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Does govt classify too many documents as secrets
Variable:
secdocs
Module:
National Security
Subject:
United States
Survey Questions
Questions associated with this variable:
Given the world situation, the government protects too many documents by classifying them as SECRET and TOP SECRET. Do you . . .
Year Availability
Available in 3 of 32 years total.
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Summary by Year
Showing All Years
| Code | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Strongly agree |
| 2 | Agree |
| 3 | Neither agree nor disagree |
| 4 | Disagree |
| 5 | Strongly disagree |
| 8 | Don't know |
| 9 | No answer |
| 0 | Not applicable |
| 1994 | 1996 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|
| 196 | 199 | 225 |
| 603 | 605 | 515 |
| 244 | 213 | 248 |
| 262 | 289 | 216 |
| 65 | 59 | 53 |
| 94 | 90 | 113 |
| 10 | 5 | 17 |
| 1518 | 1444 | 1445 |
Summary Statistics
| Valid cases | 3992 |
| Missing cases | 58474 |