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Suppose the police get an anonymous tip that a man with a long criminal record is planning to break into a warehouse. Please circle a number for each question to show if you think police should be allowed without a court order to ... A. Keep the man under surveillance.
Police surveillance of known criminal without court order · Asked in 2 waves, 1985–1990 · 1,894 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
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 allowed | Probably allowed | Probably not allowed | Definitely not allowed | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1990 | 1990-02-06 to 1990-04-22 | face to face | 1,372 | 1,217 |
| General Social Survey 1985 | 1985-02-09 to 1985-04-23 | face to face | 1,534 | 677 |
| 70% |
| 25% |
| 3% |
| 3% |
| 1217 |
| ±3 |
| Protestant | 71% | 24% | 3% | 3% | 772 | ±4 |
| Catholic | 66% | 30% | 2% | 2% | 285 | ±7 |
| Jewish † | 77% | 23% | – | – | 24 | ±22 |
| Other faith † | 86% | 10% | 1% | 2% | 37 | ±18 |
| None | 64% | 28% | 3% | 5% | 96 | ±11 |
General Social Survey 1990 · 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.