According to a 2023 survey, almost 40 percent of Americans agreed that the death penalty was not imposed enough in the United States. Less than one-third found the death penalty was imposed too often.
Do you think that the death penalty often is imposed in the right amount or too little?
The source does not provide information regarding the missing percentage points to 100 percent.
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "In your opinion, is the death penalty imposed - [too often, about the right amount, or not often enough]?"
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Gallup. (November 6, 2023). Do you think that the death penalty often is imposed in the right amount or too little? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/265038/view-of-us-citizens-on-the-frequency-of-the-death-sentence/
Gallup. "Do you think that the death penalty often is imposed in the right amount or too little?." Chart. November 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265038/view-of-us-citizens-on-the-frequency-of-the-death-sentence/
Gallup. (2023). Do you think that the death penalty often is imposed in the right amount or too little?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/265038/view-of-us-citizens-on-the-frequency-of-the-death-sentence/
Gallup. "Do You Think That The Death Penalty Often Is Imposed in The Right Amount or Too Little?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265038/view-of-us-citizens-on-the-frequency-of-the-death-sentence/
Gallup, Do you think that the death penalty often is imposed in the right amount or too little? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/265038/view-of-us-citizens-on-the-frequency-of-the-death-sentence/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Do you think that the death penalty often is imposed in the right amount or too little? [Graph], Gallup, November 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/265038/view-of-us-citizens-on-the-frequency-of-the-death-sentence/
