More than half have heard of medication abortion
Core finding
In a Verasight survey of 3,000 U.S. adults conducted in January 2024, 57% say they have heard of mifepristone, or medication abortion, a drug available as a pill that can be taken to end a pregnancy.
The other 43% say they have not heard of it.
Topline distribution
More than half have heard of medication abortion.
Have you heard of mifepristone, or medication abortion, which is a drug available in the form of a pill that can be taken to end a pregnancy, or is this not something you've heard of? Medication abortion is not Plan B or the Morning After pill.
n = 999 · Jan 18–24, 2024 · MoE ±3.5%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | United States adults |
| Field dates | Jan 18–24, 2024 |
| Base (unweighted) | 999 |
| Margin of error | ±3.5% |
| Module | Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers
Medication abortion is not Plan B or the Morning After pill.
Cite this question
Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006, fielded January 18-24, 2024, N=999 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.