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Given the world situation, the government protects too many documents by classifying them as SECRET and TOP SECRET. Do you . . .
Government classifies too many documents as secret · Asked in 3 waves, 1994–1998 · 4,321 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 | Strongly agree | Agree | Neither agree nor disagree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 1998 | 1998-02-01 to 1998-06-19 | face to face | 2,832 | 1,387 |
| General Social Survey 1996 | 1996-02-01 to 1996-05-25 | face to face | 2,904 | 1,460 |
| General Social Survey 1994 | 1994-01-04 to 1994-06-29 | face to face | 2,992 | 1,474 |
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.
| 19% |
| 41% |
| 19% |
| 17% |
| 4% |
| 1387 |
| ±3 |
| Northeast | 22% | 39% | 16% | 19% | 4% | 270 | ±7 |
| Midwest | 17% | 42% | 19% | 17% | 4% | 351 | ±6 |
| South | 16% | 41% | 20% | 18% | 5% | 496 | ±5 |
| West | 21% | 41% | 19% | 15% | 4% | 270 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 1998 · 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.