Q.45 Here are two statements which people sometimes make when discussing law. Which of them comes closer to your opinion? “We should always obey the law,” or “It should be excusable to break a law when we have the confidence that what we are doing is right.”

1 We should always obey the law
2 It should be excusable to break a law when we have the confidence that what we are doing is right
8 Other (Please specify: ________________________________________)
9 DK
1289total%n
total65.8%29.3%1.3%3.6%100.0%901
               
genderMale62.4%32.7%1.1%3.8%100.0%449
Female69.2%25.9%1.5%3.3%100.0%452
        
age18-19yrs50.0%47.2%-2.8%100.0%36
20-24yrs45.3%45.3%1.3%8.0%100.0%75
25-29yrs64.0%29.2%1.1%5.6%100.0%89
30-34yrs67.0%27.7%1.8%3.6%100.0%112
35-39yrs72.9%20.0%1.4%5.7%100.0%70
40-44yrs65.0%33.0%1.0%1.0%100.0%100
45-49yrs64.0%30.2%1.2%4.7%100.0%86
50-54yrs70.7%25.3%2.7%1.3%100.0%75
55-59yrs76.9%20.0%1.5%1.5%100.0%65
60-64yrs67.9%28.6%-3.6%100.0%84
65-69yrs71.2%26.9%1.9%-100.0%52
70yrs & over71.9%22.8%1.8%3.5%100.0%57