Views about abortion among college graduates by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among college graduates by views about abortion

% of college graduates who say abortion should be…

Religious traditionLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Catholic54%43%3%1,788
Evangelical Protestant31%66%3%1,870
Historically Black Protestant67%27%6%289
Jewish89%10%1%294
Mainline Protestant68%29%4%1,673
Mormon24%74%2%212
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")85%12%3%2,071
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