---
title: "Table 4.5 Abortion"
description: "These questions are discussed in Section 4 of the report. Legal in all or most cases Illegal in all or most cases TOTAL Total % 51 No restrictions % 19 Situations where restricted % 31 Total % 43 Situations where allowed % 28 No situations where allowed % 14 (N)3341 PARTY WITH LEANERS Rep/Rep lean 37 11 […]"
date: "2014-06-12"
authors:
  - name: "Pew Research Center"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/abortion/"
---

# Table 4.5 Abortion

[RANDOMIZE]

These questions are discussed in [Section 4](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/section-4-political-compromise-and-divisive-policy-debates/#measuring-support-for-far-reaching-policy-proposals) of the report.

|  | Legal in all or most cases | Illegal in all or most cases |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

| TOTAL | Total % 51 | No restrictions % 19 | Situations where restricted % 31 | Total % 43 | Situations where allowed % 28 | No situations where allowed % 14 | (N)3341 |
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| PARTY WITH LEANERS |

| Rep/Rep lean | 37 | 11 | 26 | 58 | 39 | 19 | 1,340 |

| Dem/Dem lean | 67 | 27 | 38 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 1,572 |
****
| PARTY ID |

| Republican | 32 | 10 | 22 | 62 | 39 | 21 | 788 |

| Democrat | 65 | 29 | 35 | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1,036 |

| Independent | 53 | 18 | 35 | 42 | 29 | 12 | 1,320 |

| Lean Republican | 42 | 11 | 31 | 54 | 38 | 15 | 552 |

| Lean Democrat | 68 | 24 | 44 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 536 |
****
| IDEOLOGICAL CONSISTENCY |

| Consistently Conservative | 19 | 5 | 15 | 73 | 51 | 21 | 347 |

| Mostly Conservative | 36 | 12 | 23 | 58 | 37 | 19 | 625 |

| Mixed | 50 | 16 | 33 | 44 | 29 | 14 | 1,179 |

| Mostly Liberal | 57 | 23 | 33 | 36 | 23 | 13 | 698 |

| Consistently Liberal | 88 | 43 | 44 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 492 |
****
| SEX |

| Men | 49 | 17 | 31 | 45 | 30 | 14 | 1,631 |

| Women | 53 | 21 | 31 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 1,710 |
****
| AGE |

| 18-49 | 53 | 18 | 34 | 42 | 26 | 15 | 1,336 |

| 50+ | 49 | 21 | 28 | 44 | 31 | 12 | 1,960 |
****
| DETAILED AGE |

| 18-29 | 51 | 16 | 35 | 45 | 28 | 16 | 483 |

| 30-49 | 54 | 20 | 34 | 40 | 25 | 14 | 853 |

| 50-64 | 54 | 22 | 31 | 41 | 28 | 12 | 1,028 |

| 65+ | 43 | 18 | 24 | 49 | 35 | 13 | 932 |
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| SEX BY AGE |

| Men 18-49 | 51 | 16 | 35 | 44 | 26 | 17 | 692 |

| Men 50+ | 47 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 35 | 10 | 922 |

| Women 18-49 | 55 | 21 | 33 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 644 |

| Women 50+ | 52 | 22 | 29 | 43 | 27 | 15 | 1,038 |
****
| RACE |

| White, non-Hispanic | 54 | 19 | 34 | 41 | 28 | 12 | 2,407 |

| Black, non-Hispanic | 47 | 23 | 24 | 46 | 28 | 17 | 348 |

| Hispanic | 44 | 17 | 26 | 51 | 30 | 20 | 301 |
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| EDUCATION |

| College grad+ | 62 | 26 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1,378 |

| Post grad | 63 | 26 | 36 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 491 |

| College grad | 61 | 25 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 10 | 887 |

| Some college | 53 | 18 | 34 | 41 | 29 | 11 | 977 |

| HS or less | 43 | 16 | 27 | 51 | 31 | 20 | 972 |
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| FAMILY INCOME |

| $75,000+ | 63 | 24 | 39 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1,020 |

| $30,000-$74,999 | 53 | 20 | 32 | 43 | 30 | 12 | 1,026 |

| <$30,000 | 44 | 16 | 27 | 50 | 31 | 18 | 971 |
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| RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |

| Total Protestant | 42 | 14 | 28 | 52 | 34 | 17 | 1,673 |

| White NH evang. Prot. | 25 | 7 | 18 | 70 | 45 | 24 | 624 |

| White NH mainline Prot. | 60 | 20 | 40 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 583 |

| Total Catholic | 47 | 15 | 32 | 47 | 31 | 15 | 715 |

| White NH Cath. | 51 | 15 | 35 | 44 | 31 | 12 | 496 |

| Unaffiliated | 76 | 33 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 591 |
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| ATTEND RELIGIOUS SERVICES |

| Weekly or more | 30 | 10 | 20 | 65 | 38 | 25 | 1,270 |

| Less than weekly | 63 | 25 | 38 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 2,031 |
****
| REGION |

| Northeast | 61 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 606 |

| Midwest | 49 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 33 | 12 | 724 |

| South | 45 | 17 | 28 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 1,240 |

| West | 55 | 22 | 33 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 771 |
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| AMONG REP/LEAN REP |

| Men | 35 | 10 | 25 | 59 | 41 | 17 | 721 |

| Women | 39 | 12 | 27 | 57 | 36 | 21 | 619 |

| 18-29 | 37 | 8 | 30 | 59 | 36 | 22 | 163 |

| 30-49 | 40 | 11 | 29 | 55 | 34 | 19 | 315 |

| 50-64 | 40 | 12 | 28 | 56 | 39 | 16 | 430 |

| 65+ | 25 | 10 | 16 | 67 | 48 | 18 | 417 |

| Agree with Tea Party | 29 | 6 | 23 | 66 | 45 | 19 | 555 |

| Disagree/No opinion | 41 | 13 | 28 | 54 | 35 | 18 | 761 |
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| AMONG DEM/LEAN DEM |

| Men | 66 | 25 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 709 |

| Women | 67 | 29 | 37 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 863 |

| 18-29 | 67 | 23 | 43 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 240 |

| 30-49 | 68 | 28 | 39 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 409 |

| 50-64 | 69 | 31 | 37 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 467 |

| 65+ | 61 | 26 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 441 |
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| AMONG WHITES |

| Men | 52 | 17 | 35 | 43 | 30 | 12 | 1,177 |

| Women | 56 | 21 | 34 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 1,230 |

| 18-29 | 53 | 14 | 38 | 43 | 27 | 15 | 274 |

| 30-49 | 59 | 19 | 40 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 561 |

| 50-64 | 58 | 23 | 34 | 38 | 28 | 8 | 761 |

| 65+ | 42 | 18 | 24 | 51 | 36 | 13 | 790 |

| College grad | 63 | 25 | 37 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 1,091 |

| Some college or less | 50 | 16 | 33 | 45 | 30 | 13 | 1,311 |

| College grad men | 59 | 21 | 38 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 566 |

| College grad women | 66 | 29 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 525 |

| Some col or less men | 48 | 15 | 33 | 46 | 32 | 13 | 609 |

| Some col or less women | 51 | 18 | 32 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 702 |

| $75,000+ | 64 | 23 | 41 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 839 |

| $30,000-$74,999 | 52 | 18 | 34 | 44 | 31 | 12 | 760 |

| <$30,000 | 48 | 17 | 30 | 46 | 30 | 15 | 578 |

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