Judgments of the common people about the Allende government: results of a panel survey applied in 1972 and 1973 The judgments of individuals about the period of President Allende's government in Chile are studied, particularly the crisis that worsened in 1972 and 1973, which preceded the military coup of September 1973 and the establishment of a dictatorship. The article emphasizes the perspective of ordinary people, based on unpublished data from a panel survey applied during the period by a team of researchers led by Eduardo Hamuy, one of the founders of sociology in Chile. The same people are followed between the time prior to the exacerbation of the crisis and later when it had already matured, distinguishing the respondents according to their position regarding support for the President. The evolution of the opinion of the people surveyed expands the knowledge about the period at a micro-social level in Chilean society. Based on the individuals surveyed, key aspects related to gender, social class, political identity and opinion about the main problems of the country are analyzed.