Views about size of government among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by views about abortion (2014) Switch to: Views about abortion among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by views about size of government

% of adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation who would rather have…

Views about abortionSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Legal in all/most cases43%50%3%4%14,141
Illegal in all/most cases47%47%2%3%6,911
Don't know39%39%7%15%903
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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