State of the First Amendment 1999 [United States]
Study Summary
Produced By: Center for Survey Research and Analysis, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut
Funding Agency/Sponsor: Freedom Forum
Author: The First Amendment Center
Abstract (CPANDA): The State of the First Amendment survey, conducted annually (since 1997, except for 1998) for the First Amendment Center by the Center for Survey Research and Analysis at the University of Connecticut, examines public attitudes toward freedom of speech, press, religion and the rights of assembly and petition. Core questions, asked each year, include awareness of First Amendment freedoms, overall assessments of whether there is too much or too little freedom of speech, press, and religion in the U.S., levels of tolerance for various types of public expression (such as flag-burning and singing songs with potentially offensive lyrics), levels of tolerance for various journalistic behaviors, attitudes toward prayer in schools, and level of support for amending the Constitution to prohibit flag-burning or defacement. Additional (non-core) questions asked in the 1999 survey include attitudes toward alcohol and tobacco advertisements, levels of tolerance for sexually explicit content in various media, and attitudes toward television and Internet content ratings.
Methodology (CPANDA) : The Center for Survey Research and Analysis at the University of Connecticut conducted a total of 1,001 telephone interviews with a random national sample of adults ages 18 and over, between February 26 and March 24, 1999.
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Cite the Study or Data Set [APA format]
The First Amendment Center. 1999. STATE OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT 1999 [computer file]. Storrs, CT: Center for Survey Research and Analysis, University of Connecticut [producer and distributor].
Cite the Codebook [APA format]
First Amendment Center. 2002. STATE OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT 1999 [codebook file]. CPANDA ed. Princeton, NJ: Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive [producer and distributor].