Views about abortion among adults in the West by views about same-sex marriage (2014) Switch to: Views about same-sex marriage among adults in the West by views about abortion

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

Views about same-sex marriageLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Strongly favor/favor75%22%3%5,022
Oppose/strongly oppose28%68%4%2,884
Don't know43%40%17%592
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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