Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 28, 2022
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September 28, 2022: Fifty-eight percent (58%) of voters say abortion should be legal in all (25%) or most (33%) cases. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 52% think it is best to allow each state to establish its own abortion laws, while 35% prefer a federal law allowing abortion only during the first 15 weeks of a pregnancy.
The survey also found that just 18% of voters believe that abortion should be legal at any point up until the moment of birth. Fifty-three percent (53%) support restrictions such as parental notification and three-day waiting periods.
Methodology
The survey of 1,200 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on September 13-15, 2022. Fieldwork for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population.
The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 2.8 percentage points.
Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.
Survey Questions
Which of the following best describes your view of abortion laws:
- 25%-Abortion should be legal in all cases
- 33%-Abortion should be legal in most cases
- 27%-Abortion should be illegal in most cases
- 8%-Abortion should be illegal in all cases
- 7%-Not sure
Would you prefer a national law allowing abortion only during the first 15 weeks of a pregnancy or letting each state establish its own abortion laws?
- 35%-A national law
- 52%-Letting each state establish its own laws
- 13%- sure
Which of the following best describes your position on abortion:
- 30%-Abortion should be illegal except when the life of the mother is at risk.
- 43%-Abortion should generally be legal in the early stages of a pregnancy, but not later in a pregnancy.
- 18%-Abortion should be legal at any point during a pregnancy up until the moment of birth.
- 8%-Not sure
Do you generally favor or oppose modest restrictions on abortion such as parental notification and 3-day waiting periods?
- 24%-Strongly favor
- 29%-Somewhat favor
- 17%-Somewhat oppose
- 14%-Strongly oppose
- 16%-Not sure
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