courtsy

Source

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

Details

Question 91. In general, do you think the courts in this area deal too harshly, or not harshly enough with criminals, or don't you have enough information about the courts to say?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapabout rightcan't chooseno answernot harsh enoughtoo harshTotal
19721613-----1613
19731504-----1504
1974753442108436331484
19751490-----1490
19761499-----1499
19771530-----1530
19781532-----1532
19801468-----1468
19829234213811689571860
19831599-----1599
19841473-----1473
19851534-----1534
19861470-----1470
19871819-----1819
19881481-----1481
19891537-----1537
19901372-----1372
19911517-----1517
19931606-----1606
19942992-----2992
19962904-----2904
19982832-----2832
20002817-----2817
20022765-----2765
20042812-----2812
20064510-----4510
20082023-----2023
20102044-----2044
20121974-----1974
20142538-----2538
20162867-----2867
20182348-----2348
20214032-----4032
20223544-----3544
Total70722863481911259072390

Values

  • 1 too harsh

  • 2 not harsh enough

  • 3 about right

  • 8 cant say

  • NA(d) can't choose

  • 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(q) 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