Younger adults in the United States are far more likely to support the legalization of abortion, with a 2024 survey finding that 34 percent of respondents aged between 18 and 29 years favored the legalization of abortion under any circumstance. This position was supported by just 19 percent of adults over 65.
Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2024, by age and level of legalization
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- Premium Statistic Level of satisfaction among Americans with abortion policies 2001-2024
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Legalization level support
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- Basic Statistic Favorability toward legalization of abortion in the U.S. in 2023, by reason
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Abortion exceptions
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- Premium Statistic Views of pro-life supporters on abortion exceptions in the U.S. 2024, by circumstance
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Medication abortion access
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- Premium Statistic Support for law that bans access to medication abortion in the U.S. in 2023, by party
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Abortion policies
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- Premium Statistic Support for various proposed abortion policies in the U.S. in 2024, by party
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Presidential election
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- Premium Statistic U.S. voters' most important issue 2024, by party
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- Female voter support of candidates with select stances on abortion 2018
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- Brazil: number of legal abortions 2009-2017
- Distribution of reported legal abortions in New York in 2014, by ethnicity
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- Distribution of reported legal abortions in Indiana by race/ethnicity 2021
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- Global views on abortion 2013
- Opinions on abortion legislation in South Korea 2023
- Legal abortion time frames in Europe 2020
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- Brazil: number of legal abortions 2009-2017
- Distribution of reported legal abortions in New York in 2014, by ethnicity
- Distribution of legal abortions in Virginia by race/ethnicity 2021
- Distribution of reported legal abortions in Indiana by race/ethnicity 2021
- Share of women who obtained an abortion in the U.S. in 2021-2022, by age
- Payment methods of women who obtained an abortion in the U.S. in 2021-2022
- Abortion rate in France 1990-2021
- Brazil: number of abortions 2016, by religion
- Number of fetal deaths Colombia 2017-2021, by gender
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YouGov. (April 30, 2024). Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2024, by age and level of legalization [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079504/abortion-support-age-level-legalization-us/
YouGov. "Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2024, by age and level of legalization." Chart. April 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079504/abortion-support-age-level-legalization-us/
YouGov. (2024). Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2024, by age and level of legalization. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079504/abortion-support-age-level-legalization-us/
YouGov. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Support Abortion in 2024, by Age and Level of Legalization." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079504/abortion-support-age-level-legalization-us/
YouGov, Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2024, by age and level of legalization Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079504/abortion-support-age-level-legalization-us/ (last visited June 06, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2024, by age and level of legalization [Graph], YouGov, April 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1079504/abortion-support-age-level-legalization-us/