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Favor or oppose death penalty for murder

Source: R/gss_vars_32.R
cappun.Rd

cappun

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question Do you favor or oppose the death penalty for persons convicted of murder?

Values

  • [1] favor

  • [2] oppose

  • [NA(d)] don't know [NA(i)] iap [NA(j)] I don't have a job [NA(m)] dk, na, iap [NA(n)] no answer [NA(p)] not imputable [NA(r)] refused [NA(s)] skipped on web [NA(u)] uncodeable [NA(x)] not available in this release [NA(y)] not available in this year [NA(z)] see codebook

Question Years and Ballots

ballotsyears
A/B/C1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022
B/C/-2024
Full1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for cappun.

Counts by year:

yeariapfavoropposedon't knowno answerskipped on webTotal
1974-933471764-1484
1975-8914921007-1490
1976-980446703-1499
1977-10224019710-1530
1978-101642789--1532
1980-982390897-1468
1982-12634741185-1860
1983-1169354742-1599
1984-10293478611-1473
1985-1154297758-1534
1986-1046344764-1470
1987-116651912113-1819
1988-10453281026-1481
1989-1133314855-1537
1990-1018264846-1372
1991-10783369310-1517
1993-11513371126-1606
1994-221558018413-2992
1996-205962121410-2904
1998-190669322013-2832
2000-176480122824-2817
20021393899409577-2765
200414728554026815-2812
20061518188593015522-4510
2008-126363910516-2023
2010-129762410122-2044
2012-118364112723-1974
2014-153084913920-2538
2016-1629106614032-2867
2018-138580812530-2348
2021-22221735201544032
2022-2013132715533163544
2024111612438248314293309
Total5499434241949036684029972582

See also

Other Core: capimp, capinfo, cappun2, colhomo, colmslm, libhomo, libmslm, spkhomo, spkmslm

Other Capital Punishment: capimp, capinfo, cappun2