Higher levels of education in the United States appear to correlate with support for the legalization of abortion, with 36 percent of respondents with a postgraduate degree in a 2019 survey stating they support the legalization of abortion under any circumstance. Support dropped to 20 percent for respondents who never attended college.
Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2019, by education and level of legalization
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Gallup. (May 31, 2019). Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2019, by education and level of legalization [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2020, 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 2019, by education and level of legalization." Chart. May 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079519/abortion-support-education-level-legalization-us/
Gallup. (2019). Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2019, by education and level of legalization. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079519/abortion-support-education-level-legalization-us/
Gallup. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Support Abortion in 2019, by Education and Level of Legalization." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079519/abortion-support-education-level-legalization-us/
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