This statistic displays the share of people in favor of legal abortion in Belgium in 2017, by religious identification. Of the general population, roughly 84 percent was in favor of legal abortion. The religiously unaffiliated participants showed the highest approval rate for abortion in this survey, with over 90 percent in favor of legal abortions. In contrast, of the church-attending Christians this was only 74 percent.
Share of people in favor of legal abortion in Belgium in 2017, by religious identification
The source does not provide information on the original wording used during the survey. Thus, the wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the one in the survey.
The source adds the following information: "Church-attending Christians are defined as those who say they attend church at least monthly. Non-practicing Christians are defined as those who attend less often. Religiously unaffiliated adults
are defined as those who identify as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular.” Other religion/don’t know/ref. are mostly Muslim respondents."
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Pew Research Center. (May 29, 2018). Share of people in favor of legal abortion in Belgium in 2017, by religious identification [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/878935/share-of-people-in-favor-of-abortion-in-belgium-by-religious-identification/
Pew Research Center. "Share of people in favor of legal abortion in Belgium in 2017, by religious identification." Chart. May 29, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/878935/share-of-people-in-favor-of-abortion-in-belgium-by-religious-identification/
Pew Research Center. (2018). Share of people in favor of legal abortion in Belgium in 2017, by religious identification. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/878935/share-of-people-in-favor-of-abortion-in-belgium-by-religious-identification/
Pew Research Center. "Share of People in Favor of Legal Abortion in Belgium in 2017, by Religious Identification." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 May 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/878935/share-of-people-in-favor-of-abortion-in-belgium-by-religious-identification/
Pew Research Center, Share of people in favor of legal abortion in Belgium in 2017, by religious identification Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/878935/share-of-people-in-favor-of-abortion-in-belgium-by-religious-identification/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of people in favor of legal abortion in Belgium in 2017, by religious identification [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 29, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/878935/share-of-people-in-favor-of-abortion-in-belgium-by-religious-identification/
