Views about abortion among adults in the West by race/ethnicity (2014) Switch to: Racial and ethnic composition among adults in the West by views about abortion

% of adults in the West who say abortion should be…

Racial and ethnic compositionLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
White62%34%4%5,668
Black55%38%8%321
Asian62%34%3%394
Latino44%51%4%1,474
Other/Mixed59%36%5%499
Note: Whites, blacks, Asians and those in the other/mixed category include only those who are not Latinos. Latinos include people of all races.

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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