Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who believe in God and are fairly certain by views about abortion (2014) Switch to: Views about abortion among adults who believe in God and are fairly certain by sources of guidance on right and wrong
% of adults who believe in God and are fairly certain who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
| Views about abortion | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal in all/most cases | 9% | 16% | 61% | 13% | 2% | 4,566 |
| Illegal in all/most cases | 26% | 11% | 50% | 11% | 2% | 1,965 |
| Don't know | 16% | 10% | 57% | 9% | 8% | 261 |
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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