NPR/Kaiser Family Foundation/Kennedy School of Government Civil Liberties

VII. National Identification Card and Protection of the American Flag

Note: As shown, some questions were asked only of subsets of respondents (e.g., people who said they had decided how they would vote). Unless otherwise indicated, the tables reflect percentages of the subset that was asked the question, not percentages of the overall population. An asterisk (*) indicates a response of less than 1 percent. A cross indicates a volunteered response.

46. Would you favor or oppose requiring everyone in the United States to carry an identification card issued by the federal government?

 

Favor

Oppose

Don't know

11/12/01

59

38

2

(Asked of respondents who favor everyone in the US to carry an ID card issued by the federal government; n = 699)

47. If issued, would you be willing to have the following pieces of information on it, or not? Would you be willing to have (INSERT ITEM) on it?

 

Yes

No

Don't know

a. Your photograph

96

3

*

d. Whether or not you are a US citizen

96

3

*

e. Your fingerprints

88

12

1

f. Your DNA details

64

32

3

g. Your criminal record, if any

73

26

1

h. Your religion

59

41

1

i. Your Social Security Number.

61

38

1

l. The country where you were born

91

8

*

46/47. Combo Table

 

11/12/01

Favor requiring everyone in the US to carry an id card

59

Willing to have any of these on it

59

Your photograph

57

Whether or not you are a US citizen

57

Your fingerprints

52

Your DNA details

38

Your criminal record

43

Your religion

35

Your Social Security number

36

The country you were born in

54

Not willing to have any of these on it

*

Oppose requiring everyone in the US to carry an id card

38

Don't know

2



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