Walkup's Way Home Abortion Survey

Optional-in-class survey
                             

Results of April 2006 survey

YES No Maybe
Not Sure		  
7 1 3 I know exactly where I stand on abortion
2 4 5 Do you think the following statistic is correct? By age 45, 1 out of every 2.5 women in the United States has had at least one abortion.
5 2 4 Human life begins at conception.
4 3 3 Personally, I wouldn't have an abortion, but it is OK for other people to have abortions if they feel that is what is best for them.
2 3 6 Abortion should be legal under any circumstance, but women should be counseled as to other options
0 9 2 Am abortion is a relatively quick procedure with no after-effects
0 11 1 Abortion protesters are justified in killing abortionists if they feel they are preventing abortionists from killing many babies.
0 6 5 During an abortion, it is a blob of cells and not  a person that is being aborted
1 4 6 The father should also have a say as to whether or not an abortion is in order - and should be allowed to have the baby if he so wants.

 

 

 

 

 

In-Class Abortion Survey March 9, 2005
Your age 19 20 20 20 20 22 24 25 25 25 29 32 40 42 43 45 47 49 57 not given over 30 not given Total
How many people do you know who have had abortions? 1 2 0 1 1 3 several too many about 6 2 1 4 or more 1 1 0 2 0 many 0 3   more than 10 at least one for sure  
How many people  do you know who have seriously considered abortions 0 0 0 0 2 a lot several same # many 1 several 1 2 3 0 unknown many 0 3   ? yes  
Do your agree with the following:: Almost half of American women have had an abortion by the age of 45 no yes no because of multiple abortions no no no yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes no no yes no yes yes    
If you do not agree, what figure do you think would be about right ?     30 percent 40% more than 1/2 by the age of 22             one third     10  to 20 percent one fourth to one third   fifteen to twenty percent        
Which of the following three statements do you agree with: no answer                                            
                                               
Abortion should be legal under any circumstance                 yes                           1
Abortion should be legal under limiting circumstances   1 1 1 1 1 1   yes 1             1   1     1 11
Abortion should be illegal under all circumstances               1     1 1   1   1             5

 

A 2000  Gallup Poll asked which of these statements most closely mirrored respondents' views::
28% of Americans thought abortion should be legal under any circumstance
51% thought it should be legal under limiting circumstances
19% thought  it should be illegal under all circumstances.
66% opposed legalizing partial-birth abortion