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AP-National Constitution Center Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. Aug. 11-16, 2010. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.5.
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"As you may know, the Supreme Court will hear a case this year about whether a state can legally ban minors from buying violent video games. What do you think is more important to protect? The right of a state government to pass a law it feels will protect young people from potential harm caused by video games that may be too violent. OR, The rights of young people to be free to buy any kind of video game they want, without the government telling them what games they should or should not buy."
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		Laws that protect young people	Freedom to buy any kind of video game	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	8/11-16/10	64	34	2	1

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Dec. 14-16, 2007. N=1,011 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"As you may know, television writers are currently on strike against the television studios. From what you have read or heard about this strike, whose side do you favor: the writers, or the studios?" Options rotated
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		Writers	Studios	Both equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/14-16/07	60	14	1	8	16

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Nov. 13-14, 2007. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"About 12,000 entertainment and television script writers went on strike last week in attempt to get a bigger cut of the money from DVD sales and a portion of Internet sales. Who do you support in the strike: the script writers or the television networks?"
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		Writers	Networks	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/13-14/07	63	15	23
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"How disappointed are you that the writers strike will mean that you won't get new episodes of the television shows you usually watch . . . ?"
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		Very disappointed	Somewhat disappointed	Not very disappointed	Not at all disappointed	Don't watch TV (vol.)/ Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/13-14/07	14	21	18	32	15

CBS News Poll. Sept. 14-16, 2007. N=706 adults nationwide. MoE ą 4.
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"Which comes closest to your view about movies being made about the current Iraq War? Do you think it is appropriate for movies to be made about the Iraq war at this time, or is it too soon?"
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		Appropriate	Too soon	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	9/14-16/07	33	61	2	4

Associated Press/AOL poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Aug. 24-27, 2007. N=1,204 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2.8.
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"Do you think television shows, in general, are getting better or getting worse?"
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		Better	Worse	Same (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/24-27/07	22	62	10	6
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"Thinking about the types of programs on television, do you think there is too much, not enough, or about the right amount of each of the following? . . ."
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		Too Much	Not Enough	About Right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	Reality TV shows
	8/24-27/07	71	6	19	4
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	Talk shows
	8/24-27/07	49	9	39	3
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	Crime shows
	8/24-27/07	49	11	37	3
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	Game shows
	8/24-27/07	32	17	46	5
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	Sitcoms
	8/24-27/07	29	24	41	6
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	Sports
	8/24-27/07	27	19	51	3
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	Dramas
	8/24-27/07	19	28	50	3
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	News programs
	8/24-27/07	18	28	52	2
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"About how many hours a week on average would you say that you watch television?"
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		MEAN (Hours)	MEDIAN (Hours)
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	8/24-27/07	17	12
	9/6-8/05	15	10

USA Today/Gallup Poll. July 28-30, 2006. N=1,007 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"As you may know, some movies in theaters this year deal with the events surrounding the September 11th terrorist attacks. How likely is it that you would go to see any of these movies: very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not at all likely?"
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		Very Likely	Somewhat Likely	Not Too Likely	Not at All Likely	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/28-30/06	12	21	20	47	1
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"Do you think it is a good or bad thing for Hollywood to be making movies about the September 11th terrorist attacks?"
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		Good Thing	Bad Thing	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/28-30/06	45	44	11
	4/7-9/06	44	44	12

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. April 18-19, 2006. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"There's a new movie coming out called 'United 93,' which is about the hijacked United Airlines flight that crashed in Pennsylvania on September 11. Which one of the following best describes how you feel about movies being made about the September 11 attacks? Do you think it is appropriate and timely, it is appropriate but too soon, or it is inappropriate?"
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		Appropriate, Timely	Appropriate, Too Soon	Inappropriate	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/18-19/06	42	17	33	8
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"Do you think you would go and see a movie about September 11?"
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		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/18-19/06	38	58	4

