Year: 2006
Module: Role_of_government
Variable: V10
Question: All systems of justice make mistakes, but which do you think is worse ..
to convict an innocent person OR to let a guilty person go free?
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 |
% |
| Convict innocent person | 70 |
| Let guilty person go free | 20 |
| Cannot choose | 9 |
| Not answered | 0 |
| Results for men and women |
%
|
| | Male | Female |
| Convict innocent person |
70 |
70 |
| Let guilty person go free |
20 |
20 |
| Cannot choose |
9 |
9 |
| Not answered |
1 |
0 |
| Results
for people of different ages |
%
|
| | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Convict innocent person |
70 |
66 |
71 |
72 |
76 |
67 |
| Let guilty person go free |
20 |
26 |
19 |
14 |
18 |
24 |
| Cannot choose |
10 |
8 |
10 |
13 |
6 |
9 |
| Not answered |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Results
for people of different religions |
% |
| | Roman catholic | Protestant | No religion |
| Convict innocent person |
70 |
73 |
65 |
| Let guilty person go free |
21 |
22 |
23 |
| Cannot choose |
9 |
4 |
13 |
| Not answered |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
