Should people who want to overthrow the government by force be allowed to hold public meetings?
Allow public meetings by those who want to overthrow government · Asked in 2 waves, 2004–2014 · 2,736 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.
| Group | Should definitely be allowed | Should probably be allowed | Should probably not be allowed | Should definitely not be allowed | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2014 | 2014-03-31 to 2014-10-13 | face to face | 2,538 | 1,264 |
| General Social Survey 2004 | 2004-08-18 to 2005-01-04 | face to face | 2,812 | 1,472 |
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.
| 17% |
| 18% |
| 21% |
| 43% |
| 1264 |
| ±3 |
| 18–29 | 18% | 22% | 28% | 32% | 191 | ±8 |
| 30–44 | 23% | 18% | 20% | 40% | 368 | ±6 |
| 45–64 | 17% | 19% | 18% | 46% | 440 | ±5 |
| 65+ | 7% | 14% | 23% | 56% | 262 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 2014 · 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.