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

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Question Which of these statements comes closest to your feelings about pornography laws? READ FIRST THREE CATEGORIES ONLY. CIRCLE ONLY ONE CODE.

Values

  • [1] there should be laws against the distribution of pornography whatever the age

  • [2] there should be laws against the distribution of pornography to persons under 18

  • [3] there should be no laws forbidding the distribution of pornography

  • [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
-/-1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987
B/C1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024

Overview

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

Counts by year:

yeariapthere should be laws against the distribution of pornography whatever the agethere should be laws against the distribution of pornography to persons under 18there should be no laws forbidding the distribution of pornographydon't knowno answerskipped on webTotal
1973-626705138296-1504
1975-602709160181-1490
1976-599745121313-1499
1978-661743111161-1532
1980-5917559032--1468
1983-65684771214-1599
1984-59579061189-1473
1986-62677653141-1470
1987-681102378298-1819
198848442949947193-1481
198950241655250143-1537
19904733654715013--1372
199150040155840153-1517
199354943856834143-1606
19949817361189591512-2992
1996979720110972213-2904
1998921720109473195-2832
20009216701136592110-2817
200218533435124764-2765
200419363394933743-2812
20062521775112567193-4510
2008658460848516--2023
20106674368745593-2044
201263645582543123-1974
201485156310427183-2538
2016911611124483126-2867
201878549297880103-2348
2021136168618281382-174032
2022117367215401142013123544
202411166151434101209143309
Total20778169792701222544871254367678