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Citizen attempting to escape custody
Variable: polescap
Module:
Core
Subject:
Police
,
Violence
Related Variables
ticket arrest lockedup law5 polhitok polabuse polmurdr polattak polhitoy hitok hitrobbr hitchild hitbeatr hitdrunk hitmarch hit hitage hitnum spanking more...
Survey Questions
Questions associated with this variable:

Are there any situations you can imagine in which you would approve of a policeman striking an adult male citizen?
C. Was attempting to escape from custody?

Year Availability
Available in 27 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 Yes
2 No
8 Don't know
9 No answer
0 Not applicable
1973 1975 1976 1978 1980 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018
971 978 1161 1144 1106 1199 1064 1054 1328 755 782 663 694 767 1495 1306 1292 1259 611 593 1364 977 917 947 1076 1290 1007
131 123 273 332 293 335 342 358 382 191 205 191 264 239 420 513 518 535 224 223 503 340 397 329 519 589 462
18 38 59 54 62 63 52 55 101 45 42 44 51 48 84 99 95 89 76 58 121 47 59 62 91 73 91
4 8 6 2 7 2 15 3 8 6 6 1 8 3 12 7 6 13 1 2 1 1 4 0 1 4 3
380 343 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 484 502 473 500 549 981 979 921 921 1853 1936 2521 658 667 636 851 911 785
Summary Statistics
Valid cases 35562
Missing cases 26904