This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who thought it was difficult to get an abortion in their community as of 2018. At that time, around 16 percent of respondents thought it was very difficult to get an abortion in their community.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought it was difficult to get an abortion in their community as of 2018
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Very difficult
16%
Somewhat difficult
22%
Not too difficult
24%
Not at all difficult
22%
Don't know/refused
16%
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%
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Original question: In your community, how difficult do you think it is to get an abortion? Very difficult,
somewhat difficult, not too difficult, or not at all difficult?
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Public Religion Research Institute. (April 17, 2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought it was difficult to get an abortion in their community as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/896841/difficulty-in-getting-an-abortion-in-local-community-us/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought it was difficult to get an abortion in their community as of 2018." Chart. April 17, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896841/difficulty-in-getting-an-abortion-in-local-community-us/
Public Religion Research Institute. (2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought it was difficult to get an abortion in their community as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896841/difficulty-in-getting-an-abortion-in-local-community-us/
Public Religion Research Institute. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Thought It Was Difficult to Get An Abortion in Their Community as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896841/difficulty-in-getting-an-abortion-in-local-community-us/
Public Religion Research Institute, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought it was difficult to get an abortion in their community as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896841/difficulty-in-getting-an-abortion-in-local-community-us/ (last visited March 14, 2025)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought it was difficult to get an abortion in their community as of 2018 [Graph], Public Religion Research Institute, April 17, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/896841/difficulty-in-getting-an-abortion-in-local-community-us/
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