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Polls listed chronologically.
Data are from nationwide surveys of
Americans 18 & older.
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ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 9-12, 2008. N=1,130 adults nationwide. MoE
± 3. Fieldwork by TNS.
RV = registered voters |
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"Do you think
abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases, or
illegal in all cases?" |
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Legal
in
All Cases |
Legal
in
Most Cases |
Illegal
in
Most Cases |
Illegal
in
All Cases |
Unsure |
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1/9-12/08 |
21 |
36 |
25 |
15 |
3 |
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12/16-19/07 |
20 |
35 |
25 |
18 |
2 |
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12/6-9/07 |
18 |
35 |
27 |
17 |
3 |
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10/29 - 11/1/07 |
19 |
36 |
27 |
16 |
2 |
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7/18-21/07 |
23 |
34 |
28 |
14 |
2 |
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2/22-25/07 |
16 |
39 |
31 |
12 |
2 |
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12/15-18/05 |
17 |
40 |
27 |
13 |
3 |
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4/21-24/05 |
20 |
36 |
27 |
14 |
3 |
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12/04 |
21 |
34 |
25 |
17 |
3 |
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5/04 |
23 |
31 |
23 |
20 |
2 |
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1/03 |
23 |
34 |
25 |
17 |
2 |
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8/01 |
22 |
27 |
28 |
20 |
3 |
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6/01 |
22 |
31 |
23 |
20 |
4 |
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1/01 |
21 |
38 |
25 |
14 |
1 |
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9/00
RV |
20 |
35 |
25 |
16 |
3 |
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7/00 |
20 |
33 |
26 |
17 |
4 |
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9/99 |
20 |
37 |
26 |
15 |
2 |
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3/99 |
21 |
34 |
27 |
15 |
3 |
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7/98 |
19 |
35 |
29 |
13 |
4 |
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8/96 |
22 |
34 |
27 |
14 |
3 |
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6/96 |
24 |
34 |
25 |
14 |
2 |
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Associated
Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Oct. 23-25, 2007.
N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.1. |
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"Which
would you prefer for the public schools in your community? Provide birth
control only to those students who have the consent of their parents.
Provide birth control to all students who want it. Not provide birth control
to any student." |
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Provide if
Have Consent |
Provide
To All |
Do Not
Provide |
Unsure |
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10/23-25/07 |
37 |
30 |
30 |
3 |
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"Do you think making birth control available for teenagers would not
encourage them to have sexual intercourse earlier or encourage them to have
sexual intercourse earlier than they would have?" |
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Not
Encourage |
Encourage |
Unsure |
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% |
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10/23-25/07 |
49 |
46 |
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"Do you think making birth control available for teenagers would reduce the
number of pregnancies among teenagers, have no effect on the number of
pregnancies among teenagers, or increase the number of pregnancies among
teenagers?" |
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Reduce |
No Effect |
Increase |
Unsure |
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10/23-25/07 |
62 |
22 |
13 |
3 |
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"What do you think is the better way to reduce the number of pregnancies
among teenagers: by emphasizing sex education and birth control, or by
emphasizing morality and abstinence?" |
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Sex Ed and
Birth Control |
Morality and
Abstinence |
Unsure |
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10/23-25/07 |
51 |
46 |
3 |
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FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll.
Oct. 23-24, 2007. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
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"Please tell me if you think abortion should be legal or
illegal in each of the following situations . . . ." |
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Legal |
Illegal |
Unsure |
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"If the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest" |
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10/23-24/07 |
70 |
21 |
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2/28 - 3/1/06 |
74 |
21 |
6 |
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"If the pregnancy puts the mother's
life at risk" |
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10/23-24/07 |
73 |
15 |
12 |
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2/28 - 3/1/06 |
83 |
12 |
5 |
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"If the pregnancy puts the mother's
mental health at risk" |
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10/23-24/07 |
56 |
28 |
16 |
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2/28 - 3/1/06 |
62 |
30 |
8 |
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"If the baby has a fatal birth defect" |
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10/23-24/07 |
53 |
30 |
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"If the pregnancy is unwanted" |
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10/23-24/07 |
39 |
50 |
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2/28 - 3/1/06 |
43 |
49 |
8 |
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"Do you need to know a candidate's
position on the issue of abortion before deciding your vote for president or
is that not something you need to know?" |
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Need to
Know |
Don't Need
To Know |
Unsure |
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% |
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10/23-24/07 |
45 |
53 |
2 |
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issue of abortion, would you say you are more pro-life or more pro-choice?" |
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Pro-life |
Pro-choice |
Both/Mix
(vol.) |
Unsure |
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10/23-24/07 |
37 |
48 |
8 |
7 |
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5/15-16/07 |
39 |
51 |
8 |
3 |
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2/13-14/07 |
40 |
51 |
5 |
4 |
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2/28 - 3/1/06 |
41 |
49 |
7 |
3 |
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4/25-26/05 |
42 |
47 |
8 |
3 |
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4/04 |
47 |
44 |
6 |
3 |
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7/03 |
44 |
44 |
6 |
6 |
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4/03 |
41 |
49 |
5 |
5 |
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1/02 |
41 |
47 |
5 |
7 |
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1/01 |
42 |
47 |
7 |
4 |
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7/00 |
38 |
54 |
5 |
3 |
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1/00 |
44 |
43 |
8 |
5 |
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6/99 |
44 |
42 |
9 |
5 |
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Pew Research Center for the
People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research
Associates International. Oct. 17-23, 2007. N=2,007 adults nationwide. MoE ±
2.5.
