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Some people are primarily concerned with doing everything possible to protect the legal rights of those accused of committing crimes. Others feel that it is more important to stop criminal activity even at the risk of reducing the rights of the accused. Where would you place the Democratic Party {on this scale}? (7-POINT SCALE SHOWN TO R)
Democratic Party on rights of the accused · Asked in 5 waves, 1970–1978 · 9,391 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Dropped only in years where the codebook names a design split (alternate form, half sample, abbreviated or web instrument): 0 in 1972. Kept and flagged: 0 (other_missing), 8 (dk). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: Rs who responded ‘haven’t thought much about it’ for self-placement were not asked for party placements on this scale. In 1972-1978, Rs who responded ‘DK’ for self-placement were not asked for party placements on this scale.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Protect rights of accused | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Stop crime regardless of rights of accused |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1978 Time Series Study Source variable: V780367. | 1978-11-08 to 1979-01-25 | face to face | 2,304 | 2,304 |
| ANES 1976 Time Series Study Source variable: V763251. | 1976-09-07 to 1977-01-30 | face to face | 2,248 | 2,161 |
| ANES 1974 Time Series Study Source variable: V742284. | 1974-11-06 to 1975-01-31 | face to face | 1,575 | 1,575 |
| ANES 1972 Time Series Study Source variable: V720625. | 1972-09-01 to 1973-02-13 | face to face | 2,705 | 1,844 |
| ANES 1970 Time Series Study Source variable: V700121(type 0). | 1970-11-04 to 1971-01-13 | face to face | 1,507 | 1,507 |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
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| MoE |
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| All respondents | 11% | 15% | 23% | 31% | 11% | 5% | 4% | 2304 | ±2 | |
| White | 11% | 15% | 25% | 32% | 11% | 3% | 3% | 1964 | ±2 | |
| Black | 12% | 12% | 13% | 21% | 17% | 13% | 14% | 232 | ±6 | |
| Hispanic | 16% | 13% | 18% | 29% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 77 | ±11 | |
| Asian † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | ±35 |
| Other † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | ±24 |
ANES 1978 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ living in households in the contiguous 48 states. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.