Religion, Values, and Experiences: Black and Hispanic American Attitudes on Abortion and Reproductive Issues
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How do black and Hispanic Americans feel about abortion and other pressing social issues? Public Religion Research Institute's 2012 demographic survey uncovers opinions regarding the morality and legality of abortion, the importance of contraception, and the role of religiosity in shaping views on reproductive matters.
Robert P. Jones
Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research at the intersection of religion, values, and public life. PRRI’s mission is to help journalists, opinion leaders, scholars, clergy, and the general public better understand debates on public policy issues and the role of religion and values in American public life by conducting high quality public opinion surveys and qualitative research. As members of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), the American Political Science Association (APSA), and the American Academy of Religion (AAR), our research team follows the highest research standards of independence and academic excellence. PRRI is a member organization of the National Council on Public Polls, an association of polling organizations established in 1969, which sets the highest professional standards for public opinion researchers. PRRI is also a supporting organization of the Transparency Initiative at AAPOR, an initiative to place the value of openness at the center of the public opinion research profession. As a research organization, PRRI does not take positions on, nor do we advocate for, particular policies. Research supported by its funders reflects PRRI’s commitment to independent inquiry and academic rigor. Research findings and conclusions are never altered to accommodate other interests, including those of funders, other organizations, or government bodies and officials.
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Religion, Values, and Experiences - Robert P. Jones
Religion, Values, and Experiences:
Black and Hispanic American Attitudes on Abortion and Reproductive Issues
Analysis by Robert P. Jones, Ph.D. and Daniel Cox
Copyright 2012 Public Religion Research Institute, Inc.
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Acknowledgements
Public Religion Research Institute is deeply grateful to the Ford Foundation for their generous support of the African American & Hispanic Reproductive Issues Survey. The authors would like to thank Juhem Navarro-Rivera, Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, and Samantha Holquist for their substantial editorial and research assistance, Emily Brennan, who provided copyediting and meticulous proofreading of the final document, and Camden Richards, who served as a graphics design consultant for the report. We would also like to thank Rabinowitz-Dorf Communications for providing lead communications outreach for the study release.
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary
The 2012 Election
Health Care, Reproductive Health Services, and Sex Education
Abortion: Legality, Access, and Safety
Values, Morality, Identity, and Abortion
Religious Institutions and Leaders
Independent Predictors of Views about the Legality of Abortion
Other Issues
Appendix 1. Methodology
Appendix 2. Comparisons to the General Public
About Public Religion Research Institute
Executive Summary
The Economy and the 2012 Election
Like Americans overall, the overwhelming majority of black Americans and Hispanic Americans report that the economy is a critical issue facing the country (71% and 75%).
Relatively few black Americans and Hispanic Americans believe that cultural issues such as abortion (17% and 30%) and same-sex marriage (18% and 26%) are critical issues facing the country.
Both black American and Hispanic American voters strongly support Barack Obama’s reelection as President.
Nearly 9-in-10 (87%) black voters report that if the election were held today, they would support Barack Obama, while 3% report that they would support Mitt Romney.
Roughly 6-in-10 (58%) Hispanic voters report that if the election were held today, they would support Obama, while about one-third (32%) say they would support Romney. Hispanic Catholic voters are significantly more likely than Hispanic Protestant voters to say they would vote for Obama (64% vs. 50%).
The Legality and Availability of Abortion
Black Americans and Hispanic Americans differ significantly in their attitudes regarding the legality of abortion. Two-thirds (67%) of black Americans believe that abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while 30% disagree. By contrast, a slim majority (51%) of Hispanic Americans agree that abortion should be illegal in all or most cases, while 46% say it should be legal in all or most cases.
Attitudes among black Americans and Hispanic Americans on the availability of abortion services in their communities follow a similar pattern. Nearly 6-in-10 (57%) black Americans believe that at least some health care professionals in their community