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Should media publish defense plans
Variable: pubdef
Module:
ISSP Role of Gov't
Subject:
Authority
,
Civil Liberties
,
Media
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Survey Questions
Questions associated with this variable:

A. Suppose a newspaper got hold of confidential government papers about defense plans and wanted to publish them.
Should the newspaper be allowed to publish the papers? Or should the government have the power to prevent publication?

Year Availability
Available in 1 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 Allow publication
2 Stop publication
8 Cant choose
9 No answer
0 Not applicable
1985
97
479
84
17
857
Summary Statistics
Valid cases 576
Missing cases 61890