Year: 1990
Module: Role_of_Government
Variable: JUSTICE
Question: All systems of justice make mistakes, but which do you think is worse?
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 |
% |
| To convict an innocent person | 67 |
| To let a guilty person go free | 19 |
| Can't choose | 10 |
| Not answered | 4 |
| Results
for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| To convict an innocent person |
70 |
65 |
| To let a guilty person go free |
19 |
20 |
| Can't choose |
8 |
13 |
| Not answered |
4 |
3 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| To convict an innocent person |
67 |
68 |
73 |
66 |
64 |
65 |
| To let a guilty person go free |
17 |
19 |
18 |
21 |
20 |
20 |
| Can't choose |
16 |
10 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
11 |
| Not answered |
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
| Results
for people of different religions |
%
|
| | Catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| To convict an innocent person |
79 |
58 |
71 |
| To let a guilty person go free |
12 |
25 |
16 |
| Can't choose |
7 |
12 |
12 |
| Not answered |
2 |
5 |
2 |
|
