Difficulty in getting an abortion in local community U.S. 2018

This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who thought it was difficult to get an abortion in their community as of 2018. At that time, around 16 percent of respondents thought it was very difficult to get an abortion in their community.

Percentage of adults in the U.S. who thought it was difficult to get an abortion in their community as of 2018

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Very difficult	16%
Somewhat difficult	22%
Not too difficult	24%
Not at all difficult	22%
Don't know/refused	16%

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Release date

April 2018

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 14 to March 25, 2018

Number of respondents

2,020 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Original question: In your community, how difficult do you think it is to get an abortion? Very difficult, somewhat difficult, not too difficult, or not at all difficult?

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