ion; 23.6% approve in the case of rape or incest; 21.8% permit it if there is a clearhealth need; and 50.6% always permit it. This table does not differ that much from theoriginal table. But, there are small percentage differences in the responses to alwayspermitting abortion and permitting it in cases of rape or incest.Table 6Support for Abortion by Importance of Religion Among Females(In Percentages)Importance of ReligionFemalesSupport for AbortionLowHighNever Permitted3.020.5For Rape, Incest15.536.3If Clear Need16.712.3Always Permitted64.930.9Totals100.0100.0 (N) 336 430Source: National Science Foundation, University of Michigan, 1996The Pearson’s chi-square and Kendall’s tau-c both indicate a statistical significancelevel among the variables. This table shows that 20.5% of females with a high importancelevel of religion never permit abortion; 36.3% permit it in cases of rape or incest; 12.3%support it if there is a clear health need; and 30.9% always permit it. This table also showsthat only 3% of females with a low importance level of religion never permit abortion;15.5% support it in cases of rape or incest; 16.7% permit it if there is a clear health need;and 64.9% always permit it. When compared to the original table and table 5, it isobvious that women are more likely to always support abortion.Conclusion In conclusion, my hypotheses were supported. Overall, people with a higherimportance level of religion are less likely to support abortion for any reason. Independents with a low importance level of religion are more likely to always supportabortion than democrats or republicans. Republicans with a high importance level ofreligion are more likely to support abortion in cases of rape or incest and are the leastlikely to always support abortion. Overall, democrats and independents were more likelyto support abortion for any reason than republicans. The data also supports my theory that women are more likely ...
