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Source

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

Details

Question 1423a. If you had to choose, which one of the following would be closest to your views? Government should let ordinary people decide for themselves how to protect the environment, even if it means they don't always do the right thing, or government should pass laws to make ordinary people protect the environment, even if it interferes with people's right to make their own decisions.

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yeariapdon't knowgov. let people decidegov. make lawsno answerTotal
19721613----1613
19731504----1504
19741484----1484
19751490----1490
19761499----1499
19771530----1530
19781532----1532
19801468----1468
19821860----1860
19831599----1599
19841473----1473
19851534----1534
19861470----1470
19871819----1819
19881481----1481
19891537----1537
19901372----1372
19911517----1517
199349288261968401606
19941606278284786382992
19962904----2904
19982832----2832
200015413072935711052817
20022765----2765
20042812----2812
20064510----4510
20082023----2023
2010614386385647122044
20121974----1974
20142538----2538
20162867----2867
20182348----2348
20214032----4032
20223544----3544
Total6674112591223297219572390

Values

  • 1 gov. let people decide

  • 2 gov. make laws

  • 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(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