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Should authorities have right to detain the suspected
Variable:
wotrial
Module:
ISSP Role of Gov't
Subject:
United States
Survey Questions
Questions associated with this variable:
Suppose the government suspected that a terrorist act was about to happen. Do you think the authorities should have the right to…
A. Detain people for as long as they want without putting them on trial?
Year Availability
Available in 2 of 32 years total.
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Summary by Year
Showing All Years
| Code | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Definitely should have right |
| 2 | Probably should have right |
| 3 | Probably should not have right |
| 4 | Definitely should not have right |
| 8 | Cant choose |
| 9 | No answer |
| 0 | Not applicable |
| 2006 | 2016 |
|---|---|
| 351 | 205 |
| 449 | 290 |
| 347 | 391 |
| 348 | 468 |
| 21 | 23 |
| 2 | 13 |
| 2992 | 1477 |
Summary Statistics
| Valid cases | 2849 |
| Missing cases | 59617 |