Views about abortion among adults with some college education by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults with some college education by views about abortion

% of adults with some college education who say abortion should be…

Religious traditionLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Catholic51%44%5%1,810
Evangelical Protestant35%61%4%2,739
Historically Black Protestant55%38%7%600
Jewish75%23%2%138
Mainline Protestant58%38%4%1,567
Mormon24%74%2%224
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")75%20%4%1,950
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