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Allow anti-religionist to speak
Variable:
spkath
Module:
Core
Subject:
Civil Liberties
Survey Questions
Questions associated with this variable:
There are always some people whose ideas are considered bad or dangerous by other people. For instance, somebody who is against all churches and religion . . .
A. If such a person wanted to make a speech in your (city/town/community) against churches and religion, should he be allowed to speak, or not?
Year Availability
Available in 28 of 32 years total.
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Summary by Year
Showing All Years
| Code | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Allowed |
| 2 | Not allowed |
| 8 | Don't know |
| 9 | No answer |
| 0 | Not applicable |
| 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1976 | 1977 | 1980 | 1982 | 1984 | 1985 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1993 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1049 | 982 | 915 | 959 | 952 | 971 | 1140 | 1002 | 991 | 1236 | 681 | 740 | 663 | 713 | 764 | 1451 | 1409 | 1393 | 1381 | 710 | 689 | 1553 | 1021 | 956 | 1011 | 1345 | 1493 | 1253 |
| 527 | 511 | 547 | 524 | 566 | 485 | 684 | 459 | 519 | 564 | 280 | 280 | 236 | 266 | 290 | 520 | 483 | 457 | 450 | 206 | 200 | 438 | 315 | 312 | 281 | 351 | 378 | 309 |
| 37 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 504 | 504 | 455 | 524 | 531 | 996 | 981 | 950 | 956 | 1841 | 1914 | 2507 | 671 | 763 | 666 | 824 | 977 | 774 |
Summary Statistics
| Valid cases | 39299 |
| Missing cases | 23167 |