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Dec. 13-15, 2005. N=1,006 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"Thinking about the programs on television, do you think there is too much sex on television, or not?"
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		Too Much	Not Too Much	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/13-15/05	66	31	3
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"Thinking about the programs on television, do you think there is too much violence on television, or not?"
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		Too Much	Not Too Much	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/13-15/05	68	28	3

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. March 17-21, 2005. Adults nationwide.
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"How would you compare TV entertainment shows these days with TV entertainment five years ago? Would you say they are better or worse now?" If unsure: "But if you had to say they have gotten better or worse, which would you say?" Form 2 (N=750, MoE ą 4)
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		Better	Worse	Same (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/17-21/05	24	66	6	4
		.	.	.	.	.
"Now thinking about your OWN feelings about the kinds of things you see on TV -- Does/Do [see below] on TV shows bother you, personally, a lot, some, not too much, or not at all?"
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		A Lot	Some	Not Too Much	Not At All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
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	"References to and depictions of illegal drug use" Form 1 (N=755, MoE ą 4)
		46	23	13	16	2
		.	.	.	.	.
	"Reality programs where real people are made fun of or tricked" Form 2 (N=750, MoE ą 4)
		38	23	13	21	5
		.	.	.	.	.
	"Homosexual characters and themes" Form 1 (N=755, MoE ą 4)
		33	21	18	27	1
		.	.	.	.	.
	"Adult language" Form 2 (N=750, MoE ą 4)
		32	29	16	22	1
		.	.	.	.	.
	"Sexual content" N=1,505, MoE ą 3
		30	26	19	24	1
		.	.	.	.	.
	"Violence" N=1,505, MoE ą 3
		29	32	19	19	1
		.	.	.	.	.
"In presenting material that some view as objectionable or offensive, do you think the entertainment industry is within its constitutional rights of free speech or do you think the industry has gone beyond constitutional guarantees of free speech?" N=1,505, MoE ą 3
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		Within Its Rights	Beyond Guarantees Of Free Speech	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/17-21/05	46	48	6
		.	.	.	.	.
"In your opinion, who is more responsible for the amount of sex and violence found in entertainment today? Are the producers of this kind of entertainment more to blame, or are the audiences who want this kind of entertainment more to blame?" N=1,505, MoE ą 3
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		Producers	Audiences	Both Equally (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/17-21/05	34	50	13	3
		.	.	.	.	.
"In your opinion, who is most responsible for children these days being exposed to printed or video materials depicting explicit sex or graphic violence? Is this more a result of inadequate parental supervision OR more a result of inadequate laws or law enforcement?" Form 1 (N=755, MoE ą 4)
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		Inadequate Supervision	Inadequate Laws/ Enforce- ment	Both (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/17-21/05	79	13	7	1
		.	.	.	.	.
"What's the greater danger these days -- that the entertainment industry will produce material harmful to society, or that the government will impose undue restrictions on it in an effort to control what it produces?" N=1,505, MoE ą 3
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		Harmful Material	Undue Restrictions	Neither (vol.)	Both Equally (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/17-21/05	41	48	2	3	6
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"I'd like your opinion about some ways that have been suggested for dealing with concerns about indecency in the media. Do you favor or oppose [see below]?" N=1,505, MoE ą 3
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		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
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	"Stricter government enforcement of indecency rules during hours when children are more likely to be watching television"
		75	23	2
		.	.	.	.	.
	"Increasing government fines on broadcasters that violate current rules on indecency"
		69	27	4
		.	.	.	.	.
	"The industry changing to a single rating system for television, movies, video games, and music lyrics"
		61	31	8
		.	.	.	.	.
	"Making cable television follow the same rules on indecency as broadcast television"
		60	37	3
		.	.	.	.	.
	"Public boycotts of networks or studios that produce objectionable material"
		58	36	6

