Racial and ethnic composition among adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases by region (2014) Switch to: Region among adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases by race/ethnicity

% of adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases who identify as…

RegionWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Northeast67%10%4%16%2%2,047
South63%17%1%16%3%5,673
Midwest82%8%1%6%3%3,326
West49%4%8%34%5%3,062
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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