Americans' Views on Abortion and Recent Proposals Nested By Designation and Gender
Weight Variable = Aristotle National Voter File Database, Confidence Level = 95%
| Abortion Designation / Gender |
| Total | Pro-choice | Pro-life | Unsure / No opinion |
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female |
| Regarding the abortion issue, would you consider yourself to be "pro-life" or "pro-choice"? |
| Abortion Designation |
| Sample Size | 2,007
| 386
| 483
| 439
| 400
| 141
| 158
|
869
43.3%
| 386
100.0%
| 483
100.0%
| 0
0.0%
| 0
0.0%
| 0
0.0%
| 0
0.0%
|
839
41.8%
| 0
0.0%
| 0
0.0%
| 439
100.0%
| 400
100.0%
| 0
0.0%
| 0
0.0%
|
299
14.9%
| 0
0.0%
| 0
0.0%
| 0
0.0%
| 0
0.0%
| 141
100.0%
| 158
100.0%
|
| Do you support or oppose abortion being legal during each of the following stages of pregnancy? |
| After a heartbeat has been detected |
| Sample Size | 2,007
| 386
| 483
| 439
| 400
| 141
| 158
|
643
32.1%
| 198
51.4%
| 264
54.7%
| 83
18.9%
| 63
15.8%
| 16
11.2%
| 19
11.9%
|
938
46.7%
| 80
20.8%
| 106
21.9%
| 337
76.8%
| 312
77.9%
| 44
31.6%
| 59
37.4%
|
426
21.2%
| 107
27.8%
| 113
23.4%
| 19
4.3%
| 25
6.4%
| 81
57.3%
| 80
50.8%
|
| Do you support or oppose abortion being legal during each of the following stages of pregnancy? |
| After doctors determine a baby can feel pain |
| Sample Size | 2,007
| 386
| 483
| 439
| 400
| 141
| 158
|
485
24.2%
| 154
39.9%
| 170
35.1%
| 72
16.4%
| 62
15.5%
| 16
11.7%
| 11
6.9%
|
1,088
54.2%
| 115
29.9%
| 175
36.2%
| 343
78.1%
| 323
80.8%
| 51
36.5%
| 81
50.8%
|
434
21.6%
| 117
30.2%
| 139
28.7%
| 24
5.5%
| 15
3.7%
| 73
51.8%
| 67
42.3%
|
| Do you support or oppose abortion being legal during each of the following stages of pregnancy? |
| During the final three months of the pregnancy |
| Sample Size | 2,007
| 386
| 483
| 439
| 400
| 141
| 158
|
344
17.1%
| 118
30.6%
| 108
22.3%
| 58
13.3%
| 42
10.6%
| 9
6.2%
| 9
5.4%
|
1,348
67.2%
| 193
50.1%
| 284
58.7%
| 372
84.8%
| 347
86.8%
| 71
50.3%
| 81
51.0%
|
315
15.7%
| 75
19.4%
| 92
19.0%
| 8
1.9%
| 10
2.5%
| 61
43.5%
| 69
43.6%
|
| Do you support or oppose abortion being legal during each of the following stages of pregnancy? |
| Anytime during the pregnancy |
| Sample Size | 2,007
| 386
| 483
| 439
| 400
| 141
| 158
|
423
21.1%
| 143
37.0%
| 142
29.5%
| 63
14.4%
| 52
13.0%
| 12
8.7%
| 11
6.7%
|
983
49.0%
| 117
30.3%
| 151
31.1%
| 315
71.8%
| 306
76.5%
| 42
29.6%
| 53
33.4%
|
601
29.9%
| 126
32.7%
| 190
39.4%
| 61
13.9%
| 42
10.6%
| 87
61.7%
| 95
59.9%
|