Chart: Public Opinion on Abortion & Rape
Author: Kymberly Bays
The Daily Beast's Andrew Sullivan posted this chart from Discovery Magazine today, breaking down public opinion on abortion in the case of rape.
Razib Khan writes:
The GSS has a handy variable, ABRAPE, which asks respondents about the possibility of abortion if a woman gets pregnant as a result of rape (let’s stipulate that it’s possible to get pregnant as a result of rape!). I also limited the sample to the year 2000 and later, and non-Hispanic whites (to clear out confounds). Demographic breakdowns below….Credit: Razib Khan/Discovery Magazine
What do you think of the chart? Anything surprising or unexpected?
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