Higher levels of education in the United States appear to correlate with support for the legalization of abortion, with 43 percent of college graduates in a 2023 survey stating they support the legalization of abortion under any circumstance. Support dropped to 26 percent for respondents who did not go to college at all.
Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2023, by education and level of legalization
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Gallup. (June 14, 2023). Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2023, by education and level of legalization [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079519/abortion-support-education-level-legalization-us/
Gallup. "Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2023, by education and level of legalization." Chart. June 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079519/abortion-support-education-level-legalization-us/
Gallup. (2023). Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2023, by education and level of legalization. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079519/abortion-support-education-level-legalization-us/
Gallup. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Support Abortion in 2023, by Education and Level of Legalization." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079519/abortion-support-education-level-legalization-us/
Gallup, Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2023, by education and level of legalization Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079519/abortion-support-education-level-legalization-us/ (last visited December 07, 2023)
Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2023, by education and level of legalization [Graph], Gallup, June 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079519/abortion-support-education-level-legalization-us/