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Question 829. Many people think it is important to have complete freedom of the press and news media in the United States. Others think that the press too often invades the privacy of public figures—like Senators or members of Congress by printing stories that contain personal details about their private lives. Which of the three statements on this card comes closest to your feelings about balancing freedom of the press and the right to privacy? READ STATEMENTS 1-3 ONLY. CIRCLE ONLY ONE CODE.829. Many people think it is important to have complete freedom of the press and news media in the United States. Others think that the press too often invades the privacy of public figures—like Senators or members of Congress by printing stories that contain personal details about their private lives. Which of the three statements on this card comes closest to your feelings about balancing freedom of the press and the right to privacy?
Overview
For further details see the official GSS documentation.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | don't know | no answer | the government should keep the press from printing | the press should develop a code of ethics to keep it | there should be complete freedom of the press, even if | not available in this year | Total |
| 1972 | 1613 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1613 |
| 1973 | 1504 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | 1484 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | 1490 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | 1499 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | 1530 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | 1532 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | 1468 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | 1860 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | 1599 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | 1473 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | 1534 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | 1470 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | 1819 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 1481 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 1537 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 1372 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 1517 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 1606 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 2992 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 2904 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 2832 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 1398 | 31 | 17 | 200 | 879 | 292 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 2765 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 2812 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 4510 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 2023 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 2044 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 1974 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 2538 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 2867 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 2348 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 4032 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4032 |
| 2022 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3544 | 3544 |
| 2024 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3309 | 3309 |
| Total | 67427 | 31 | 17 | 200 | 879 | 292 | 6853 | 75699 |
Values
1there should be complete freedom of the press, even if2the press should develop a code of ethics to keep it3the government should keep the press from printingNA(d)don't knowNA(i)iapNA(j)I don't have a jobNA(m)dk, na, iapNA(n)no answerNA(p)not imputableNA(r)refusedNA(s)skipped on webNA(u)uncodeableNA(x)not available in this releaseNA(y)not available in this yearNA(z)see codebook