Frequency of reading scripture 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 frequency of reading scripture
% of adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases who read scripture…
Religious tradition | At least once a week | Once or twice a month | Several times a year | Seldom/never | Don't know | Sample size |
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Buddhist | 27% | 10% | 10% | 53% | 1% | 228 |
Catholic | 17% | 9% | 11% | 62% | 1% | 3,463 |
Evangelical Protestant | 45% | 16% | 10% | 29% | < 1% | 2,735 |
Hindu | 10% | 8% | 13% | 69% | 1% | 143 |
Historically Black Protestant | 53% | 17% | 9% | 20% | 1% | 1,010 |
Jewish | 10% | 8% | 10% | 72% | 1% | 734 |
Mainline Protestant | 23% | 13% | 13% | 51% | 1% | 3,816 |
Mormon | 56% | 13% | 3% | 26% | 1% | 171 |
Muslim | 40% | 12% | 13% | 36% | < 1% | 131 |
Orthodox Christian | 20% | 11% | 13% | 56% | < 1% | 102 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 5% | 5% | 6% | 84% | < 1% | 5,823 |
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