Views about abortion among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by political ideology (2014) Switch to: Political ideology among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by views about abortion

% of adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation who say abortion should be…

Political ideologyLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Conservative43%52%5%5,868
Moderate65%32%3%8,124
Liberal75%22%3%6,761
Don't know48%40%11%1,202
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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