Views about abortion among independents and those who don't lean to either party by belief in hell (2014) Switch to: Belief in Hell among independents and those who don't lean to either party by views about abortion

% of independents and those who don't lean to either party who say abortion should be…

Belief in HellLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Believe42%52%7%2,894
Don't believe58%34%7%2,105
Other/don't know43%42%15%659
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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