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Sex and attitude toward abortion
What might “cause” or “explain” Americans’ changing attitude toward abortion?
The circumstances under which abortion may occur seem to be important for many Americans
Circumstance
Frequency Percent
Yes No Total Yes No Total
There is a strong chance of serious defect in the baby
24,487 5,553 30,040 82% 18% 100.00%
Mother is married but wants no more children
13,204 16,675 29,879 44% 56% 100.00%
Woman’s health is seriously endangered by the pregnancy
27,187 2,985 30,172 90% 10% 100.00%
Mother is low income and can’t afford more children
14,487 15,322 29,809 49% 51% 100.00%
Mother is pregnant as result of rape
24,691 5,125 29,816 83% 17% 100.00%
Woman is single and doesn’t want to marry the man
13,450 16,331 29,781 45% 55% 100.00%
TOTAL 117,506 61,991 179,49765% 35% 100.00%
Source of data: General Social Survey, 1972 to 1998.
Support for some circumstances seems to be relatively constant over time but not for others
… but why the big difference between the 3 data series at the top of the graphand the 4 in the middle?
Sex as an explanation?
Frequency Distribution
Cells contain: sex
-Column percent
-N of cases Row total
MALE FEMALE
Pregnancy was a result
of rape YES 83.8 81.7 82.6
12,036 14,785 26,821
NO 16.2 18.3 17.4
2,328 3,321 5,649
Column total 100.0 100.0 100.0
14,364 18,106 32,470
Frequency Distribution
Cells contain:
sex
-Column percent
-N of cases Row total
MALE FEMALE
Serious chance of defect in the baby YES 81.8 80.9 81.3
11,808 14,779 26,587
NO 18.2 19.1 18.7
2,627 3,496 6,123
Col total 100.0 100.0 100
14,435 18,275
Sex as an explanation?
Sex as an explanation?
Frequency Distribution
Cells contain: sex
-Column percent
-N of cases Row total
MALEFEMAL
E
Mother’s health is seriously
endangered YES 91.2 89.1 90.1
13,271 16,321 29,592
NO 8.8 10.9 9.9
1,278 1,988 3,266
Col total 100.0 100.0 100.0
14,54
9 18,309 32,858
Sex as an explanation?Frequency Distribution
Cells contain:
sex
-Column percent
-N of cases Row total
MALE FEMALE
Woman is poor and
can’t afford more
children YES 49.7 46.9 48.1
7,125 8,507 15,632
NO 50.3 53.1 51.9
7,214 9,628 16,842
Col total 100.0 100.0 100.0
14,339 18,135 32,474
Sex as an explanation?
Frequency Distribution
Cells contain: sex
-Column percent
-N of cases
MALE FEMALE
Row total
Mother is single YES 46.6 43.3 44.7
6,674 7,843 14,517
NO 53.4 56.7 55.3
7,654 10,272 17,926
Col
total 100.0 100.0 100.0
14,328 18,115 32,443
What about political philosophy?
Political philosophy
Serious danger to the mother’s health
Strong chance of serious defect in the
baby
Pregnancy was the result of rape
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Extremely liberal 93.3 93.6 86.2 88.7 87.1 86.5
Liberal 92.9 94.0 85.4 88.1 87.2 89.1
Slightly liberal 94.1 93.0 85.2 86.8 88.7 87.5
Moderate 92.4 90.8 84.7 84.4 86.0 84.4
Slightly conservative 92.0 88.4 82.4 79.0 85.3 80.6
Conservative 87.8 83.7 73.6 69.0 77.3 71.1
Extremely conservative 84.6 76.0 69.4 61.1 70.3 63.0
“Under what circumstances do you think a woman should be ableto obtain a legal abortion in your state…?”Percent responding “yes.”
Political philosophy
Woman is poor and can’t afford
any more children
Woman is married and
doesn’t want any more children
Woman is single
For any reason
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Extremely liberal 64.0 66.7 62.6 62.2 62.8 63.4 57.9 63.9
Liberal 61.1 64.8 59.1 61.6 58.4 60.7 55.4 58.3
Slightly liberal 57.5 58.6 54.6 53.4 55.2 54.6 49.3 50.3
Moderate 49.0 46.3 45.6 42.0 45.2 42.7 40.5 39.0
Slightly conservative 47.6 42.0 45.2 37.4 45.4 38.7 38.9 34.5
Conservative 38.0 33.5 35.3 29.7 36.1 31.8 30.2 26.7
Extremely conservative 38.0 33.5 34.6 22.3 35.6 24.0 31.7 17.0
“Under what circumstances do you think a woman should be able to obtain a legal abortion in your state…?”Percent responding “yes.”
What about sex AND political philosophy?