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How about refusing to obey a law which one thinks is unjust, if the person feels so strongly about it that he is willing to go to jail rather than obey the law? Would you approve of a person doing that, Disapprove, or would it depend on the circumstances?
Approval of civil disobedience against unjust laws · Asked in 4 waves, 1968–1974 · 6,461 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codebook weight: VCF0010x/VCF0010y/VCF0010z (differs from VCF0009z only in 1970). Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. NA code treated as not asked where it exceeds 10% of a year's answers (an unlabeled split or filter): 0 in 1970. Kept and flagged: 0 (no_answer), 2 (dk). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: See introductory text VCF0601. Weight variable VCF0010/VCF0010A must be used if distributions including 1970 data are desired: see VCF0010. Note that use of VCF0010/VCF0010A as a weight reduces the 1970 total N for this variable: form 2 whites who should appear as code 0 INAP cases are excluded from the 1970 total N.
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 | Disapprove | Approve | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 73% | 27% | 1575 | ±3 | |
| Men | 73% | 27% | 661 | ±4 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 1974 Time Series Study Source variable: V742239. | 1974-11-06 to 1975-01-31 | face to face | 1,575 | 1,575 |
| ANES 1972 Time Series Study Source variable: V720276. | 1972-09-01 to 1973-02-13 | face to face | 2,705 | 2,703 |
| ANES 1970 Time Series Study Source variable: V700142(type 1). | 1970-11-04 to 1971-01-13 | face to face | 1,507 | 835 |
| ANES 1968 Time Series Study Source variable: V680474. | 1968-09-06 to 1969-01-28 | face to face | 1,557 | 1,348 |
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.
| Women | 74% | 26% | 914 | ±4 |
ANES 1974 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.