This survey shows the attitude of Americans towards abandonment of civil liberties to curb terrorism in the United States in 2011, shown according to generation. 45 percent of Baby Boomers stated that it is necessary for Americans to give up some civil liberties to curb terrorism.
Will it be necessary for Americans to give up some civil liberties to curb terrorism?
Characteristic
Total
Millennial
Gen X
Boomers
Silent
Yes
40%
25%
48%
45%
42%
No
54%
72%
46%
49%
47%
Don't know
6%
2%
7%
6%
11%
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Millennial (18-30 years olds).
Generation X (31-46 year olds).
Baby Boomer (47-65 year olds).
Silent (66-83 olds).
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Pew Research Center. (November 3, 2011). Will it be necessary for Americans to give up some civil liberties to curb terrorism? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/207100/attitude-towards-abandonment-of-civil-liberties-to-curb-terrorism-in-the-us-by-generation/
Pew Research Center. "Will it be necessary for Americans to give up some civil liberties to curb terrorism?." Chart. November 3, 2011. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207100/attitude-towards-abandonment-of-civil-liberties-to-curb-terrorism-in-the-us-by-generation/
Pew Research Center. (2011). Will it be necessary for Americans to give up some civil liberties to curb terrorism?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/207100/attitude-towards-abandonment-of-civil-liberties-to-curb-terrorism-in-the-us-by-generation/
Pew Research Center. "Will It Be Necessary for Americans to Give up Some Civil Liberties to Curb Terrorism?." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207100/attitude-towards-abandonment-of-civil-liberties-to-curb-terrorism-in-the-us-by-generation/
Pew Research Center, Will it be necessary for Americans to give up some civil liberties to curb terrorism? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/207100/attitude-towards-abandonment-of-civil-liberties-to-curb-terrorism-in-the-us-by-generation/ (last visited February 23, 2025)
Will it be necessary for Americans to give up some civil liberties to curb terrorism? [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 3, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/207100/attitude-towards-abandonment-of-civil-liberties-to-curb-terrorism-in-the-us-by-generation/
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