Wrongful Convictions (October 2011)

Wrongful Convictions (October 2011)

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categorycolumn-1
Never3%
Almost never30%
Occasionally41%
Fairly often15%
Don't know11%

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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Never0%3%6%
Almost never12%18%47%
Occasionally52%39%33%
Fairly often28%15%5%
Don't know7%25%9%

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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Never4%7%7%
Almost never54%35%48%
Occasionally31%44%31%
Fairly often3%4%6%
Don't know8%10%9%

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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Almost never16%24%6%
Occasionally51%49%53%
Fairly often30%16%34%
Don't know3%11%8%

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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Never0%0%6%
Almost never11%19%45%
Occasionally58%42%33%
Fairly often26%20%8%
Don't know5%19%9%

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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Never2%9%6%
Almost never36%51%45%
Occasionally41%28%31%
Fairly often10%4%12%
Don't know11%8%6%

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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Almost never10%15%5%
Occasionally69%55%44%
Fairly often16%27%42%
Don't know5%3%8%

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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Never0%6%3%
Almost never12%46%27%
Occasionally50%34%52%
Fairly often32%5%16%
Don't know6%9%2%

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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Never4%0%4%
Almost never35%6%26%
Occasionally40%41%42%
Fairly often11%42%14%
Don't know10%10%14%

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categoryMaleFemale
Never5%1%
Almost never37%24%
Occasionally36%45%
Fairly often14%15%
Don't know7%13%

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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Never2%5%2%
Almost never26%30%37%
Occasionally40%42%41%
Fairly often21%13%10%
Don't know11%10%11%

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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Never11%4%1%2%4%6%
Almost never21%28%34%24%36%33%
Occasionally39%42%42%38%42%37%
Fairly often21%14%13%21%13%22%
Don't know8%13%10%15%5%2%

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