (29) |
2 (31) |
3 (62) |
2 (31) |
2 (26) |
1 (16) |
2 (40) |
** | 1 (12) |
** | 1 (10) |
** | 0 (18) |
** | 0 (10) |
| N | 1604 | 1398 | 2237 | 2166 | 2025 | 1963 | 2470 | 1769 | 1711 | 1272 | 1798 | 0 | 1058 | 0 | 1055 | 0 | 5879 | 0 | 4215 |
Percentage Within Study Year
Table 4C.2b.
Source: VCF0838 in the ANES Cumulative Data File dataset,
weighted with VCF0009z
Link to see data by mode (2012, 2016)
Percent among demographic groups who responded:
Never Permitted
Rape, Incest, Danger
Clear Need
Always as Personal Choice
Question Text:
"Which one of the opinions on this page best agrees with your view?"
1. By law, abortion should never be permitted
2. The law should permit abortion only in case of rape, incest, or when the woman's life is in danger.
3. The law should permit abortion for reasons other than rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life, but only after the need for the abortion has been clearly established.
4. By law, a woman should always be able to obtain an abortion as a matter of personal choice.
Note:
2012 and 2016 data are for the combined (face-to-face and internet) sample.