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Should authorities have right to tap phone conver'sation

Source: R/gss_vars_449.R
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Source

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

Details

Question Suppose the government suspected that a terrorist act was about to happen. Do you think the authorities should have the right to… B. Tap people's telephone conversations?

Values

  • [1] definitely should have right

  • [2] probably should have right

  • [3] probably should not have right

  • [4] definitely should not have right

  • [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(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
A/B2016
D/-2006

Overview

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

Counts by year:

yeariapdefinitely should have rightprobably should have rightprobably should not have rightdefinitely should not have rightcan't chooseno answernot available in this yearTotal
2006299238043528040518--4510
201614773093892853771713-2867
Total4469689824565782351307377

See also

Other ISSP Role of Gov't: exploit, fewtrsty, givinffor, givinfusa, hlpinflu, polsfair, stoprndm, wotrial, youinflu

Other United States: stoprndm, wotrial