Not very confident and 10% were not at all confident about what to say if arrested
21%
21% were not very confident and 10% were not at all confident about what to say if arrested.
n = 3,067 adults across all 50 U.S. states · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,067
- Population
- adults across all 50 U.S. states
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- How Well Americans Know Their Miranda Rights
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "Not very confident and 10% were not at all confident about what to say if arrested" Survey of 3,067 adults across all 50 U.S. states, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/not-very-confident
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