Year: 1990
Module: Role_of_Government
Variable: CRIMIN1
Question: Suppose the police get an anonymous tip that a man with a long criminal record is planning to break into a warehouse. Do you think the police should be allowed, without a Court Order to keep the man under surveillance?
Index
to tables on this page
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%
of
people of different ages
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%
of
people of different religions.
| Overall
Results |
% |
| Definitely allow | 58 |
| Probably allow | 27 |
| Probably not allow | 4 |
| Definitely not allow | 7 |
| Can't choose | 1 |
| Not answered | 4 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Definitely allow |
59 |
57 |
| Probably allow |
26 |
28 |
| Probably not allow |
4 |
4 |
| Definitely not allow |
7 |
7 |
| Can't choose |
1 |
2 |
| Not answered |
4 |
3 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Definitely allow |
41 |
57 |
54 |
64 |
63 |
63 |
| Probably allow |
40 |
25 |
33 |
23 |
21 |
23 |
| Probably not allow |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
| Definitely not allow |
10 |
10 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
3 |
| Can't choose |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| Not answered |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Definitely allow |
42 |
69 |
55 |
| Probably allow |
37 |
19 |
35 |
| Probably not allow |
5 |
3 |
1 |
| Definitely not allow |
10 |
5 |
7 |
| Can't choose |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Not answered |
3 |
4 |
1 |
|
