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Percentage of respondents, by selected measures related to abortion experience and attitudes, by age, race/ethnicity and county of residence.(teenage pregnancy and birth)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
Appendix Table 6.
Percentage of respondents, by selected measures related to abortion
experience and attitudes, by age, race/ethnicity and county of
residence. UNWEIGHTED.
State- Unweighted
Weighted Total
Total
Measure (N=187) (N=187)
Ever considered abortion 32.6 35.8
Reasons abortion not considered/not obtained
Wanted/was resigned to have baby only 24.4 28.9
She wants a baby (*) 24.5 24.1
Resigned to keep baby (*) 8.9 12.8
Opposed/afraid to have an abortion only 65.2 57.2
Not right for respondent now (*) 38.6 28.9
Morally against abortion, it's murder (*) 34.1 34.8
Fear of abortion or its consequences (*) 12.5 11.2
Wanted baby and opposed/afraid to have abortion 5.7 7.2
Other wanted baby/against abortion only 4.7 6.7
Others wanted baby/against abortion (*) 8.5 10.7
Ever had abortion 10.1 10.2
Friend ever had abortion (**) 60.1 58.8
Approves if friends abortion (**) 46.0 42.7
Perceived abortion accessibility
Very easy 36.0 34.8
Somewhat easy 28.8 28.5
Somewhat difficult 23.9 24.7
Vert difficult 11.4 12.0
Major obstacles to abortion
Too expensive 38.3 42.6
Nowhere nearby 14.8 16.0
Parents would prevent it 47.3 47.3
Difficult personal decision 80.6 76.8
Parental consent law 78.7 78.0
Age
15-16 17-18
Measure (N=90) (N=97)
Ever considered abortion 38.9 33.0
Reasons abortion not considered/not obtained
Wanted/was resigned to have baby only 32.2 25.8
She wants a baby (*) 25.6 22.7
Resigned to keep baby (*) 15.6 10.3
Opposed/afraid to have an abortion only 52.9 61.3
Not right for respondent now (*) 25.6 32.0
Morally against abortion, it's murder (*) 37.8 32.0
Fear of abortion or its consequences (*) 10.0 12.4
Wanted baby and opposed/afraid to have abortion 6.9 7.5
Other wanted baby/against abortion only 8.0 5.4
Others wanted baby/against abortion (*) 13.3 8.2
Ever had abortion 10.0 10.3
Friend ever had abortion (**) 55.6 61.9
Approves if friends abortion (**) 42.0 43.3
Perceived abortion accessibility
Very easy 32.5 37.2
Somewhat easy 30.0 26.9
Somewhat difficult 23.8 25.6
Vert difficult 13.8 10.3
Major obstacles to abortion
Too expensive 43.8 41.5
Nowhere nearby 17.2 14.9
Parents would prevent it 47.2 47.4
Difficult personal decision 77.5 76.0
Parental consent law 79.8 76.3
Race/ethnicity (*)
Hispanic Hispanci
U.S.-born Foreign
Measure (N=66) (N=54)
Ever considered abortion 37.9 13.0
Reasons abortion not considered/not obtained
Wanted/was resigned to have baby only 34.4 30.0
She wants a baby (*) 33.3 24.1
Resigned to keep baby (*) 13.6 9.3
Opposed/afraid to have an abortion only 50.0 60.0
Not right for respondent now (*) 18.2 35.2
Morally against abortion, it's murder (*) 42.4 24.1
Fear of abortion or its consequences (*) 10.6 3.7
Wanted baby and opposed/afraid to have abortion 10.9 4.0
Other wanted baby/against abortion only 4.7 6.0
Others wanted baby/against abortion (*) 10.6 7.4
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