Views about abortion among adults in the Silent generation by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults in the Silent generation by views about abortion

% of adults in the Silent generation who say abortion should be…

Metro areaLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Chicago Metro Area51%43%7%142
Los Angeles Metro Area56%37%7%181
New York City Metro Area55%38%7%315
Philadelphia Metro Area57%37%5%149
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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