Figures may not add to 100% because of rounding.
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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Public view on constraining civil liberties to curb terrorism by generation
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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /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?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /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?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Nov 2011, /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? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/207100/attitude-towards-abandonment-of-civil-liberties-to-curb-terrorism-in-the-us-by-generation/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Will it be necessary for Americans to give up some civil liberties to curb terrorism? [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 3, 2011. [Online]. Available: /statistics/207100/attitude-towards-abandonment-of-civil-liberties-to-curb-terrorism-in-the-us-by-generation/
