Those theoretical groupings help guide a far more informative description of the pattern than was apparent from any of the preceding charts. “Respondents in the 2000 General Social Survey were nearly twice as likely to agree that abortion should be legal under circumstances related to the health of the mother or baby than under social circumstances. For example, nearly 90% of respondents agreed with abortion if the mother’s health was threatened, compared to less than 43% if the woman ‘wanted an abortion for any reason’.”