# A majority of Americans know someone who's had an abortion

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> Indexed question in Health.

## Reading

Roughly four-in-ten Americans (42%) say they do not know anyone who has ever had an abortion, according to a January 2024 Verasight survey.

Beyond that, 22% of Americans name a close friend who has had one, 20% someone else, and 14% an immediate family member, while 10% say they have had an abortion themselves and 5% prefer not to say.

## Topline

Do you know someone who has ever had an abortion?

A majority of Americans know someone who's had an abortion.

Respondents could select more than one option, so shares may sum to more than 100%.

- No: 41.7%
- Yes, a close friend has: 22.0%
- Yes, someone else has: 20.4%
- Yes, a member of my immediate family has: 13.6%
- Yes, I have had one: 10.0%
- Prefer not to say: 5.4%

## 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: 2024-01-18 → 2024-01-24
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- 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

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight Interdisciplinary Omnibus Survey #2024-006, fielded January 18-24, 2024, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.5%.

Canonical question URL: [https://www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers](https://www.verasight.io/post/verasights-supports-academic-and-nonprofit-researchers)