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Capital punishment: impermissible or permissible?
1122 respondents
Accept or lean towards:
permissible
permissible
17.74% (17.74%)
Reject or lean against:
permissible
permissible
0.09% (0.00%)
Accept or lean towards:
impermissible
impermissible
75.13% (75.04%)
Reject or lean against:
impermissible
impermissible
0.00% (0.00%)
Accept a combination of views
0.09%
Accept an alternative view
1.43%
The question is too unclear to answer
1.96%
There is no fact of the matter
0.62%
Agnostic/undecided
2.76%
Other
0.36%
Alternative Views
24 target respondents indicated that they accept or lean toward an alternative view. The words used in their responses cluster as follows. These results are not filtered by AOS, region, etc.
- PRIN (10): principle (10)
- PRAC (7): practice (6) practically (1)
- CIRC (6): circumstances (5) circumstance (1)
- ACTU (4): actual (3) actually (1)
- SOCI (3): social (1) societies (1) society (1)
- CASE (3): cases (3)
Longitudinal comparison to 2009 survey
Strongest correlations with main questions (target population)
r: 0.32
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Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 88 | 61 |
Reject | 185 | 450 |
n: 784
p < 0.0001
r: -0.31
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 78 | 85 |
Reject | 560 | 180 |
n: 903
p < 0.0001
r: 0.3
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 69 | 96 |
Reject | 112 | 644 |
n: 921
p < 0.0001
r: 0.25
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Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 59 | 91 |
Reject | 110 | 499 |
n: 759
p < 0.0001
r: -0.23
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 119 | 47 |
Reject | 637 | 93 |
n: 896
p < 0.0001
r: 0.23
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 46 | 102 |
Reject | 86 | 578 |
n: 812
p < 0.0001
r: 0.23
| ||
---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 128 | 55 |
Reject | 394 | 428 |
n: 1005
p < 0.0001
r: 0.22
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 83 | 80 |
Reject | 213 | 520 |
n: 896
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 31 | 152 |
Reject | 245 | 579 |
n: 1007
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 50 | 97 |
Reject | 376 | 294 |
n: 817
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 86 | 79 |
Reject | 553 | 204 |
n: 922
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 60 | 90 |
Reject | 346 | 265 |
n: 761
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 42 | 93 |
Reject | 78 | 417 |
n: 630
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 65 | 61 |
Reject | 149 | 348 |
n: 623
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
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Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 126 | 45 |
Reject | 407 | 326 |
n: 904
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 17 | 106 |
Reject | 122 | 423 |
n: 668
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 19 | 109 |
Reject | 37 | 535 |
n: 700
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 60 | 81 |
Reject | 338 | 263 |
n: 742
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 102 | 64 |
Reject | 318 | 380 |
n: 864
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 22 | 161 |
Reject | 188 | 634 |
n: 1005
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 8 | 163 |
Reject | 83 | 648 |
n: 902
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 30 | 67 |
Reject | 180 | 228 |
n: 505
p: 0.0014
r: -0.14
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 9 | 104 |
Reject | 48 | 413 |
n: 574
p: 0.0009
r: 0.13
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 16 | 96 |
Reject | 42 | 458 |
n: 612
p: 0.0008
r: 0.13
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 74 | 58 |
Reject | 240 | 342 |
n: 714
p: 0.0004
r: -0.13
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 15 | 135 |
Reject | 120 | 491 |
n: 761
p: 0.0005
r: 0.12
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 55 | 131 |
Reject | 150 | 666 |
n: 1002
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 84 | 98 |
Reject | 476 | 301 |
n: 959
p: 0.0002
r: 0.12
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 54 | 45 |
Reject | 178 | 252 |
n: 529
p: 0.0081
r: 0.11
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 32 | 39 |
Reject | 120 | 181 |
n: 372
p: 0.027
r: 0.11
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 126 | 27 |
Reject | 430 | 145 |
n: 728
p: 0.0024
r: -0.11
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 13 | 140 |
Reject | 89 | 486 |
n: 728
p: 0.0029
r: -0.11
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 7 | 163 |
Reject | 53 | 642 |
n: 865
p: 0.0013
r: -0.11
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 31 | 140 |
Reject | 227 | 505 |
n: 903
p: 0.001
r: -0.11
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 38 | 97 |
Reject | 171 | 323 |
n: 629
p: 0.0063
r: 0.11
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 159 | 30 |
Reject | 627 | 199 |
n: 1015
p: 0.0007
r: -0.1
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 22 | 113 |
Reject | 126 | 440 |
n: 701
p: 0.0073
r: -0.1
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 55 | 98 |
Reject | 299 | 330 |
n: 782
p: 0.0048
r: 0.1
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 109 | 46 |
Reject | 389 | 219 |
n: 763
p: 0.0057
r: -0.1
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 78 | 72 |
Reject | 387 | 279 |
n: 816
p: 0.0043
r: -0.1
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 14 | 86 |
Reject | 63 | 374 |
n: 537
p: 0.0212
r: -0.1
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 29 | 106 |
Reject | 120 | 374 |
n: 629
p: 0.0132
r: 0.1
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 39 | 39 |
Reject | 136 | 200 |
n: 414
p: 0.0449
r: -0.1
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 66 | 119 |
Reject | 358 | 450 |
n: 993
p: 0.0019
r: -0.1
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 6 | 113 |
Reject | 55 | 420 |
n: 594
p: 0.017
r: 0.1
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 45 | 92 |
Reject | 130 | 440 |
n: 707
p: 0.0093
r: -0.1