Aug. 2007 survey conducted by
Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas. |
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"Do you think
abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most
cases, or illegal in all cases?"
Options rotated |
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Legal in
All Cases |
Legal in
Most Cases |
Illegal in
Most Cases |
Illegal in
All Cases |
Unsure |
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10/17-23/07 |
21 |
32 |
24 |
15 |
8 |
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8/1-18/07 |
17 |
35 |
26 |
17 |
5 |
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2/16 - 3/14/07 |
15 |
30 |
30 |
20 |
5 |
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The Harris
Poll. Oct. 16-23, 2007.
N=1,052 adults nationwide. MoE ±
3. |
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"In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that states laws
which made it illegal for a woman to have an abortion up to three months of
pregnancy were unconstitutional, and that the decision on whether a woman
should have an abortion up to three months of pregnancy should be left to
the woman and her doctor to decide. In general, do you favor or oppose this
part of the U.S. Supreme Court decision making abortions up to three months
of pregnancy legal?" |
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Favor |
Oppose |
Unsure |
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10/16-23/07 |
56 |
40 |
4 |
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4/4-10/06 |
49 |
47 |
4 |
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"In general, do you favor permitting a woman who wants one
to have an abortion in all circumstances, some circumstances or no
circumstances?" |
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All |
Some |
No |
Unsure |
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10/16-23/07 |
25 |
52 |
20 |
2 |
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4/4-10/06 |
24 |
53 |
20 |
4 |
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"Do you favor laws that would make it more difficult for a
woman to get an abortion, favor laws that would make it easier to get an
abortion or should no change be made to existing abortion laws?" |
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More
Difficult |
Easier |
No
Change |
Unsure |
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10/16-23/07 |
42 |
16 |
38 |
4 |
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4/4-10/06 |
40 |
15 |
40 |
6 |
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Los
Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. Oct. 19-22, 2007. N=1,039 registered
voters nationwide. MoE ± 3.
RV = registered voters |
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"Which comes closest to your
view on abortion:
abortion should always be legal, or should be legal most of
the time, or should be made illegal except in
cases of rape, incest and to save the mother's life, or abortion should be
made illegal without any exceptions?" |
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Always
Legal |
Legal
Most of
the Time |
Illegal
With a Few
Exceptions |
Illegal
Without
Exceptions |
Unsure |
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10/19-22/07 RV |
31 |
13 |
40 |
10 |
6 |
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1/15-17/05
Adults |
24 |
19 |
41 |
12 |
4 |
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CBS News
Poll. Oct. 12-16,
2007. N=1,143 registered voters nationwide. |
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"What
is your personal feeling about abortion? (1)
It should be permitted in all cases. (2)
It should be permitted, but subject to greater restrictions than it is now.
(3) It should be permitted only in cases
such as rape, incest and to save the woman's life.
OR, (4)
It should only be permitted to save the woman's
life." |
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All
Cases |
Greater
Restrictions |
Rape,
Incest,
Woman's
Life |
Only
Woman's
Life |
Never
(vol.) |
Unsure |
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10/12-16/07 |
26 |
16 |
34 |
16 |
4 |
4 |
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1/18-21/07 |
31 |
16 |
30 |
12 |
5 |
6 |
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4/6-9/06 |
29 |
17 |
33 |
14 |
4 |
3 |
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1/5-8/06 |
27 |
15 |
33 |
17 |
5 |
3 |
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7/29 - 8/2/05 |
28 |
15 |
33 |
15 |
5 |
4 |
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7/13-14/05 |
25 |
14 |
38 |
15 |
3 |
5 |
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CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Oct. 12-14, 2007. N=1,212 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
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"Do you think abortion should be legal under any
circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances, or illegal in all
circumstances?" |
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Always
Legal |
Sometimes
Legal |
Always
Illegal |
Unsure |
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% |
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10/12-14/07 |
23 |
54 |
22 |
1 |
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8/30 - 9/2/06 |
24 |
50 |
24 |
2 |
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"Regardless of whether you think abortion should be allowed or not, do you
personally believe having an abortion is wrong?" |
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Yes |
No |
Unsure |
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10/12-14/07 |
60 |
36 |
4 |
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CBS News/New York Times Poll. Sept. 4-9, 2007. N=1,263 adults
nationwide. MoE ± 3. |
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"Which
of these comes closest to your view? Abortion should be generally available
to those who want it. OR, Abortion should be
available, but under stricter limits than it is now. OR, Abortion should not
be permitted." |
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Generally
Available |
Stricter
Limits |
Not
Permitted |
Unsure |
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% |
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9/4-9/07 |
34 |
39 |
25 |
2 |
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7/9-17/07 |
41 |
34 |
22 |
3 |
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5/18-23/07 |
39 |
37 |
21 |
3 |
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3/7-11/07 |
34 |
41 |
23 |
2 |
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1/20-25/06 |
38 |
39 |
21 |
2 |
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12/2-6/05 |
38 |
39 |
20 |
3 |
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4/13-16/05 |
36 |
38 |
24 |
2 |
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3/21-22/05 |
35 |
37 |
25 |
3 |
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2/24-28/05 |
35 |
40 |
23 |
2 |
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1/14-18/05 |
36 |
35 |
26 |
3 |
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11/04 |
34 |
44 |
21 |
1 |
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7/04 |
34 |
42 |
22 |
2 |
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1/03 |
39 |
38 |
22 |
1 |
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