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(1972,1976: Still on the subject of women’s rights,) There has been some discussion about abortion during recent years. Which one of the opinions on this page (1972: card) best agrees with your view? You can just tell me the number of the opinion you choose.
When abortion should be allowed, personal view · Asked in 4 waves, 1972–1980 · 8,323 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Kept and flagged: 0 (no_answer), 9 (dk). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: See also VCF0838. 1980 NOTE: Asked post-election. Alternate version (ssee VCF0838) asked pre-election.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Abortion should never be permitted. | Abortion should be permitted only if the life and health of the woman is in danger. |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
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| ANES 1980 Time Series Study Source variable: V801136. | 1980-09-02 to 1981-02-07 | face to face | 1,614 | 1,408 |
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study Source variable: V780450. | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 2,304 |
| ANES 1976 Time Series Study Source variable: V763796. | 1976-09-07 to 1977-01-30 | face to face | 2,248 | 1,909 |
| ANES 1972 Time Series Study Source variable: V720238. | 1972-09-01 to 1973-02-13 | face to face | 2,705 | 2,702 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Abortion should be permitted if, due to personal reasons, the woman would have difficulty in caring for the child. |
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| Abortion should never be forbidden, since one should not require a woman to have a child she doesn’t want. |
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| All respondents | 10% | 45% | 18% | 28% | 1408 | ±3 | |
| Democrats | 10% | 47% | 17% | 26% | 561 | ±4 | |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 10% | 40% | 17% | 32% | 516 | ±4 | |
| Republicans | 8% | 48% | 20% | 23% | 329 | ±5 |
ANES 1980 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ living in households in the contiguous 48 states. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.