Original question: Do you think abortions should be legal under any circumstances, legal only under certain circumstances or illegal in all circumstances?
(If respondent says, "legal only under certain circumstances") Do you think abortion should be legal in most circumstances or only in a few circumstances?
Responses of legal-unspecified/no opinion not shown.
Release date represents the date figures were accessed.
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U.S. support for abortion 2024, by education and level of legalization
Higher levels of education in the United States appear to correlate with support for the legalization of abortion, with ** percent of college graduates in a 2024 survey stating they support the legalization of abortion under any circumstance. Support dropped to ** percent for respondents who did not go to college at all.
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Gallup. (June 13, 2024). Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2024, by education and level of legalization [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1079519/abortion-support-education-level-legalization-us/
Gallup. "Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2024, by education and level of legalization." Chart. June 13, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1079519/abortion-support-education-level-legalization-us/
Gallup. (2024). Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2024, by education and level of legalization. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1079519/abortion-support-education-level-legalization-us/
Gallup. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Support Abortion in 2024, by Education and Level of Legalization." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 13 Jun 2024, /statistics/1079519/abortion-support-education-level-legalization-us/
Gallup, Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2024, by education and level of legalization ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1079519/abortion-support-education-level-legalization-us/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Share of adults in the United States who support abortion in 2024, by education and level of legalization [Graph], Gallup, June 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1079519/abortion-support-education-level-legalization-us/
