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Abortion (2), by Law 1980-2004
PERCENT AMONG DEMOGRAPHIC GROUPS WHO RESPONDED :      'Clear Need'


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

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


Table 4C.2b.3
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)