U.S. support for abortion 2024, by education and level of legalization

Published by Statista Research Department, Jul 5, 2024

Higher levels of education in the United States appear to correlate with support for the legalization of abortion, with 48 percent of college graduates in a 2024 survey stating they support the legalization of abortion under any circumstance. Support dropped to 28 percent for respondents who did not go to college at all.

Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2024, by education and level of legalization

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Release date

June 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

May 1 to 23, 2024

Number of respondents

1,024 1,024

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

U.S. adults

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Original question: Do you think abortions should be legal under any circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances or illegal in all circumstances?
(If respondent says, "legal only under certain circumstances") Do you think abortion should be legal in most circumstances or only in a few circumstances?

Responses of legal-unspecified/no opinion not shown.
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.

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