Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong
% of adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases who say…
Religious tradition | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Buddhist | 21% | 74% | 4% | < 1% | 228 |
Catholic | 25% | 73% | 1% | 1% | 3,463 |
Evangelical Protestant | 35% | 63% | 1% | 1% | 2,735 |
Hindu | 16% | 81% | 2% | 1% | 143 |
Historically Black Protestant | 27% | 72% | 1% | < 1% | 1,010 |
Jewish | 20% | 78% | 2% | 1% | 734 |
Mainline Protestant | 26% | 71% | 2% | 1% | 3,816 |
Mormon | 33% | 67% | 1% | < 1% | 171 |
Muslim | 22% | 76% | < 1% | 2% | 131 |
Orthodox Christian | 32% | 65% | < 1% | 3% | 102 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 18% | 81% | 1% | < 1% | 5,823 |
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