Toplines - Stop Prop 1 - October 12, 2022
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Survey of 1216 California
Likely Voters
October 12th, 2022
By Rasmussen Reports
and Capitol Resource Institute
How
would you rate the job Joe Biden has been doing as President… do you strongly
approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the
job he’s been doing?
31%
strongly approve
22%
somewhat approve
7%
somewhat disapprove
38%
strongly disapprove
1%
not sure
Generally speaking, on the issue of abortion, do you consider
yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
55%
pro-choice
36%
pro-life
9%
not sure
The Supreme Court recently overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade
decision, so that each state can now determine its own laws regarding abortion.
Do you approve or disapprove of the court overturning Roe v. Wade?
33%
strongly approve
16%
somewhat approve
9%
somewhat disapprove
38%
strongly disapprove
4%
not sure
11%
yes
79%
no
10%
not sure
Do you strongly
approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of the
use of taxpayer money to perform abortions?
23%
strongly approve
23%
somewhat approve
12%
somewhat disapprove
35%
strongly disapprove
6%
not sure
Should
abortion laws be determined by state governments or by the federal government?
50%
state government
37%
federal government
13% not sure
Do you think abortions after a fetus has a developed nervous
system and can feel pain should be legal under any circumstances, legal only
under certain circumstances, or illegal in all circumstances?
29%
legal under any circumstances
46%
legal only under certain circumstances
18%
illegal in all circumstances
7%
not sure
Do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or
strongly disapprove of the sale of fetal tissue like limbs and organs after an
abortion?
17%
strongly approve
18%
somewhat approve
16%
somewhat disapprove
38%
strongly disapprove
11%
not sure
Some states have limits on how
late in a woman’s pregnancy an abortion can legally be performed. Should
abortion be legal up to the first month of pregnancy, legal up to three months
of a pregnancy, legal up to six months of a pregnancy, or legal at any time
during a pregnancy before the moment of birth? Or should all abortions be
illegal?
19% abortion should be legal up to the first month
of a pregnancy
34% legal up to three months of a pregnancy
13% legal up to six months of a pregnancy
14% legal at any time during pregnancy up to
the moment of birth
15% abortions should be illegal
6% not sure
At
what point in a pregnancy does a fetus have a right to life? At conception, at
3 months, at 6 months, or at birth?
29%
at conception
23% 3 months
15% 6 months
22%
at birth
10%
not sure
In deciding how you vote in elections, how important is a
candidate’s position on abortion?
49%
very important
27% somewhat important
14% not very important
7%
not at all important
4%
not sure
Should a woman have a legal right to unrestricted abortion at any
stage of pregnancy, including up until birth, for any reason?
36% yes
52% no
12% not sure
How closely have you been following recent
news about California’s Proposition 1?
23% very closely
28% somewhat closely
26% not very closely
15% not at all closely
8% not sure
Do
you support or oppose California’s Proposition 1 which states:
The state shall not deny or interfere with an
individual’s reproductive freedom in their most intimate
decisions, which includes their fundamental right to choose to have an
abortion…
17%
somewhat support
11%
somewhat oppose
22%
strongly oppose
8%
not sure
California’s Proposition 1, if it passes in
November, makes it likely that abortions all the way up to birth will continue
with no restrictions in California. Does
this change your stance on Proposition 1?
25%
yes
62%
no
12%
not sure
If a candidate supports California’s
Proposition 1, would you be more likely, or less likely to support them?
28%
much more likely
21%
somewhat more likely
13%
somewhat less likely
27%
much less likely
11%
not sure
If California’s Proposition 1 omitted the
right to have an abortion in the third trimester, would you be much more
likely, somewhat more likely, somewhat less likely, or much less likely to
support it?
16% much more likely
25% somewhat more likely
17% somewhat less likely
24% much less likely
18% not sure
Are California’s abortion laws
more restrictive, less restrictive, or about the same as the rest of the country?
10% more restrictive
69% less restrictive
12% about the same
10% not sure
California currently allows
late-term abortions. Are California’s
abortion laws extreme?
45% yes
44% no
12%
not sure
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage
points with a 95% level of confidence
