Sampling followed a quota method (gender, age, profession, region, and size of city of residency)
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
*Third level education relates to education higher than a baccalaureate level; secondary level education relates to education on a baccalaureate level; first level education relates to a lower than baccalaureate level.
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Share of French people endorsing abortion's legality in France 2022, by religion
As of June 2022, the views of French people on abortion's legality varied across different religious affiliations. Although French people mostly held positive opinions on the country allowing abortion, the share of French people endorsing its legality ranged from ** percent among non practicing Catholics to ** percent among Muslims.
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IFOP, & Fondation Jean-Jaurès. (June 29, 2022). Share of the French population holding positive views on abortion's legality in France as of June 2022, by religious affiliation [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1400599/opinion-of-people-on-legality-of-abortion-in-france-by-religion/
IFOP, und Fondation Jean-Jaurès. "Share of the French population holding positive views on abortion's legality in France as of June 2022, by religious affiliation." Chart. June 29, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1400599/opinion-of-people-on-legality-of-abortion-in-france-by-religion/
IFOP, Fondation Jean-Jaurès. (2022). Share of the French population holding positive views on abortion's legality in France as of June 2022, by religious affiliation. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1400599/opinion-of-people-on-legality-of-abortion-in-france-by-religion/
IFOP, and Fondation Jean-Jaurès. "Share of The French Population Holding Positive Views on Abortion's Legality in France as of June 2022, by Religious Affiliation." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Jun 2022, /statistics/1400599/opinion-of-people-on-legality-of-abortion-in-france-by-religion/
IFOP & Fondation Jean-Jaurès, Share of the French population holding positive views on abortion's legality in France as of June 2022, by religious affiliation ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1400599/opinion-of-people-on-legality-of-abortion-in-france-by-religion/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Share of the French population holding positive views on abortion's legality in France as of June 2022, by religious affiliation [Graph], IFOP, & Fondation Jean-Jaurès, June 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1400599/opinion-of-people-on-legality-of-abortion-in-france-by-religion/
