NI Life and Times Survey - 2016 : ABCONTRA

Year: 2016
Module: Abortion
Variable: ABCONTRA

How much do you agree or disagree with each of these statements about abortion?
If abortion becomes legal in Northern Ireland women will use it as a form of contraception

	%
Strongly agree	7
Agree	31
Neither agree nor disagree	17
Disagree	26
Strongly disagree	12
Don 't know	7

Go to results for men and women, people of different religions, and people of different ages.
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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Strongly agree	5	8
Agree	27	34
Neither agree nor disagree	19	15
Disagree	28	25
Strongly disagree	12	13
Don 't know	9	5

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	54-64	65+
Strongly agree	8	8	5	9	4	7
Agree	30	28	29	29	35	35
Neither agree nor disagree	18	21	11	15	18	17
Disagree	21	27	33	25	26	24
Strongly disagree	11	9	15	19	13	9
Don 't know	12	8	6	4	4	9

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Strongly agree	8	6	5
Agree	35	33	20
Neither agree nor disagree	15	16	21
Disagree	22	28	33
Strongly disagree	12	11	15
Don 't know	7	6	7

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