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 8 | 115 |
Reject | 102 | 420 |
n: 645
p: 0.0144
r: -0.1
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 12 | 127 |
Reject | 64 | 498 |
n: 701
p: 0.0116
r: 0.1
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 133 | 50 |
Reject | 544 | 267 |
n: 994
p: 0.0027
r: -0.09
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 30 | 140 |
Reject | 193 | 502 |
n: 865
p: 0.0052
r: -0.09
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 25 | 74 |
Reject | 142 | 286 |
n: 527
p: 0.0299
r: -0.09
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 30 | 131 |
Reject | 178 | 554 |
n: 893
p: 0.0047
r: -0.09
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 28 | 108 |
Reject | 148 | 426 |
n: 710
p: 0.0119
r: -0.09
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 6 | 139 |
Reject | 36 | 571 |
n: 752
p: 0.0098
r: 0.09
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 59 | 73 |
Reject | 203 | 341 |
n: 676
p: 0.0154
r: 0.09
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 82 | 82 |
Reject | 260 | 470 |
n: 894
p: 0.0058
r: -0.09
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 49 | 113 |
Reject | 233 | 415 |
n: 810
p: 0.0089
r: 0.09
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 39 | 114 |
Reject | 102 | 527 |
n: 782
p: 0.0104
r: -0.09
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 24 | 77 |
Reject | 115 | 323 |
n: 539
p: 0.0349
r: 0.09
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 42 | 80 |
Reject | 160 | 406 |
n: 688
p: 0.0174
r: -0.09
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 27 | 125 |
Reject | 159 | 498 |
n: 809
p: 0.0102
r: -0.09
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 19 | 116 |
Reject | 85 | 411 |
n: 631
p: 0.0244
r: -0.09
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 10 | 98 |
Reject | 75 | 352 |
n: 535
p: 0.0413
r: 0.09
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 110 | 48 |
Reject | 407 | 240 |
n: 805
p: 0.0137
r: -0.09
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 21 | 124 |
Reject | 94 | 515 |
n: 754
p: 0.0188
r: -0.08
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 16 | 124 |
Reject | 87 | 494 |
n: 721
p: 0.0231
r: 0.08
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 113 | 72 |
Reject | 423 | 385 |
n: 993
p: 0.0096
r: 0.08
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 48 | 127 |
Reject | 155 | 663 |
n: 993
p: 0.0101
r: -0.08
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 6 | 161 |
Reject | 24 | 656 |
n: 847
p: 0.0182
r: 0.08
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 126 | 37 |
Reject | 451 | 197 |
n: 811
p: 0.0215
r: -0.08
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 40 | 131 |
Reject | 209 | 550 |
n: 930
p: 0.0187
r: 0.08
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 49 | 96 |
Reject | 140 | 469 |
n: 754
p: 0.0386
r: -0.07
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 105 | 72 |
Reject | 535 | 283 |
n: 995
p: 0.019
r: -0.07
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 86 | 78 |
Reject | 395 | 277 |
n: 836
p: 0.0386
r: -0.07
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 30 | 130 |
Reject | 159 | 524 |
n: 843
p: 0.0438
r: -0.07
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Accept | Reject |
Accept | 20 | 143 |
Reject | 141 | 603 |
n: 907
p: 0.0394
Strongest correlations with demographic questions (target population)
r: 0.21
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 21 | 132 |
Reject | 19 | 638 |
n: 810
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 14 | 168 |
Reject | 192 | 633 |
n: 1007
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 125 | 57 |
Reject | 402 | 423 |
n: 1007
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 35 | 163 |
Reject | 60 | 796 |
n: 1054
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 168 | 20 |
Reject | 682 | 175 |
n: 1045
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 20 | 168 |
Reject | 172 | 685 |
n: 1045
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 15 | 180 |
Reject | 157 | 707 |
n: 1059
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 131 | 64 |
Reject | 464 | 400 |
n: 1059
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 105 | 32 |
Reject | 421 | 219 |
n: 777
p: 0.0004
r: 0.13
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 42 | 111 |
Reject | 112 | 545 |
n: 810
p: 0.0003
r: -0.11
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 5 | 193 |
Reject | 70 | 786 |
n: 1054
p: 0.0002
r: 0.11
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 14 | 184 |
Reject | 21 | 835 |
n: 1054
p: 0.0003
r: 0.1
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 15 | 180 |
Reject | 22 | 842 |
n: 1059
p: 0.0008
r: -0.1
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 15 | 138 |
Reject | 103 | 554 |
n: 810
p: 0.0035
r: 0.1
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 176 | 15 |
Reject | 725 | 124 |
n: 1040
p: 0.0017
r: 0.1
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 61 | 137 |
Reject | 200 | 656 |
n: 1054
p: 0.0019
r: 0.09
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 11 | 171 |
Reject | 16 | 809 |
n: 1007
p: 0.0028
r: -0.09
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 12 | 125 |
Reject | 89 | 551 |
n: 777
p: 0.0151
r: -0.08
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 9 | 128 |
Reject | 67 | 573 |
n: 777
p: 0.0291
r: 0.08
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 14 | 139 |
Reject | 44 | 613 |
n: 810
p: 0.0296
r: -0.07
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 6 | 192 |
Reject | 41 | 815 |
n: 1054
p: 0.0173
r: 0.07
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 8 | 145 |
Reject | 13 | 644 |
n: 810
p: 0.0408
r: -0.07
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 80 | 98 |
Reject | 395 | 425 |
n: 998
p: 0.0375
r: -0.06
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---|---|---|
Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 9 | 189 |
Reject | 64 | 792 |
n: 1054
p: 0.0412
r: -0.06
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Capital punishment: permissible | Yes | No |
Accept | 7 | 188 |
Reject | 53 | 811 |
n: 1059
p: 0.0418