Views about abortion among nothing in particulars by sources of guidance on right and wrong (2014) Switch to: Sources of guidance on right and wrong among nothing in particulars by views about abortion

% of nothing in particulars who say abortion should be…

Sources of guidance on right and wrongLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Religion39%55%6%417
Philosophy/reason73%23%4%781
Common sense69%27%4%2,937
Science71%24%6%718
Don't know50%28%22%131
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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