Table 2 Descriptive statistics for items regarding attitudes of abortion
Item | Disagreement | Unsure | Agreement | Descriptive statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 % | 2 % | 3 % | 4 % | 5 % | M | SD | |
Abortion should be allowed as a woman’s choice. | 18.4 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 17.8 | 48.8 | 3.71 | 1.558 |
Abortion should be allowed in cases of severe damage to the fetus. | 10.0 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 24.6 | 39.5 | 3.71 | 1.363 |
A doctor has the right to make a conscientious objection with regard to performing abortion. (R) | 16.1 | 14.1 | 21.8 | 24.7 | 23.2 | 3.25 | 1.380 |
Abortion should be allowed if the financial situation of a family is extremely poor. | 20.4 | 16.8 | 15.1 | 20.8 | 26.9 | 3.17 | 1.497 |
Abortion should be allowed when a woman is not married. | 25.0 | 17.3 | 12.6 | 17.6 | 27.6 | 3.06 | 1.566 |
†Abortion should be banned when it endangers a woman’s life. (R) | 21.7 | 13.2 | 24.6 | 21.2 | 19.3 | 3.03 | 1.409 |
Abortion should be allowed when a married couple does not want to have more children. | 29.4 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 19.2 | 25.3 | 2.99 | 1.583 |
Religious communities have the right to make a moral judgment on abortion. (R) | 36.8 | 15.3 | 13.4 | 16.4 | 18.1 | 2.64 | 1.545 |
†Abortion should be allowed as a means of birth control. | 31.6 | 20.0 | 17.9 | 15.7 | 14.7 | 2.62 | 1.438 |
†Abortion should not be regulated by law. | 28.1 | 29.8 | 16.4 | 12.1 | 13.5 | 2.53 | 1.366 |
Abortion should be banned because it is the intentional killing of an innocent human being. (R) | 44.5 | 18.6 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 21.5 | 2.42 | 1.603 |
Abortion should be banned by law because it is a crime. (R) | 52.2 | 16.0 | 9.0 | 5.8 | 16.9 | 2.19 | 1.529 |
Abortion should be banned by law because it threatens the demographic survival of the nation. (R) | 51.8 | 18.8 | 11.3 | 6.7 | 11.6 | 2.07 | 1.390 |