State of the First Amendment 2006 [United States]
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- Q2
- Q2 The First Amendment became part of the U.S. Constitution more than 200 years ago. This is what it says: 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Strongly agree | 90 |
| 2 | Mildly agree | 83 |
| 3 | Mildly disagree | 198 |
| 4 | Strongly disagree | 576 |
| 98 | Dont Know | 52 |
| 99 | Refused | 3 |
Column: 209
Width: 8
Type: numeric
- Q3
- Q3. Overall, do you think the PRESS IN AMERICA has too much freedom to do what it wants, too little freedom to do what it wants, or is the amount of freedom the press has about right?
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Too much freedom | 393 |
| 2 | Too little freedom | 100 |
| 3 | About right | 476 |
| 98 | Dont Know | 25 |
| 99 | Refused | 8 |
Column: 217
Width: 8
Type: numeric
- Q4
- Q4. Newspapers should be allowed to freely criticize the U.S military about its strategy and performance. (PROBE: AGREE/DISAGREE STRONGLY/MILDLY)
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Strongly agree | 352 |
| 2 | Mildly agree | 252 |
| 3 | Mildly disagree | 103 |
| 4 | Strongly disagree | 259 |
| 98 | Dont Know | 33 |
| 99 | Refused | 3 |
Column: 225
Width: 8
Type: numeric
- Q5
- Q5. Musicians should be allowed to sing songs with lyrics that others might find offensive. (PROBE: AGREE/DISAGREE STRONGLY/MILDLY)
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Strongly agree | 377 |
| 2 | Mildly agree | 235 |
| 3 | Mildly disagree | 109 |
| 4 | Strongly disagree | 248 |
| 98 | Dont Know | 31 |
| 99 | Refused | 2 |
Column: 233
Width: 8
Type: numeric
- Q6
- Q6. People should be allowed to say things in public that might be offensive to religious groups. (PROBE: AGREE/DISAGREE STRONGLY/MILDLY)
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Strongly agree | 311 |
| 2 | Mildly agree | 254 |
| 3 | Mildly disagree | 141 |
| 4 | Strongly disagree | 265 |
| 98 | Dont Know | 27 |
| 99 | Refused | 4 |
Column: 241
Width: 8
Type: numeric
- Q7
- Q7. People should be allowed to say things in public that might be offensive to racial groups. (PROBE: AGREE/DISAGREE STRONGLY/MILDLY)
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Strongly agree | 216 |
| 2 | Mildly agree | 227 |
| 3 | Mildly disagree | 130 |
| 4 | Strongly disagree | 408 |
| 98 | Dont Know | 17 |
| 99 | Refused | 4 |
Column: 249
Width: 8
Type: numeric
- Q8
- Q8. Please tell me which one of the following 3 statements you agree with the most: Newspapers SHOULD BE allowed to publish sensitive and classified government information; Newspapers SHOULD BE allowed to publish sensitive and classified government info
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Newspapers should be allowed to publish | 118 |
| 2 | Newspapers should be allowed to publish ONLY WHEN wrongdoing | 490 |
| 3 | Newspapers should not be allowed to publish | 365 |
| 98 | Dont Know | 22 |
| 99 | Refused | 7 |
Column: 257
Width: 8
Type: numeric
- Q9
- Q9. Newspapers should honor government requests to withhold publishing information that might hurt efforts to win the war on terrorism. (PROBE: AGREE/DISAGREE STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT)
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Strongly agree | 562 |
| 2 | Mildly agree | 177 |
| 3 | Mildly disagree | 82 |
| 4 | Strongly disagree | 128 |
| 98 | Dont Know | 47 |
| 99 | Refused | 6 |
Column: 265
Width: 8
Type: numeric
- Q10
- Q10. Even during wartime, the press should be allowed to publish stories that criticize the actions of the government. (PROBE: AGREE/DISAGREE STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT)
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Strongly agree | 403 |
| 2 | Mildly agree | 257 |
| 3 | Mildly disagree | 125 |
| 4 | Strongly disagree | 179 |
| 98 | Dont Know | 33 |
| 99 | Refused | 5 |
Column: 273
Width: 8
Type: numeric
- Q11
- Q11. Even during wartime, political candidates should be allowed to criticize the actions of government while campaigning. (PROBE: AGREE/DISAGREE STRONGLY/SOMEWHAT)
| Response Categories | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Label | Frequency |
| 1 | Strongly agree | 462 |
| 2 | Mildly agree | 241 |
| 3 | Mildly disagree | 100 |
| 4 | Strongly disagree | 172 |
| 98 | Dont Know | 22 |
| 99 | Refused | 5 |
Column: 281
Width: 8
Type: numeric
- QD1
- QD1. In what year were you born? (ENTER 4 DIGIT NUMBER)
Column: 289
Width: 8
Type: numeric