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Question 232. If yes or not sure: Would you approve of a policeman striking a citizen who: c. Was attempting to escape from custody?
Overview
For further details see the official GSS documentation.
Counts by year:
| year | iap | don't know | no | no answer | yes | skipped on web | Total |
| 1972 | 1613 | - | - | - | - | - | 1613 |
| 1973 | 380 | 18 | 131 | 4 | 971 | - | 1504 |
| 1974 | 1484 | - | - | - | - | - | 1484 |
| 1975 | 343 | 38 | 123 | 8 | 978 | - | 1490 |
| 1976 | - | 59 | 273 | 6 | 1161 | - | 1499 |
| 1977 | 1530 | - | - | - | - | - | 1530 |
| 1978 | - | 54 | 332 | 2 | 1144 | - | 1532 |
| 1980 | - | 62 | 293 | 7 | 1106 | - | 1468 |
| 1982 | 1860 | - | - | - | - | - | 1860 |
| 1983 | - | 63 | 335 | 2 | 1199 | - | 1599 |
| 1984 | - | 52 | 342 | 15 | 1064 | - | 1473 |
| 1985 | 1534 | - | - | - | - | - | 1534 |
| 1986 | - | 55 | 358 | 3 | 1054 | - | 1470 |
| 1987 | - | 101 | 382 | 8 | 1328 | - | 1819 |
| 1988 | 484 | 45 | 191 | 6 | 755 | - | 1481 |
| 1989 | 502 | 42 | 205 | 6 | 782 | - | 1537 |
| 1990 | 473 | 44 | 191 | 1 | 663 | - | 1372 |
| 1991 | 500 | 51 | 264 | 8 | 694 | - | 1517 |
| 1993 | 549 | 48 | 239 | 3 | 767 | - | 1606 |
| 1994 | 981 | 84 | 420 | 12 | 1495 | - | 2992 |
| 1996 | 979 | 99 | 513 | 7 | 1306 | - | 2904 |
| 1998 | 921 | 95 | 518 | 6 | 1292 | - | 2832 |
| 2000 | 921 | 89 | 535 | 13 | 1259 | - | 2817 |
| 2002 | 1853 | 76 | 224 | 1 | 611 | - | 2765 |
| 2004 | 1936 | 58 | 223 | 2 | 593 | - | 2812 |
| 2006 | 2521 | 121 | 503 | 1 | 1364 | - | 4510 |
| 2008 | 658 | 47 | 340 | 1 | 977 | - | 2023 |
| 2010 | 667 | 59 | 397 | 4 | 917 | - | 2044 |
| 2012 | 636 | 62 | 329 | - | 947 | - | 1974 |
| 2014 | 851 | 91 | 519 | 1 | 1076 | - | 2538 |
| 2016 | 911 | 73 | 589 | 4 | 1290 | - | 2867 |
| 2018 | 785 | 91 | 462 | 3 | 1007 | - | 2348 |
| 2021 | 1360 | 11 | 1060 | 2 | 1579 | 20 | 4032 |
| 2022 | 1173 | 34 | 932 | 4 | 1390 | 11 | 3544 |
| 2024 | 1116 | 29 | 845 | 6 | 1297 | 16 | 3309 |
| Total | 29521 | 1851 | 12068 | 146 | 32066 | 47 | 75699 |