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Feb. 8-9, 2005. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all registered voters).
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"In general, do you think Hollywood moviemakers share your values or not?"
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		Share	Do Not Share	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	13	70	10	7
	Democrats	19	56	14	11
	Republicans	6	86	5	3
	Independents	9	70	13	8
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"Do you think Hollywood is in touch with the life of the average American or is Hollywood out of touch with most Americans?"
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		In Touch	Out of Touch	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	19	72	9
	Democrats	27	61	12
	Republicans	9	85	5
	Independents	16	73	10

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Nov. 18-21, 2004. N=885 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults).
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"How worried are you that popular culture -- that is television, movies, and music -- is lowering the moral standards in this country: very worried, somewhat worried, not too worried, or not at all worried?"
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		Very Worried	Somewhat Worried	Not Too Worried	Not At All Worried	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	ALL	40	30	17	12	1
	Republicans	43	32	14	11	0
	Democrats	38	32	18	11	1
	Independents	39	27	20	14	0
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"What kind of impact would you say Hollywood is having on popular culture? Is Hollywood lowering the moral standards, raising the moral standards, or not having much impact on the moral standards of popular culture?"
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		Lowering	Raising	Not Much Impact	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	62	6	29	3
	Republicans	70	3	23	4
	Democrats	57	6	35	2
	Independents	61	7	28	4
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"Do you think popular entertainment media -- such as movies, television, and books -- include too many gay themes and characters these days, not enough, or about the right amount?"
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		Too Many	Not Enough	About Right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	42	6	44	8
	Republicans	54	1	39	6
	Democrats	35	7	51	7
	Independents	38	11	42	9

Chicago Tribune Poll conducted by Market Shares Corp. June 23-27, 2004. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults).
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"Should the government impose restrictions on information and content that appears on the Internet or should the government not impose restrictions?"
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		Should Restrict	Should Not Restrict	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	ALL	52	38	10
	Republicans	59	35	6
	Independents	48	42	11
	Democrats	51	37	13
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"Should government restrict violence and sexual content that appears on cable TV, or should government not impose restrictions?"
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		Should Restrict	Should Not Restrict	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	ALL	55	40	6
	Republicans	59	38	3
	Independents	52	42	6
	Democrats	53	41	5
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"How about radio personalities who use implicit or explicit sexual expressions on the air? Should they be allowed to be on the air, or should they not be allowed?"
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		Should Be Allowed	Should Not Be Allowed	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	ALL	30	64	5
	Republicans	22	74	4
	Independents	34	62	4
	Democrats	35	60	4
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"Recently, the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC, began fining radio station owners hundreds of thousands of dollars for broadcasts they considered indecent. This led to the cancellation of some shows. Do you approve or disapprove of the FCC's actions?"
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		Approve	Disapprove	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	ALL	58	33	9
	Republicans	69	26	5
	Independents	57	32	11
	Democrats	51	39	11

Gallup Poll. Feb. 6-8, 2004. N=1,008 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"In your view, does the entertainment industry need to make a serious effort to significantly reduce the amount of sex and violence in its movies, television shows and music, or don't you think they need to do this?"
		Need To	Don't Need To	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	2/04	75	24	1
	6/95	83	16	1
					.	.
"In general, would you say you, personally, are offended or not offended by [see below] you see/hear on television?"
			Offended	Not Offended	No Opinion
			%	%	%
	Profanity or swear words		58	41	1
	Violence		61	37	2
	Sexual content		58	41	1
	Homosexuality		52	46	2
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"Thinking about the Super Bowl half-time show in which Justin Timberlake removed part of Janet Jackson's clothing: Did you happen to see this incident live on TV when it happened during half-time of the Super Bowl, or not?" If "Yes": "Were you, personally, offended by the incident, or not?"
			%
	Saw live -- Offended		21
	Saw live -- Not offended		26
	Did not see live		53
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"Do you think CBS, the network televising the Super Bowl, should or should not be fined or penalized in some way for broadcasting the incident?"
		Should	Should Not	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	2/04	33	64	3

