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The Pew survey found that 43 percent disagreed.
The findings come as President Barack Obama begins his second term and differ from survey results from March 2010, when adults were divided on the issue. Forty-seven percent agreed that the government represented a threat to personal freedoms, while 50 percent disagreed, Pew found.
Men, the survey found, are more likely than women to believe their rights are under assault, while Republicans — 70 percent — are far more likely than Democrats — 38 percent — to say so.
But 76 percent of conservative Republicans said they feel threatened by Washington, compared with 62 percent three years ago, Pew found.
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