Abortion in the United States

=== By gender and age ===

[[Pew Research Center]] polling shows little change in views from 2008 to 2012; modest differences based on gender or age.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people-press.org/2012/04/25/more-support-for-gun-rights-gay-marriage-than-in-2008-or-2004/4-25-12-9/ |title=Abortion views table 2008–2012 |publisher=Pew Research Center for the People & the Press |date=April 25, 2012 |access-date=August 8, 2013}}</ref>

The original article's table also shows by party affiliation, religion, and education level.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;"
|- style="background:#a0d0ff;"
! rowspan="2" |
!colspan="3"|2011–2012
!colspan="3"|2009–2010
!colspan="3"|2007–2008

|- style="background:#a0d0ff;"
!Legal!!Illegal!!Don't Know!!Legal!!Illegal!!Don't Know!!Legal!!Illegal!!Don't Know
|-
!Total
|53%||41%||6%||48%||44%||8%||54%||40%||6%
|-
! !!colspan="3"| !!colspan="3"| !!colspan="3"|
|-
!Men
|51%||43%||6%||46%||46%||9%||52%||42%||6%
|-
!Women
|55%||40%||5%||50%||43%||7%||55%||39%||5%
|-
! !!colspan="3"| !!colspan="3"| !!colspan="3"|
|-
!18–29
|53%||44%||3%||50%||45%||5%||52%||45%||3%
|-
!30–49
|54%||42%||4%||49%||43%||7%||58%||38%||5%
|-
!50–64
|55%||38%||7%||49%||42%||9%||56%||38%||6%
|-
!65+
|48%||43%||9%||39%||49%||12%||45%||44%||11%
|}