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Feb. 5-6, 2004. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1 (total sample).
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"On another topic, there has been controversy over Janet Jackson's exposure of her breast during halftime entertainment at the Super Bowl. Which of these positions comes closer to your view regarding Janet Jackson's exposure? Television has reached a new low in bad taste. People who are protesting this incident are overreacting."
		New Low	Over- reacting	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	ALL	47	48	5
	18-34 years	29	66	5
	35-49	49	46	5
	50-64	58	40	2
	65 & older	67	28	5

*Gallup/CNN/USA Today* Poll**. Sept. 10-14, 1999. N=839 adults nationwide. MoE +/- 4.
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"Now we would like to ask you some questions about programs seen on the major television networks, CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, WB and UPN. When watching shows on these networks, which of the following bothers you the most: [random order] violence, sexual situations or lewd and profane language?"
			%
	Violence		44
	Sexual situations		22
	Language		23
	Don't watch TV (vol.)		7
	No opinion		4
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Asked of people who watch TV (N=807, MoE +/- 4): "When watching series or made-for-TV movies on these networks, have you ever been shocked by something you saw, or not?"
		%
	Yes	52
	No	45
	No opinion	3
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"Are you aware of a device called v-chips installed in some television sets, that allow you to block objectionable material from being viewed, or have you not heard of that?"
		%
	Yes	74
	No	25
	No opinion	1
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Asked of people who are aware of the v-chip (N=641, MoE +/- 4): "Do you use such a v-chip in any television in your household?"
		%
	Yes	4
	No	96

*Gallup/CNN/USA Today* Poll**. July 16-18, 1999. N=1,031 adults nationwide. MoE +/- 3.
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"We'd like to know how you would feel about certain types of content in movies. If you happened to go to a movie and it included [see below], how offensive, if at all, would you find that: extremely offensive, very offensive, only somewhat offensive, not too offensive, or not offensive at all?"
		Extremely	Very	Only Somewhat	Not Too	Not At All
		%	%	%	%	%
	negative racial stereotypes
		31	31	22	8	7
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	graphic violence
		27	27	25	9	12
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	frequent profanity, meaning swear language
		24	25	27	11	13
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	sexual activity
		24	21	25	13	16
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	negative gender stereotypes
		20	27	29	9	11
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	nudity	19	19	26	14	22

Associated Press Poll conducted by ICR. June 25-29, 1999. N=1,005 adults nationwide.
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"Theater owners recently announced they will check IDs to keep teens under 17 from seeing R-rated movies, which contain violent or sexual content. Do you think that step will be very effective, fairly effective, not very effective, or not effective at all?"
		%
	Very effective	19
	Fairly effective	33
	Not very effective	26
	Not effective at all	19
	Not sure	3
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"Which one of the following do you think is the biggest problem with movies today: too much sex, too much violence, tickets cost too much, or movies aren't as good as they used to be?"
		%
	Too much violence	32
	Tickets cost too much	30
	Not as good as used to be	17
	Too much sex	13
	None of the above	4

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). June 16-19, 1999. N=2,011 adults nationwide.
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"Let me read you two positions on violence in the media. Between these positions, which do you tend to side with more? Position A: Government should pass laws to limit violence in movies, television, and video games. Position B: Government should not decide the content of movies, television, or video games."
		%
	A. Should limit violence	50
	B. Should not decide the content	46
	Not sure	4

The Harris Poll. June 10-15, 1999. N=1,006 adults nationwide.
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"Our society is often described as being more inclined toward violence than some others. Do you think that [see below] contribute(s) a lot, contribute(s) a little, or don't/doesn't contribute at all to this violence?"
		A Lot
		1999	1994
		%	%
	Lack of adult supervision of children	90	89
	Easy availability of handguns	65	70
	Television	58	61
	Movies	57	60
	Video games	47	38
	Local TV news reports	39	35

