According to a 2022 survey, only 10 percent adults in the United States earning less than 40,000 U.S. dollars per year favored outlawing abortions under any circumstance. This statistic shows the percent of U.S. adults who thought abortion should be legal under certain circumstances in 2022, by income level.
Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2022, by income and level of legalization
Original question: Do you think abortions should be legal under any circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances or illegal in all circumstances?
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Gallup. (June 29, 2022). Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2022, by income and level of legalization [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079527/abortion-support-income-level-legalization-us/
Gallup. "Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2022, by income and level of legalization." Chart. June 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079527/abortion-support-income-level-legalization-us/
Gallup. (2022). Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2022, by income and level of legalization. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079527/abortion-support-income-level-legalization-us/
Gallup. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Support Abortion in 2022, by Income and Level of Legalization." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079527/abortion-support-income-level-legalization-us/
Gallup, Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2022, by income and level of legalization Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079527/abortion-support-income-level-legalization-us/ (last visited August 16, 2022)
