Survey Results

Capital punishment: impermissible or permissible?


1122 respondents
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What the percentages mean: "Accept or lean toward P: 50% (40%)" means that 50% of respondents endorsed this answer inclusively (including multiple-answer endorsements) and 40% endorsed this answer exclusively (excluding multiple-answer endorsements).

These results should not be used for comparison to 2009 results due to different populations and parameters. For meaningful longitudinal comparisons, see the longitudinal analysis section.

Accept or lean towards:
permissible
17.74% (17.74%)
Reject or lean against:
permissible
0.09% (0.00%)
Accept or lean towards:
impermissible
75.13% (75.04%)
Reject or lean against:
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%
N = 1122, excluding skipped & insufficiently familiar (41 respondents)
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

This question was not in the 2009 survey

Strongest correlations with main questions (target population)

r: 0.32
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 88 61
Reject 185 450
n: 784
p < 0.0001
r: -0.31
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 78 85
Reject 560 180
n: 903
p < 0.0001
r: 0.3
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 69 96
Reject 112 644
n: 921
p < 0.0001
r: 0.25
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 59 91
Reject 110 499
n: 759
p < 0.0001
r: -0.23
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 119 47
Reject 637 93
n: 896
p < 0.0001
r: 0.23
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
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 83 80
Reject 213 520
n: 896
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 31 152
Reject 245 579
n: 1007
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 50 97
Reject 376 294
n: 817
p < 0.0001
r: -0.18
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 86 79
Reject 553 204
n: 922
p < 0.0001
r: -0.17
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 60 90
Reject 346 265
n: 761
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 42 93
Reject 78 417
n: 630
p < 0.0001
r: 0.17
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 65 61
Reject 149 348
n: 623
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 126 45
Reject 407 326
n: 904
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 17 106
Reject 122 423
n: 668
p < 0.0001
r: 0.16
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 19 109
Reject 37 535
n: 700
p < 0.0001
r: -0.16
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 60 81
Reject 338 263
n: 742
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 102 64
Reject 318 380
n: 864
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 22 161
Reject 188 634
n: 1005
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 8 163
Reject 83 648
n: 902
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 30 67
Reject 180 228
n: 505
p: 0.0014
r: -0.14
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 9 104
Reject 48 413
n: 574
p: 0.0009
r: 0.13
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 16 96
Reject 42 458
n: 612
p: 0.0008
r: 0.13
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 74 58
Reject 240 342
n: 714
p: 0.0004
r: -0.13
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 15 135
Reject 120 491
n: 761
p: 0.0005
r: 0.12
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 55 131
Reject 150 666
n: 1002
p < 0.0001
r: -0.12
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 84 98
Reject 476 301
n: 959
p: 0.0002
r: 0.12
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 54 45
Reject 178 252
n: 529
p: 0.0081
r: 0.11
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 32 39
Reject 120 181
n: 372
p: 0.027
r: 0.11
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 126 27
Reject 430 145
n: 728
p: 0.0024
r: -0.11
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 13 140
Reject 89 486
n: 728
p: 0.0029
r: -0.11
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 7 163
Reject 53 642
n: 865
p: 0.0013
r: -0.11
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 31 140
Reject 227 505
n: 903
p: 0.001
r: -0.11
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 38 97
Reject 171 323
n: 629
p: 0.0063
r: 0.11
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 159 30
Reject 627 199
n: 1015
p: 0.0007
r: -0.1
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 22 113
Reject 126 440
n: 701
p: 0.0073
r: -0.1
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 55 98
Reject 299 330
n: 782
p: 0.0048
r: 0.1
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 109 46
Reject 389 219
n: 763
p: 0.0057
r: -0.1
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 78 72
Reject 387 279
n: 816
p: 0.0043
r: -0.1
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 14 86
Reject 63 374
n: 537
p: 0.0212
r: -0.1
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 29 106
Reject 120 374
n: 629
p: 0.0132
r: 0.1
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 39 39
Reject 136 200
n: 414
p: 0.0449
r: -0.1
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 66 119
Reject 358 450
n: 993
p: 0.0019
r: -0.1
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 6 113
Reject 55 420
n: 594
p: 0.017
r: 0.1
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 45 92
Reject 130 440
n: 707
p: 0.0093
r: -0.1
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 8 115