"Dateline NBC" Question of the Week Poll conducted by Blum & Weprin Associates. June 15, 1999. N=505 adults nationwide.
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"To keep underage kids from seeing R-rated movies, theatre owners are being asked to more carefully check IDs. Do you think most theatres will comply with this request, or don't you think so?"
		%
	Most will comply	41
	Don't think so	52
	Not sure/Refused	7
			.
"If theatres do check more carefully, do you think this will have any impact on teen violence, or don't you think so?"
		%
	Will have an impact	38
	Don't think so	55
	Not sure/Refused	7

*CNN/Time* Poll** conducted by Yankelovich Partners. June 9-10, 1999. N=1,031 adults nationwide.
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"How responsible do you think each of the following are for the current amount of violence among America's teens: very responsible, somewhat responsible, not very responsible, or not responsible at all?
		Very	Some- what	Not Very	Not At All	Not Sure
		%	%	%	%	%
	"Information on buying guns and making bombs on the Internet"
		56	23	10	9	2
						.
	"Availability of guns"
		49	23	13	13	2
						.
	"The depiction of violence in the movies"
		41	36	11	10	1
						.
	"The depiction of violence on the Internet"
		40	34	11	10	5
						.
	"The depiction of violence in video games"
		39	35	12	11	3
						.
	"Violent lyrics in music"
		36	35	15	13	1
						.
"Do you feel that violence in entertainment makes teens act more violently, or don't you think so?"
		ALL	Repub- licans	Indepen- dents	Demo- crats
		%	%	%	%
	Does make them	67	68	65	68
	Don't think so	29	29	29	30
	Not sure	4	4	6	2
						.
"As you may know, legislation is being proposed in Congress that would restrict access that teenagers have to video games, movies and other entertainment containing violent and sexually explicit material. Do you think this type of legislation is necessary, or don't you think so?"
		ALL	Repub- licans	Indepen- dents	Demo- crats
		%	%	%	%
	Is necessary	64	65	62	66
	Don't think so	34	34	36	31
	Not sure	2	1	2	3
						.
"As you may have also heard, President Clinton is calling for a federal investigation into the marketing of violent films, video games, and music. Do you personally favor or oppose this investigation into the marketing of violent films, video games, and music?"
		ALL	Repub- licans	Indepen- dents	Demo- crats
		%	%	%	%
	Favor	67	66	61	72
	Oppose	31	32	37	25
	Not sure	2	2	2	3
						.
"Which do you favor more? Passing laws which ban teens' access to the depiction of certain kinds of violence in movies, video games, and other entertainment. Relying on the entertainment industry to reduce the amount of violence in movies, video games, and other entertainment. Leaving it to parents to supervise what types of entertainment their children have access to."
			ALL	Repub- licans	Indepen- dents	Demo- crats
			%	%	%	%
	Pass laws		25	26	26	22
	Rely on industry		19	19	18	21
	Leave it to parents		54	53	54	56
	Not sure		2	2	2	1

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Assoc. May 12-16, 1999. N=1,179 adults nationwide.
						.
"Do you think that TV news is too full of violence, or not?"
		5/99	2/93
		%	%
	Too full	63	52
	Not too full	33	44
	Don't know	4	4
						.
"How do you feel about the amount of violence portrayed on television programs today, not including news programs? Do you think there is too much violence, a reasonable amount, or very little violence?"
		5/99	1/97	2/93
		%	%	%
	Too much	70	75	72
	A reasonable amount	25	21	25
	Very little	3	2	2
	Don't know	2	2	1
						.
"How concerned are you personally about what children see or hear [see below]: very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not at all concerned?"
		Very	Some- what	Not Too	Not At All	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%	%
	On TV	64	25	7	3	1
	On the Internet	64	18	5	4	9
	In movies	60	27	7	3	3
	On video games	57	24	8	6	5
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*"Still thinking about what children see or hear, which one of these are you most* concerned about: TV, the Internet, movies, or video games?"**
		%
	TV	39
	The Internet	36
	Video games	14
	Movies	7
	Don't know	4

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