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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 23, 2021
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July 23, 2021: Forty-nine percent (49%) of voters know of close friends or relatives who have had an abortion. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 41% do not and 10% are not sure.[1]
Fifty-three percent (53%) of women know someone who had an abortion, along with 46% of men.[1]
The totals include 49% of those who attend church or other religious services every week, 46% of those who attend once or twice a month, and 51% of those who attend occasionally, rarely, or never.[1]
Fifty-nine percent (59%) of those with a college degree know someone who has had an abortion. Among those without a degree, that figure is 43%.[1]
Data released earlier showed that 36% of voters believe it is too easy to get an abortion in America today. Twenty-six percent (26%) believe it is too hard.[2]
Among those who believe it is too easy, 48% know someone who has had an abortion. Among those who believe it is too hard, 51% say the same.[2]
Given a choice, 56% of voters would support a candidate who said abortion should be allowed only during the first three months of pregnancy rather than at any point during the pregnancy.[3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 ScottRasmussen.com, "49% know someone who had an abortion," July 22, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ScottRasmussen.com, "36% say it's too easy to get an abortion; 265 say too hard," July 21, 2021
- ↑ ScottRasmussen.com, "56% prefer candidate who supports abortion during first trimester only," July 22, 2021
