MTSU Poll Codebook Fall 06
Question MAINSTAT
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| First, tell me in your own words: What do you think is the |
| number one problem confronting the state of Tennessee at |
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| 1 Health insurance/health services |
| 2 Education |
| 3 Economy |
| 4 Crime |
| 5 Taxes |
| 6 Government corruption |
| 7 Readiness for an emergency or natural disaster |
| 8 Government waste/inefficiency |
| 9 Other |
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Question OTHPROB1
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Question TENGOING
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| In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way |
| things are going in Tennessee at this time? |
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Question TENNECON
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| How would you rate economic conditions in Tennessee today - |
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| 1 Excellent |
| 2 Good |
| 3 Only fair |
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Question MAINNAT
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| First, tell me in your own words: What do you think is the |
| number one problem confronting the United States at this |
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| 1 War in Iraq and/or Afghanistan |
| 2 Economy/jobs |
| 3 Gas/heating oil crisis |
| 4 The president |
| 5 Terrorism |
| 6 Moral values/family values |
| 7 Poverty/homelessness |
| 8 Education |
| 9 Other: |
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Question OTHPROB2
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Question NATGOING
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| In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied with the way |
| things are going in the United States at this time? |
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| 1 Satisfied |
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Question NATECON
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| How would you rate economic conditions in the United States |
| today - as excellent, good, only fair, or poor? |
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| 1 Excellent |
| 2 Good |
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| 4 Poor |
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Question APGOV
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| Now, some quick questions about governmental leaders. |
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| Do you approve or disapprove of the way Phil |
| Bredesen [BREAD-uh-sen] is handling his job |
| as governor? |
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| 1 Approve |
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Question APLEG
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| Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Tennessee State |
| Legislature is doing? |
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| 1 Approve |
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Question APPREZ
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| Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is |
| handling his job as president? |
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| 1 Approve |
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Question NEXTPREZ
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| Now, looking ahead to the next presidential election, would |
| you like to see a president who offers policies and programs |
| similar to those of the Bush Administration, *or* would you |
| like to see a president who offers different policies and |
| programs? |
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| 1 Similar to Bush |
| 2 Different from Bush |
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Question TNSENATE
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| Thinking about this November's race in Tennessee for the |
| U.S. Senate, if that election were held today, would you |
| vote for the Democratic candidate Harold Ford Junior or the |
| Republican candidate Bob Corker ... or aren't you sure yet? |
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| 1 Ford |
| 2 Corker |
| x Not sure yet / Don't know |
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Question WHOAHEAD
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| As of right now, who do you think is ahead in Tennessee's |
| U.S. Senate race -- Harold Ford Junior, Bob Corker, neither, |
| or aren't you sure? |
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| 1 Ford |
| 2 Corker |
| 3 Neither |
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Question ADSINTRO
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| I'd like to know how truthful you think each candidate's |
| television campaign ads have been ... |
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Question ADSFORD
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| How about Harold Ford Junior's ads? |
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| In your view, have Ford's television campaign ads been |
| entirely truthful, mostly truthful, mostly *un*truthful, or |
| *entirely* untruthful -- or aren't you sure? |
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| 1 Entirely truthful |
| 2 Mostly truthful |
| 3 Mostly untruthful |
| 4 Entirely untruthful |
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Question ADSCORK
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| How about Bob Corker's ads? |
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| In your view, have Corker's television campaign ads been |
| entirely truthful, mostly truthful, mostly *un*truthful, or |
| *entirely* untruthful -- or aren't you sure? |
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| 1 Entirely truthful |
| 2 Mostly truthful |
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| 4 Entirely untruthful |
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Question PIFLSADS
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| About how many votes do you think a candidate can gain by |
| running *un*truthful campaign ads on television? A lot of |
| votes, some votes, a few votes, or no votes at all? |
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| 1 A lot |
| 2 Some |
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Question PITRUADS
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| About how many votes do you think a candidate can gain by |
| running *truthful* campaign ads on television? A lot of |
| votes, some votes, a few votes, or no votes at all? |
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| 1 A lot |
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Question PUFLSADS
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| Should the law forbid candidates from running untruthful |
| campaign ads on television, or should the law allow |
| candidates to run untruthful ads if they want to? |
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| 1 Law should forbid untruthful ads |
| 2 Law should allow untruthful ads |
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Question GOVRACE
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| Thinking now about the race for Tennessee governor ... |
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| If the election for Tennessee governor were held today, |
| would you vote for the Republican candidate Jim Bryson or |
| the Democratic candidate Phil Bredesen [BRED-uh-sun] ... or |
| aren't you sure yet? |
