Typology Development - Data Presentation

Do you think the use of torture against suspected terrorists in order to gain important information can often be justified, sometimes be justified, rarely be justified, or never be justified?

Often justified
Sometimes justified
Rarely justified
Never justified

Nationwide Total	27%/24%	30%/15%

Enterprisers	10%/22%	39%/24%

Social Conservatives	14%/30%	36%/17%

Pro-Government Conservatives	22%/19%	43%/11%

Upbeats	26%/26%	36%/9%

Disaffecteds	19%/18%	30%/24%

Bystanders	28%/18%	31%/20%

Conservative Democrats	32%/16%	29%/20%

Disadvantaged Democrats	41%/16%	29%/8%

Liberals	38%/39%	15%/6%

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