| Last updated: | 04 Dec 01 01:38 PM |
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| Total respondents to date: | 665 |
| Percentage of Respondents, Grouped by Category |
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| Category | Group | % Respondents |
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| Sex | Male | 40.3% |
| Female | 59.7% | |
| Age Group |
under 18 | 31.6% |
| 18-35 | 51.4% | |
| over 35 | 17.0% | |
| Marital Status |
Single | 69.2% |
| Married | 27.7% | |
| Widow/widower | 0.2% | |
| Divorced | 3.0% | |
| Geographic location of respondent |
Africa | 3.2% |
| Asia | 0.8% | |
| Australia | 1.4% | |
| Canada | 6.9% | |
| Central America | 1.2% | |
| Central U.S. | 9.2% | |
| Europe | 3.0% | |
| India | 0.0% | |
| Middle East | 0.2% | |
| Northeastern U.S. | 26.5% | |
| Northern U.S. | 8.9% | |
| Northwestern U.S. | 9.2% | |
| Polynesia | 0.0% | |
| South America | 0.2% | |
| Southeastern U.S. | 11.7% | |
| Southern U.S. | 5.9% | |
| Southwestern U.S. | 10.1% | |
| Other | 2.0% | |
| Political affiliation |
Democrat | 30.4% |
| Republican | 47.4% | |
| Libertarian | 3.6% | |
| Reformist | 0.8% | |
| Other | 17.9% | |
| Income level | under $10,000 | 14.4% |
| under $20,000 | 8.3% | |
| under $30,000 | 12.6% | |
| under $40,000 | 14.6% | |
| $40,000 or more | 50.1% | |
| Education level | junior high (grade 7-9) | 10.8% |
| high school (grade 10-12) | 30.8% | |
| college (1st thru 4th year) | 40.2% | |
| graduate (past 4th year) | 16.1% | |
| Other | 2.1% | |
| Life begins... | at conception | 81.1% |
| at implantation | 3.5% | |
| 4 weeks after conception | 0.8% | |
| 6 weeks after conception | 0.5% | |
| 2 months after conception | 0.8% | |
| 3 months after conception | 1.5% | |
| 4 1/2 months after conception | 0.9% | |
| at "viability" | 4.1% | |
| 6 months after conception | 0.5% | |
| 9 months after conception | 0.3% | |
| at birth | 6.0% | |
| later | 0.3% | |
| Position on abortion |
a. Abortion should be illegal in all circumstances | 44.7% |
| b. Abortion should be legal only to save the mother's life | 22.4% | |
| c. Same as b. but including rape and incest | 12.6% | |
| d. Abortion should be legal for any reason | 13.8% | |
| e. Other | 6.5% |
| Results of Poll Questions |
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| Question | Yes | No | Unsure |
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| Do you oppose all health care legislation, federal or state, which includes abortion coverage as a benefit? | 75.5% | 17.3% | 7.2% |
| Do you oppose all health care legislation, federal or state, which includes rationing health care? | 64.8% | 13.2% | 22.0% |
| Would you be willing to utilize the power of your vote to prohibit abortion as a means of birth control? | 81.8% | 16.2% | 2.0% |
| Would you be willing to utilize the power of your vote to prohibit abortions, except to save a mother's life? | 61.7% | 32.2% | 6.2% |
| Would you be willing to utilize the power of your vote to prohibit abortions, except to save the mother's life, or in cases of rape or incest? | 50.2% | 43.2% | 6.6% |
| Would you be willing to utilize the power of your vote to end state abortion funding, except to save the mother's life? | 67.2% | 27.8% | 5.0% |
| Would you be willing to utilize the power of your vote to end state abortion funding, except to save the mother's life, or in cases of rape or incest? | 56.8% | 37.3% | 5.9% |
| Would you be willing to utilize the power of your vote to require parental consent before a minor can have an abortion? | 82.0% | 15.5% | 2.6% |
| Would you be willing to utilize the power of your vote to require a participatory role for the baby's father in an abortion decision? | 78.3% | 18.8% | 2.9% |
| Would you be willing to utilize the power of your vote to require that women facing abortion be informed of the possible psychological and medical risks, alternatives, and facts on fetal development? | 92.9% | 6.0% | 1.1% |
| Would you be willing to utilize the power of your vote to prohibit infanticide of babies with disabilities? | 82.6% | 11.9% | 5.6% |
| Would you be willing to utilize the power of your vote to prohibit active euthanasia? | 75.0% | 15.8% | 9.2% |
| Would you be willing to utilize the power of your vote to prohibit the withdrawal of food and water from any medical patient? | 77.7% | 14.9% | 7.4% |
| Would you be willing to utilize the power of your vote to prohibit the withdrawal of food and water from any terminally ill patient? | 76.1% | 15.9% | 8.0% |