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| 1 Bryson |
| 2 Bredesen |
| x Not sure yet / Don't know |
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Question FRISTPRZ
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| As you may have heard, Tennessee Senator Bill Frist is |
| considering whether or not to run for president in 2008. If |
| Frist were to become the Republican candidate for president, |
| would you most likely vote for Frist, for the Democratic |
| candidate, neither one, or aren't you sure? |
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| 2 Democratic nominee |
| 3 Neither one |
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Question ADDON1
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Question ADDON2
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Question ADDON3
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Question MOREVOTE
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| As you may know, about half of all registered voters turn |
| out for each presidential election and fewer often vote in |
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| Do you think that it is desirable for more people to turn |
| out and vote in each election or do enough people already |
| vote? |
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| 1 More should vote |
| 2 Enough already vote |
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Question VOTINTRO
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| Those who feel that more people should turn out have |
| proposed various means of increasing turnout. I'm going to |
| describe some of them. For each one, please tell me whether |
| you would support or oppose it. Here's the first one ... |
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Question VTFINHUN
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| How about ... fining those who do not vote about one hundred |
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Question VTFINTHO
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| How about ... fining those who do not vote about one |
| thousand dollars? |
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Question VTLOTTO
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| How about ... providing each voter with a chance to win a |
| million dollars in the state lottery? |
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Question VTNEWCAR
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| How about ... providing each voter with a chance to win a |
| new car donated by local automobile dealers? |
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Question VTDAYOFF
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| How about ... declaring election day as a local, state, or |
| national holiday when people do not work? |
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Question VTBABSIT
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| How about ... providing free child care for people who need |
| it to vote on election day? |
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Question VTLEVWRK
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| How about ... allowing people to take off work with no |
| penalty in order to vote? |
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Question VTINTNET
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| How about ... allowing people to vote over the Internet? |
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Question WLDUVOTE
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| Would you be more likely to vote if there were incentives |
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Question WRNGVOTE
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| Do you think such incentives might encourage the wrong kind |
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Question IMLEVEL
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| Thinking about immigration ... in your view, should |
| immigration be kept at its present level, increased, or |
| decreased? |
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| 1 Present level |
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Question IMGDBD
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| On the whole, do you think immigration is a good thing or a |
| bad thing for this country today? |
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Question IMGEN
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| Would you say that *immigrants* have made life here better, |
| about the same, or worse? |
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| 1 Better |
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Question IMILEGAL
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| Would you say that *illegal* immigrants have made life here |
| better, about the same, or worse? |
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| 1 Better |
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Question IMUNDOC
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| Would you say that *undocumented* immigrants have made life |
| here better, about the same, or worse? |
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| 1 Better |
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Question BUSHTERR
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| Now on some other issues ... do you approve or disapprove of |
| the way Bush is handling the U.S. campaign against |
| terrorism? |
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Question BUSHIRAQ
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| Do you approve or disapprove of the way George W. Bush is |
| handling the situation in Iraq? |
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Question IRQMSTK
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| In view of the developments since we first sent our troops |
| to Iraq, do you think the United States made a mistake in |
| sending troops to Iraq, or not? |
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| 1 Yes, made a mistake |
| 2 No, did not make a mistake |
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Question IRANWAR
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| Thinking about Iraq's neighboring country, Iran ... if Iran |
| continues to produce material that can be used to develop |
| nuclear weapons, would you support or oppose the U.S. taking |
| military action against Iran? |
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Question MEPEACE
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| Do you think there will or will not come a time when Israel |
| and the Arab nations will be able to settle their |
| differences and live in peace? |
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| 1 Will |
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Question MEUSROLE
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| Do you think the U.S. has a responsibility to try to resolve |
| the conflict between Israel and other countries in the |
| Middle East, or is that not America's business? |
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| 1 Has responsibility |
| 2 Not U.S.'s business |
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| How confident are you in the federal government's ability |
| to handle a major disaster in the future ... very confident, |
| somewhat confident, not too confident, or not at all |
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| 2 Somewhat confident |
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| Do you think marriages between homosexuals should or should |
| not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights |
