This statistic shows the moral stance regarding contraception of American respondents and specifically those of Catholic faith among them in 2012. Of the surveyed Catholics, 41 percent think that contraception is morally acceptable, while 42 percent of the total number of American respondents think the same.
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Pew Research Center. (February 14, 2012). Stance on contraception among U.S. Catholics and U.S. population in 2012 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/218528/stance-on-contraception-among-us-catholics-and-total-population/
Pew Research Center. "Stance on contraception among U.S. Catholics and U.S. population in 2012." Chart. February 14, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/218528/stance-on-contraception-among-us-catholics-and-total-population/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Stance on contraception among U.S. Catholics and U.S. population in 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/218528/stance-on-contraception-among-us-catholics-and-total-population/
Pew Research Center. "Stance on Contraception among U.S. Catholics and U.S. Population in 2012." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 14 Feb 2012, /statistics/218528/stance-on-contraception-among-us-catholics-and-total-population/
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Stance on contraception among U.S. Catholics and U.S. population in 2012 [Graph], Pew Research Center, February 14, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/218528/stance-on-contraception-among-us-catholics-and-total-population/
