The ANES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior

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Abortion (2), by Law 1980-2004
PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED :      'Never Permitted'


  % OF GROUP: '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
Males 10 12 11 13 10 12 9 11 12 9 10 ** 14
Females 12 14 14 13 14 12 11 16 14 15 14 ** 14
  '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
Whites 9 11 12 11 10 10 8 11 12 11 11 ** 13
Blacks 22 24 18 23 19 22 17 23 19 18 25 ** 18
  '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
Grade School 23 28 25 32 21 21 25 29 31 26 31 ** 31
High School 12 16 14 14 15 14 12 16 17 14 16 ** 16
Some College, no Degree 7 9 9 9 7 8 7 9 10 9 11 ** 12
College Degree/ Post-grad 5 3 7 8 8 6 7 7 6 9 5 ** 10
  '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
Income 0-16 Percentile 21 19 23 22 18 19 17 18 19 21 25 ** 26
Income 17-33 Percentile 12 18 14 18 16 12 12 16 14 15 13 ** 11
Income 34-67 Percentile 11 12 11 11 13 11 10 14 15 12 12 ** 15
Income 68-95 Percentile 7 8 9 9 7 9 6 8 9 9 6 ** 11
Income 96-100 Percentile 4 7 5 3 6 1 3 2 6 6 9 ** 4
  '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
Professionals 7 7 7 10 8 6 7 8 6 9 8 ** 10
White Collar 8 13 10 9 11 11 7 9 10 12 9 ** 13
Blue Collar 14 15 15 16 15 15 13 15 17 13 15 ** 17
Unskilled 18 23 16 14 15 16 14 26 23 19 16 ** 10
Farmers 19 7 22 23 14 18 14 21 29 0 14 ** 47
Housewives 15 17 18 15 19 11 14 27 18 16 19 ** 23
  '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
Union Households 10 12 10 11 10 8 6 12 11 6 12 ** 10
Non-Union Households 11 13 14 14 13 13 11 13 13 14 13 ** 15
  '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
South 13 16 17 17 17 17 14 17 16 16 15 ** 21
Nonsouth 10 11 11 11 11 10 9 11 11 11 11 ** 11
  '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
Born 1975 or later ** ** ** ** ** ** 0 17 20 17 13 ** 11
Born 1959-1974 6 11 11 14 13 11 8 11 12 14 11 ** 13
Born 1943-1958 9 11 11 10 13 11 10 13 11 10 10 ** 17
Born 1927-1942 10 9 12 14 10 14 12 14 15 10 17 ** 13
Born 1911-1926 15 16 15 15 14 11 12 17 16 15 17 ** 21
Born 1895-1910 16 23 21 24 14 25 24 9 13 22 22 ** **
Born before 1895 20 43 25 0 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
  '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
Democrats (incl leaners) 12 14 11 14 13 11 10 14 12 10 11 ** 11
Independents & Apoliticals 13 13 17 19 11 16 9 15 19 15 16 ** 15
Republicans (incl leaners) 9 10 13 10 12 11 12 12 13 16 13 ** 17
  '80 '82 '84 '86 '88 '90 '92 '94 '96 '98 '00 '02 '04
Liberals 4 4 5 9 9 6 4 3 7 4 7 ** 5
Moderates 9 7 8 10 7 9 7 6 12 6 3 ** 11
Conservatives 11 13 14 13 14 13 14 16 14 18 13 ** 18

    ___   (underline) indicates 50 or fewer total respondents within group
    **     indicates question not asked or no cases within group


Table 4C.2b.1
Source: The American National Election Studies
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NOTE: variable used for race grouping has changed. See Table 1A.3

(Table generated: 09DEC05)