| as traditional marriages? |
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| 1 Yes, should be recognized |
| 2 No, should not be recognized |
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Question GAYUN2
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| Do you think homosexual couples should or should not be |
| allowed to form legally recognized civil unions, giving them |
| the legal rights of married couples in areas such as health |
| insurance, inheritance and pension coverage? |
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| 1 Yes, should be recognized |
| 2 No, should not be recognized |
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Question LOSCH0LS
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| Students are often given the grades A, B, C, D, and FAIL to |
| denote the quality of their work. Suppose the public schools |
| themselves in your community were graded in the same way. |
| What grade would you give the public schools here -- A, B, |
| C, D or FAIL? |
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| 1 Grade of A |
| 2 Grade of B |
| 3 Grade of C |
| 4 Grade of D |
| 5 Grade of FAIL |
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Question TNSCHOLS
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| How about the public schools in Tennessee as a whole? |
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| (IF NECESSARY, ADD: Students are often given the grades A, |
| B, C, D, and FAIL to denote the quality of their work. How |
| about the public schools in Tennessee as a whole? What grade |
| would you give the public schools, statewide -- A, B, C, D |
| or FAIL? |
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| 1 Grade of A |
| 2 Grade of B |
| 3 Grade of C |
| 4 Grade of D |
| 5 Grade of FAIL |
| x Don't know |
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Question CHLIVING
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| In the last several years, Tennessee has undergone a great |
| deal of change, including economic and population growth. |
| Some people believe this is good, while others think it is |
| bad. As a whole, do you feel that recent changes have made |
| living in Tennessee better, about the same, or worse? |
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| 1 Better |
| 2 About the same |
| 3 Worse |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question CHPARK
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| Do you think these changes have made the traffic and parking |
| you encounter each day better, about the same, or worse? |
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| 1 Better |
| 2 About the same |
| 3 Worse |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question CHSTANLV
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| Do you think these changes have made the standard of living |
| for most people in Tennessee better, about the same, or |
| worse? |
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| 1 Better |
| 2 About the same |
| 3 Worse |
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Question CHJOB
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| Do you think these changes have made most Tennesseans' |
| chances of finding a job better, about the same, or worse? |
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| 1 Better |
| 2 About the same |
| 3 Worse |
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| r Refused |
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Question CHNHOOD
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| Do you think these changes in Tennessee have made life in |
| you own neighborhood better, about the same, or worse? |
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| 1 Better |
| 2 About the same |
| 3 Worse |
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Question ADDON4
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Question ADDON5
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Question ADDON6
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Question PIINTRO
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| Next, I'd like to get an idea of how much power you think |
| newspapers, TV and other media have to make people do |
| particular kinds of things. For each thing I describe, I'd |
| like to know whether you think media have a great deal of |
| power to make people do it, some power, a little power, or |
| none. Here's the first thing ... |
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Question PIBLVTRU
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| How about ... make people believe something is true, even |
| when it's really false? |
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| [IF NECESSARY: "How much power would you say newspapers, TV |
| and other media have to do that? A great deal, some, a |
| little, or none?] |
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| 1 A great deal |
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Question PICHMIND
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| How about ... make people change their minds about some |
| important issue? |
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| [IF NECESSARY: "How much power would you say newspapers, TV |
| and other media have to do that? A great deal, some, a |
| little, or none?] |
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| 1 A great deal |
| 2 Some |
| 3 A little |
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Question PIDOWRNG
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| How about ... make people do things that are morally wrong? |
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| [IF NECESSARY: "How much power would you say newspapers, TV |
| and other media have to do that? A great deal, some, a |
| little, or none?] |
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| 1 A great deal |
| 2 Some |
| 3 A little |
| 4 None |
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Question PISILENT
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| How about ... make people afraid to disagree with an opinion |
| that the media portray as popular? |
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| [IF NECESSARY: "How much power would you say newspapers, TV |
| and other media have to do that? A great deal, some, a |
| little, or none?] |
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| 1 A great deal |
| 2 Some |
| 3 A little |
| 4 None |
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Question PIAGENDA
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| How about ... make people think that an issue is either more |
| or less important than it really is? |
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| [IF NECESSARY: "How much power would you say newspapers, TV |
| and other media have to do that? A great deal, some, a |
| little, or none?] |
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| 1 A great deal |
| 2 Some |
| 3 A little |
| 4 None |
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| r Refused |
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Question PIBUY
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| How about ... make people buy things they ordinarily |
| wouldn't buy? |
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| [IF NECESSARY: "How much power would you say newspapers, TV |
| and other media have to do that? A great deal, some, a |
| little, or none?] |
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| 1 A great deal |
| 2 Some |
| 3 A little |
| 4 None |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question PIFRAME
