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Suppose the government suspected that a terrorist act was about to happen. Do you think the authorities should have the right to… A. Detain people for as long as they want without putting them on trial?
Detaining terror suspects without trial · Asked in 2 waves, 2006–2016 · 2,908 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 | Definitely should have right | Probably should have right | Probably should not have right | Definitely should not have right | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Survey 2016 | 2016-04-05 to 2016-11-19 | face to face | 2,867 | 1,390 |
| General Social Survey 2006 | 2006-03-07 to 2006-08-07 | face to face | 4,510 | 1,518 |
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.
| 16% |
| 21% |
| 29% |
| 34% |
| 1390 |
| ±3 |
| Protestant | 17% | 20% | 31% | 32% | 693 | ±4 |
| Catholic | 23% | 22% | 27% | 29% | 327 | ±7 |
| Jewish † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | – | 25 | ±25 |
| Other faith † | 20% | 17% | 35% | 28% | 46 | ±17 |
| None | 8% | 23% | 24% | 45% | 289 | ±7 |
General Social Survey 2016 · 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.