ses were simply male and female.Analysis of DataTable 1Support for Abortion by Importance of Religion: 1996(In Percentages)________________________________________________________________________Importance of ReligionSupport for AbortionLowHighNever Permitted3.420.6For Rape, Incest19.938.5If Clear Need19.613.0Always Permitted57.127.9Totals100.0100.0 (N)(739)(723)Source: National Science Foundation, University of Michigan, 1996Table 1 is the original table. It shows that 20.6% of people with a high importancelevel of religion never permit abortion. Of the other people with a high importance levelof religion, 38.5% permit it for rape or incest, 13% permit it if there is a clear health need,and 27.9% always permit it. Of the people with a low importance level of religion, 3.4%never permit it, 19.9% permit it for rape or incest, 19.6% permit it if there is a clear healthneed, and 57.1% always permit it. This indicates that when religion plays a less importantrole, a person is more likely to support abortion. Pearson’s Chi-square equals .000. Thisshows that the relationship between religious importance and support for abortion isstatistically significant. Kendall’s tau-c equals -.405. This shows that there is a negativerelationship between the two variables and that relationship is statistically significant.Table 2Support for Abortion by Importance of Religion Among Democrats: 1996(In Percentages) Importance of ReligionDemocratsSupport for AbortionLowHighNever Permitted2.319.0For Rape, Incest16.332.3If Clear Need19.613.6Always Permitted61.835.1Totals100.0100.0 (N) 387 368Source: National Science Foundation, University of Michigan, 1996This table shows the relationship between the importance of religion and supportfor abortion among democrats. 19% of Democrats with a high importance level ofreligion never permit abortion; 32.3% permit it for rape or incest, 13.6% support it if thereis a clear ...
