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PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. respondents to a poll, by a more than 2-to-1 ratio, strongly support the death penalty for convicted murderers, a Gallup Poll released Monday indicated.
The poll indicated that 64 percent of those asked supported the death penalty while 30 percent said they didn't.
In addition to those who support the death penalty, 48 percent of respondents said they think it isn't imposed often enough, while 21 percent said it was imposed too often, Gallup said.
Twenty-three percent of those asked said it was imposed about the right amount of time, results indicated.
The death penalty not only is favored by most Republicans but also receives the general support of a majority of independents and more than half of Democrats, the Princeton, N.J., polling agency said.
Results are based on nationwide telephone interviews Oct. 3-5 with 1,011 adults. The margin of error is 3 percentage points.
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