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Please tell us whether or not you think it should be possible for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion if... ...she is beyond 4.5 months, that is, about halfway through the pregnancy. NOTE: This variable originates on the GSS Next follow-on, and should not be analyzed without the GSS Next-specific weights WTSSPS_NEXT or WTSSNRPS_NEXT
Legal abortion after 4.5 months of pregnancy · Asked in 2 waves, 2022–2025 · 2,300 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 | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 32% | 68% | 1065 | ±5 | |
| Less than high school † | 30% | 70% | 65 | ±18 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024: GSS Next follow-on | 2025-08-20 to 2025-10-21 | web | 1,065 | 1,065 |
| General Social Survey 2022: GSS Next follow-on | 2022-09-22 to 2022-11-30 | web | 1,235 | 1,235 |
| High school | 26% | 74% | 207 | ±11 |
| Some college | 29% | 71% | 297 | ±8 |
| Bachelor's | 37% | 63% | 279 | ±8 |
| Postgraduate | 44% | 56% | 216 | ±10 |
General Social Survey 2024: GSS Next follow-on · US adults 18+ who completed the 2024 GSS interview and then this web follow-on (weighted to the adult population). 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.