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A. How important is the abortion issue to you--would you say it is one of the most important, important, not very important, or not important at all?
Importance of the abortion issue to respondent · Asked in 2 waves, 1982–1984 · 2,849 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
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.
| Group | One of most imp | Important | Not very imp | Not imp at all | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 13% | 43% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1984 | 1984-02-06 to 1984-04-20 | face to face | 1,473 | 989 |
| General Social Survey 1982 | 1982-02-11 to 1982-04-27 | face to face | 1,860 | 1,860 |
| 30% |
| 14% |
| 1860 |
| ±3 |
| Protestant | 10% | 42% | 33% | 14% | 1258 | ±4 |
| Catholic | 20% | 45% | 23% | 12% | 399 | ±6 |
| Jewish † | 20% | 50% | 21% | 9% | 38 | ±18 |
| Other faith † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | 21 | ±28 |
| None | 13% | 41% | 33% | 13% | 132 | ±11 |
General Social Survey 1982 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). 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.