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| How about ... make people think about an issue from one |
| point of view instead of another? |
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| [IF NECESSARY: "How much power would you say newspapers, TV |
| and other media have to do that? A great deal, some, a |
| little, or none?] |
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| 1 A great deal |
| 2 Some |
| 3 A little |
| 4 None |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question PICULTIV
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| How about ... make people think something happens either |
| more or less often than it happens in reality? |
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| [IF NECESSARY: "How much power would you say newspapers, TV |
| and other media have to do that? A great deal, some, a |
| little, or none?] |
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| 1 A great deal |
| 2 Some |
| 3 A little |
| 4 None |
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Question FEINTRO
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| Now on another topic ... |
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Question FEVRSNA1
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| Free speech is protected in the United States by the First |
| Amendment to the Constitution and by other laws. However, |
| the law recognizes that certain kinds of expression should |
| not always be protected. |
| |
| We'd like to know how much, if any, protection you think the |
| law should give to several kinds of behaviors. Please keep |
| in mind that we're not asking whether you personally approve |
| of these behaviors. We just want to know how much, if at |
| all, you think the law should protect that behavior. Ready? |
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| [PLEASE PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE] |
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Question SUPCANA1
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| What about speaking out in favor of any candidate for |
| public office? |
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| [IF NECESSARY, ADD: Should the law protect that all the |
| time, protect that only under certain circumstances, or not |
| protect that at all?] |
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| 1 All the time |
| 2 Only under certain circumstances |
| 3 Not at all |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question DSPREZA1
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| What about disagreeing with the president or other high |
| government officials? |
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| [IF NECESSARY, ADD: Should the law protect that all the |
| time, protect that only under certain circumstances, or not |
| protect that at all?] |
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| 1 All the time |
| 2 Only under certain circumstances |
| 3 Not at all |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question RACSLRA1
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| What about using words or phrases that might offend someone |
| from a different racial or ethnic group? |
| |
| [IF NECESSARY, ADD: Should the law protect that all the |
| time, protect that only under certain circumstances, or not |
| protect that at all?] |
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| 1 All the time |
| 2 Only under certain circumstances |
| 3 Not at all |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question FINGERA1
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| What about using obscene gestures in public? |
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| [IF NECESSARY, ADD: Should the law protect that all the |
| time, protect that only under certain circumstances, or not |
| protect that at all?] |
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| 1 All the time |
| 2 Only under certain circumstances |
| 3 Not at all |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question SATNSMA1
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| What about advocating Satanism or other religious cults in |
| public |
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| [IF NECESSARY, ADD: Should the law protect that all the |
| time, protect that only under certain circumstances, or not |
| protect that at all?] |
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| 1 All the time |
| 2 Only under certain circumstances |
| 3 Not at all |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question YELFIRA1
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| What about yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater as a prank? |
| |
| [IF NECESSARY, ADD: Should the law protect that all the |
| time, protect that only under certain circumstances, or not |
| protect that at all?] |
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| 1 All the time |
| 2 Only under certain circumstances |
| 3 Not at all |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question FEVRSNA2
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| The First Amendment and other laws also protect some of the things |
| media like television, newspapers, radio and magazines do |
| under certain circumstances but not under others. |
| |
| Again, we'd like to know how much, if any, protection you think |
| the law should give to several of the things media sometimes do. |
| Remember that we're not asking whether you personally approve of |
| these things. We just want to know how much, if at all, you think |
| the law should protect these things. Ready? |
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| [PLEASE PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE] |
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Question CRTPOLA1
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| How about when journalists criticize political |
| leaders? |
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| [IF NECESSARY, ADD: Should the law protect that all the |
| time, protect that only under certain circumstances, or not |
| protect that at all?] |
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| 1 All the time |
| 2 Only under certain circumstances |
| 3 Not at all |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question CRTMILA1
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| How about when journalists criticize the military? |
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| [IF NECESSARY, ADD: Should the law protect that all the |
| time, protect that only under certain circumstances, or not |
| protect that at all?] |
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| 1 All the time |
| 2 Only under certain circumstances |
| 3 Not at all |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question GVCLASA1
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| How about when journalists report classified material that |
| the government wishes to keep secret? |
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| [IF NECESSARY, ADD: Should the law protect that all the |
| time, protect that only under certain circumstances, or not |
| protect that at all?] |
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| 1 All the time |
| 2 Only under certain circumstances |
| 3 Not at all |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question VIOLNCA1
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| How about when newspapers or television stations run graphic |
| photographs of violent events? |
