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Question Please tell me whether or not you think it should be possible for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion if. . .READ EACH STATEMENT, AND CIRCLE ONE CODE FOR EACH. A. If there is a strong chance of serious defect in the baby?
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[1]yes[2]no[NA(d)]don't know[NA(i)]iap[NA(j)]I don't have a job[NA(m)]dk, na, iap[NA(n)]no answer[NA(p)]not imputable[NA(r)]refused[NA(s)]skipped on web[NA(u)]uncodeable[NA(x)]not available in this release[NA(y)]not available in this year[NA(z)]see codebook
Question Years and Ballots
| ballots | years |
| -/- | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987 |
| A/C | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
Overview
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Counts by year:
| year | yes | no | don't know | no answer | iap | skipped on web | Total |
| 1972 | 1199 | 327 | 81 | 6 | - | - | 1613 |
| 1973 | 1237 | 227 | 36 | 4 | - | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | 1226 | 214 | 44 | - | - | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | 1196 | 242 | 49 | 3 | - | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | 1223 | 234 | 38 | 4 | - | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | 1271 | 216 | 37 | 6 | - | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | 1227 | 270 | 31 | 4 | - | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | 1179 | 240 | 48 | 1 | - | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | 1458 | 317 | 80 | 5 | - | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | 1194 | 320 | 53 | 32 | - | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | 1140 | 281 | 44 | 8 | - | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | 1167 | 319 | 45 | 3 | - | - | 1534 |
| 1987 | 1360 | 384 | 66 | 9 | - | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 744 | 200 | 31 | 2 | 504 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 809 | 186 | 34 | 4 | 504 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 715 | 165 | 35 | 2 | 455 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 788 | 156 | 41 | 8 | 524 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 840 | 193 | 37 | 5 | 531 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 1585 | 341 | 68 | 2 | 996 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 1514 | 336 | 66 | 7 | 981 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 1415 | 385 | 79 | 3 | 950 | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 1397 | 377 | 83 | 4 | 956 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 703 | 193 | 24 | 4 | 1841 | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 624 | 232 | 33 | 9 | 1914 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 1425 | 495 | 68 | 15 | 2507 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 952 | 321 | 61 | 18 | 671 | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 921 | 304 | 32 | 24 | 763 | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 919 | 313 | 52 | 24 | 666 | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 1231 | 402 | 54 | 27 | 824 | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 1353 | 447 | 58 | 32 | 977 | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 1164 | 339 | 44 | 27 | 774 | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 1126 | 309 | 11 | 3 | 2566 | 17 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 897 | 224 | 34 | 16 | 2367 | 6 | 3544 |
| 2024 | 1229 | 297 | 60 | 21 | 1694 | 8 | 3309 |
| Total | 38428 | 9806 | 1657 | 342 | 23965 | 31 | 74229 |