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Allow communist to speak
Variable: spkcom
Module:
Core
Subject:
Civil Liberties
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Survey Questions
Questions associated with this variable:

Now, I should like to ask you some questions about a man who admits he is a Communist.
A. Suppose this admitted Communist wanted to make a speech in your community. Should he be allowed to speak, or not?

Year Availability
Available in 28 of 32 years total. Hover over a year to see ballot information.
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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
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3 1 3 2 5 1 8 5 5 4 1 3 3 3 3 4 2 6 6 1 3 2 2 6 7 5 15 5
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 38662
Missing cases 23804