Reject 102 420
n: 645
p: 0.0144
r: -0.1
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 12 127
Reject 64 498
n: 701
p: 0.0116
r: 0.1
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 133 50
Reject 544 267
n: 994
p: 0.0027
r: -0.09
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 30 140
Reject 193 502
n: 865
p: 0.0052
r: -0.09
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 25 74
Reject 142 286
n: 527
p: 0.0299
r: -0.09
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 30 131
Reject 178 554
n: 893
p: 0.0047
r: -0.09
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 28 108
Reject 148 426
n: 710
p: 0.0119
r: -0.09
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 6 139
Reject 36 571
n: 752
p: 0.0098
r: 0.09
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 59 73
Reject 203 341
n: 676
p: 0.0154
r: 0.09
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 82 82
Reject 260 470
n: 894
p: 0.0058
r: -0.09
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 49 113
Reject 233 415
n: 810
p: 0.0089
r: 0.09
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 39 114
Reject 102 527
n: 782
p: 0.0104
r: -0.09
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 24 77
Reject 115 323
n: 539
p: 0.0349
r: 0.09
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 42 80
Reject 160 406
n: 688
p: 0.0174
r: -0.09
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 27 125
Reject 159 498
n: 809
p: 0.0102
r: -0.09
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 19 116
Reject 85 411
n: 631
p: 0.0244
r: -0.09
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 10 98
Reject 75 352
n: 535
p: 0.0413
r: 0.09
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 110 48
Reject 407 240
n: 805
p: 0.0137
r: -0.09
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 21 124
Reject 94 515
n: 754
p: 0.0188
r: -0.08
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 16 124
Reject 87 494
n: 721
p: 0.0231
r: 0.08
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 113 72
Reject 423 385
n: 993
p: 0.0096
r: 0.08
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 48 127
Reject 155 663
n: 993
p: 0.0101
r: -0.08
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 6 161
Reject 24 656
n: 847
p: 0.0182
r: 0.08
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 126 37
Reject 451 197
n: 811
p: 0.0215
r: -0.08
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 40 131
Reject 209 550
n: 930
p: 0.0187
r: 0.08
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 49 96
Reject 140 469
n: 754
p: 0.0386
r: -0.07
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 105 72
Reject 535 283
n: 995
p: 0.019
r: -0.07
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 86 78
Reject 395 277
n: 836
p: 0.0386
r: -0.07
Capital punishment: permissible Accept Reject
Accept 30 130
Reject 159 524
n: 843
p: 0.0438
r: -0.07
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
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 21 132
Reject 19 638
n: 810
p < 0.0001
r: -0.19
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 14 168
Reject 192 633
n: 1007
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 125 57
Reject 402 423
n: 1007
p < 0.0001
r: 0.18
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 35 163
Reject 60 796
n: 1054
p < 0.0001
r: 0.15
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 168 20
Reject 682 175
n: 1045
p < 0.0001
r: -0.15
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 20 168
Reject 172 685
n: 1045
p < 0.0001
r: -0.14
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 15 180
Reject 157 707
n: 1059
p < 0.0001
r: 0.14
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 131 64
Reject 464 400
n: 1059
p < 0.0001
r: 0.13
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 105 32
Reject 421 219
n: 777
p: 0.0004
r: 0.13
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 42 111
Reject 112 545
n: 810
p: 0.0003
r: -0.11
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 5 193
Reject 70 786
n: 1054
p: 0.0002
r: 0.11
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 14 184
Reject 21 835
n: 1054
p: 0.0003
r: 0.1
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 15 180
Reject 22 842
n: 1059
p: 0.0008
r: -0.1
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 15 138
Reject 103 554
n: 810
p: 0.0035
r: 0.1
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 176 15
Reject 725 124
n: 1040
p: 0.0017
r: 0.1
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 61 137
Reject 200 656
n: 1054
p: 0.0019
r: 0.09
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 11 171
Reject 16 809
n: 1007
p: 0.0028
r: -0.09
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 12 125
Reject 89 551
n: 777
p: 0.0151
r: -0.08
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 9 128
Reject 67 573
n: 777
p: 0.0291
r: 0.08
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 14 139
Reject 44 613
n: 810
p: 0.0296
r: -0.07
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 6 192
Reject 41 815
n: 1054
p: 0.0173
r: 0.07
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 8 145
Reject 13 644
n: 810
p: 0.0408
r: -0.07
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 80 98
Reject 395 425
n: 998
p: 0.0375
r: -0.06
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 9 189
Reject 64 792
n: 1054
p: 0.0412
r: -0.06
Capital punishment: permissible Yes No
Accept 7 188
Reject 53 811
n: 1059
p: 0.0418