Univariate Analysis on the Issue of Abortion

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Abortion is one of the most controversial issues that has attracted the attention of policymakers, religious leaders and followers, sociologists, and health professionals, among other stakeholders. Individuals have held divergent opinions about this subject, with some opposing abortion and others claiming it is justifiable under specific conditions. This task consists of univariate and bivariate analyses of abortion. In the first part, univariate analysis, we use the mother's mental health, poverty, and rape as dependent variables to determine whether abortion should be allowed. In the second evaluation, bivariate analysis, we use political views, belief in the afterlife, and frequency of religious service attendance to find out whether women should have abortions for any reason.
Univariate Analysis
The first table aimed to determine whether a woman should be allowed to have an abortion if the mother's health is in danger. Viewing the valid percent, the majority of the participants, 84.3%, report that a woman should be allowed to have an abortion if the mother’s health is in danger. This is contrary to the 15.7% who were against abortion despite the mother's condition. They reported that women should not be allowed to have an abortion even if the mother's health is in danger. A total of 15% of the respondents are considered missing and are excluded from this analysis. Of this population, 5% did not answer the question, while 10% indicated that they did not know whether abortion should be allowed if the mother’s health is in danger. The number of missing participants was insignificant and could not change the study's overall results if the data were included in either of the responses. In other words, the valid percentage of the respondents who believe that women should be allowed to have an abortion when their life is in danger would still exceed the number of those with contrary thoughts.
Table 1. Should a woman be allowed to have an abortion if the mother’s health is in danger?
The second table asked if a woman should be allowed to have an abortion if the family is too poor to care for another child. Based on the results, 35.7% of the valid participants said that a woman should be allowed to have an abortion if the family is too poor to care for another child. In contrast, 64.3% of the valid participants reported that poverty should not be the cause of abortion. A total of 6.7% of the participants are considered missing and are excluded from this analysis. Out of the missing participants, 5% of the respondents said they did not know whether abortion should be allowed if the family is too poor to care for another child, while 1.7% failed to answer the question. Our results (valid percent) could not be affected if the missing data were clustered in one of the valid responses. This means most respondents were against abortion if the family is too poor to care for another child.
Table 2. Should a woman be allowed to have an abortion if the family is too poor to care for another child?
In the third table, the respondents were asked if a woman should have an abortion if the pregnancy resulted from rape. According to the valid percent, the majority of the respondents, 60%, reported that a woman should be allowed to have an abortion if the pregnancy was the result of rape. They argued that abortion is justifiable in case of rape because the mother’s mental and physical health could be at risk if they are forced to keep a rapist’s child. However, 40% of the participants disagreed with abortion in case of rape. A total of 8.3% of the participants are considered missing, with 1.7% failing to answer the question and 6.7% claiming not to know the answer. The number of missing participants could be insignificant to the overall valid results if the data were distributed in either of the variables. Simply put, assuming the missing data were clustered, the results could still indicate that the highest percentage of respondents supported abortion in the case of rape.
Table 3. Should a woman be allowed to have an abortion if the pregnancy was the result of rape?
Bivariate Analysis
Table one asked if women should be allowed to have an abortion for any reason. It weighed the participants’ responses against their political views. Among those surveyed, 38.4% of the respondents said that a woman should be allowed to have an abortion for any reason, and 61.6% opposed. Support decreased from liberal ideology to conservatism, with 57.8% liberals, 37.2% moderates, and 24.8% conservatives, respectively, backing abortion for any reason. In contrast, opposition increased from liberalism to conservatism. About 42.2% of the liberals, 62.8% of moderates, and 75.2% of conservatives opposed abortion. This implies that liberals support women's right to have an abortion. On the other hand, conservatives are more concerned with promoting and preserving traditional institutions, customs, and social values. They believe that abortion does not uphold these concepts. Moderates hold mixed beliefs between liberalism and conservatism. That is why the percentage of the participants with moderate ideology on abortion falls between the two political views.
Table 1. Abortion if Woman Wants For Any Reason * Political Views



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