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(Do you favor, oppose, or neither favor nor oppose the U.S. government torturing people, who are suspected of being terrorists, to try to get information?) Do you favor that a great deal, moderately, or a little? / Do you oppose that a great deal, moderately, or a little?
Strength of view on torturing suspected terrorists · Asked in 3 waves, 2008–2016 · 11,222 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): -9 in 2016. Kept and flagged: -9 (other_missing), -8 (dk).
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
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 | Favor a great deal | Favor moderately | Favor a little | Neither favor nor oppose | Oppose a little | Oppose moderately | Oppose a great deal | n |
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| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2016 Time Series Study Source variable: V162295x. | 2016-09-07 to 2017-01-09 | mixed | 4,270 | 3,610 |
| ANES 2012 Time Series Study Source variable: dhs_torture,dhs_torturefav,dhs_tortureopp. | 2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13 | mixed | 5,914 | 5,510 |
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V085232x. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 2,102 |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
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.
| MoE |
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| All respondents | 9% | 10% | 5% | 34% | 3% | 14% | 25% | 3610 | ±2 | |
| Democrats | 6% | 6% | 4% | 30% | 4% | 16% | 35% | 1237 | ±3 | |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 8% | 9% | 4% | 36% | 4% | 15% | 24% | 1331 | ±3 | |
| Republicans | 15% | 18% | 7% | 36% | 3% | 9% | 12% | 1026 | ±4 |
ANES 2016 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ (face-to-face samples: contiguous 48 states and DC; web samples: 50 states and DC). 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.