Poll Watch: Quinnipiac New York Survey on Abortion

Quinnipiac New York Poll on Abortion

Do you think abortion should be legal in all cases, legal in most cases, illegal in most cases or illegal in all cases?

• Legal in all cases 39% (30%)
• Legal in most cases 33% (37%)
• Illegal in most cases 14% (19%)
• Illegal in all cases 7% (10%)

Democrats

• Legal in all cases 50% (37%)
  
• Legal in most cases 33% (41%)
  
• Illegal in most cases 8% (10%)
  
• Illegal in all cases 6% (8%)

Republicans

• Legal in all cases 19% (17%)
  
• Legal in most cases 35% (27%)
  
• Illegal in most cases 25% (39%)
• Illegal in all cases 13% (13%)

Independents

• Legal in all cases 39% (26%)
  
• Legal in most cases 33% (40%)
  
• Illegal in most cases 12% (19%)
  
• Illegal in all cases 5% (9%)

Age 18-34

• Legal in all cases 45% (35%)
  
• Legal in most cases 29% (39%)
  
• Illegal in most cases 13% (19%)
  
• Illegal in all cases 7% (6%)

Age 35-54

• Legal in all cases 45% (34%)
  
• Legal in most cases 35% (34%)
  
• Illegal in most cases 12% (18%)
  
• Illegal in all cases 4% (9%)

Age 55+

• Legal in all cases 33% (23%)
  
• Legal in most cases 33% (39%)
  
• Illegal in most cases 15% (19%)
  
• Illegal in all cases 11% (13%)

College Degree

• Legal in all cases 46% (36%)
  
• Legal in most cases 35% (39%)
  
• Illegal in most cases 11% (15%)
  
• Illegal in all cases 3% (7%)

No College Degree

• Legal in all cases 35% (26%)
  
• Legal in most cases 32% (36%)
  
• Illegal in most cases 15% (21%)
  
• Illegal in all cases 10% (11%)

Among Men

• Legal in all cases 35% (29%)
  
• Legal in most cases 35% (39%)
  
• Illegal in most cases 14% (20%)
  
• Illegal in all cases 8% (7%)

Among Women

• Legal in all cases 43% (30%)
  
• Legal in most cases 31% (35%)
  
• Illegal in most cases 13% (18%)
  
• Illegal in all cases 7% (12%)

How about when the pregnancy was caused by rape or incest? Do you think abortion should be legal in that situation or illegal?

• Legal 88%
• Illegal 7%

Survey of 1,486 likely voters was conducted September 4-9, 2012. The margin of error is +/- 2.5 percentage points. Results from the poll conducted May 22-28, 2012 are in parentheses.