Poll: Broader Concern on Privacy Rights, But Terrorism Threat Still Trumps
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More Important Right Now
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| Investigate terrorism | Protect privacy | |||
| All | 65% | 32% | ||
| Democrats | 51% | 47% | ||
| Independents | 64% | 34% | ||
| Republicans | 84% | 15% | ||
| Liberals | 49% | 49% | ||
| Moderates | 65% | 33% | ||
| Conservatives | 76% | 21% | ||
In another difference, Republicans and conservatives, given their support for the administration, are much less likely to say the government is intruding on privacy rights; or, if they believe it's doing so, to see such intrusions as unjustified.
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Is the Government Intruding on Privacy Rights?
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| Yes, and not justified | Yes, but justified | No, not intruding | ||
| All | 30% | 31% | 32% | |
| Democrats | 45% | 25% | 25% | |
| Independents | 33% | 31% | 27% | |
| Republicans | 8% | 41% | 45% | |
| Liberals | 49% | 25% | 20% | |
| Moderates | 49% | 25% | 20% | |
| Conservatives | 15% | 30% | 48% | |
Methodology
This ABC News/Washington Post poll was conducted by telephone Jan. 5-8, 2006, among a random national sample of 1,001 adults. The results have a three-point error margin. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by TNS of Horsham, Pa.
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