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| [IF NECESSARY, ADD: Should the law protect that all the |
| time, protect that only under certain circumstances, or not |
| protect that at all?] |
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| 1 All the time |
| 2 Only under certain circumstances |
| 3 Not at all |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question PROJCTA1
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| How about when television stations project the winners of an |
| election while the people are still voting? |
| |
| [IF NECESSARY, ADD: Should the law protect that all the |
| time, protect that only under certain circumstances, or not |
| protect that at all?] |
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| 1 All the time |
| 2 Only under certain circumstances |
| 3 Not at all |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question RAPEIDA1
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| How about when journalists report the name or identity of a |
| rape victim? |
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| [IF NECESSARY, ADD: Should the law protect that all the |
| time, protect that only under certain circumstances, or not |
| protect that at all?] |
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| 1 All the time |
| 2 Only under certain circumstances |
| 3 Not at all |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question FEVRSNA3
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| We're almost done. Just some final questions to help us |
| analyze the poll's results ... |
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| [PLEASE PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE] |
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Question FEVRSNB1
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| Free speech is protected in the United States by the First |
| Amendment to the Constitution and by other laws. However, |
| the law recognizes that certain kinds of expression should |
| not always be protected. |
| |
| We'd like to know how much, if any, protection you think the |
| law should give to several kinds of behaviors. Please keep |
| in mind that we're not asking whether you personally approve |
| of these behaviors. We just want to know how much, if at |
| all, you think the law should protect that behavior or |
| whether that behavior should be punished. Ready? |
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| [PLEASE PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE] |
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Question SUPCANB1
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| What about speaking out in favor of any candidate for |
| public office? |
| |
| [IF NECESSARY, ADD: Should the law protect that all the |
| time, protect that only under certain circumstances, or |
| should that behavior be punished -- for example, by a fine |
| or imprisonment?] |
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| 1 All the time |
| 2 Only under certain circumstances |
| 3 Should be punished |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question SUPCANB2
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| How do you think such behavior should be punished? By a fine, |
| by imprisonment, or by both? |
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| 1 Fine |
| 2 Imprisonment |
| 3 Both |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question DSPREZB1
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| What about disagreeing with the president or other high |
| government officials? |
| |
| [IF NECESSARY, ADD: Should the law protect that all the |
| time, protect that only under certain circumstances, or |
| should that behavior be punished -- for example, by a fine |
| or imprisonment?] |
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| 1 All the time |
| 2 Only under certain circumstances |
| 3 Should be punished |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question DSPREZB2
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| How do you think such behavior should be punished? By a fine, |
| by imprisonment, or by both? |
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| 1 Fine |
| 2 Imprisonment |
| 3 Both |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question RACSLRB1
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| What about using words or phrases that might offend someone |
| from a different racial or ethnic group? |
| |
| [IF NECESSARY, ADD: Should the law protect that all the |
| time, protect that only under certain circumstances, or |
| should that behavior be punished -- for example, by a fine |
| or imprisonment?] |
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| 1 All the time |
| 2 Only under certain circumstances |
| 3 Should be punished |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question RACSLRB2
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| How do you think such behavior should be punished? By a fine, |
| by imprisonment, or by both? |
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| 1 Fine |
| 2 Imprisonment |
| 3 Both |
| x Don't know |
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Question FINGERB1
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| What about using obscene gestures in public? |
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| time, protect that only under certain circumstances, or |
| should that behavior be punished -- for example, by a fine |
| or imprisonment?] |
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| 1 All the time |
| 2 Only under certain circumstances |
| 3 Should be punished |
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| r Refused |
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Question FINGERB2
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| How do you think such behavior should be punished? By a fine, |
| by imprisonment, or by both? |
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| 1 Fine |
| 2 Imprisonment |
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| r Refused |
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Question SATNSMB1
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| What about advocating Satanism or other religious cults in |
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| [IF NECESSARY, ADD: Should the law protect that all the |
| time, protect that only under certain circumstances, or |
| should that behavior be punished -- for example, by a fine |
| or imprisonment?] |
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| 1 All the time |
| 2 Only under certain circumstances |
| 3 Should be punished |
| x Don't know |
| r Refused |
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Question SATNSMB2
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| 1 Fine |
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Question YELFIRB1
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| What about yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater as a prank? |
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| [IF NECESSARY, ADD: Should the law protect that all the |
| time, protect that only under certain circumstances, or |
| should that behavior be punished -- for example, by a fine |
| or imprisonment?] |
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| 1 All the time |
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Question YELFIRB2
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| How do you think such behavior should be punished? By a fine, |
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