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Now I have some questions about civil liberties and public security. Do you think that the American government should or should not have the right to do the following? Keep people under video surveillance in public areas? Would you say...
Government right to use video surveillance in public · Asked in 2 waves, 2016–2024 · 3,026 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2024).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2024).
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.
| Group | Definitely should have the right | Probably should have the right | Probably should not have the right | Definitely should not have the right | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2024 | 2024-04-05 to 2024-12-02 | mixed | 3,309 | 1,636 |
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 1,390 |
| 26% |
| 38% |
| 19% |
| 16% |
| 1636 |
| ±3 |
| Men | 27% | 37% | 19% | 17% | 697 | ±5 |
| Women | 26% | 39% | 20% | 16% | 935 | ±4 |
General Social Survey 2024 · US adults 18+ living in households (English, and Spanish since 2006). 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.