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Attitudes Towards Wiretapping

Question: "Everything considered, would you say that you approve or disapprove of wiretapping?"

Year Approve Disapprove No Opinion
1974 16 80 4
1975 16 80 4
1977 18 78 3
1978 19 78 3
1982 19 77 4
1983 18 78 4
1985 23 74 3
1986 22 74 4
1988 20 74 6
1989 26 69 5
1990 22 72 6
1991 24 70 6
1993 23 72 -
1994 18 76 -
Source: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. Published in the 1994 Bureau of Justice Statistics Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics.

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