At what age did you get your first paying job?
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Younger than ten -- I helped around the house or the neighborhood:
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23%
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In my teens:
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68%
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After high school:
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8%
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After college:
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1%
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I am still looking:
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0%
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What kind of work did you do in your first paying job?
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Agriculture, like yard mowing:
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22%
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Management, like babysitting:
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22%
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Manufacturing, like selling my own crafts or art:
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4%
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Service, like car washing, housecleaning, or french frying:
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52%
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I am still looking for that first paying job:
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0%
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Should the minimum age for child workers be the same in all countries?
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It should be the same -- we should value all children alike:
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30%
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It should depend on each country's customs and economic condition:
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70%
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Should the US boycott all the products of nations that do not conform to child labor laws?
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Yes, they must be sanctioned so that they change their policies:
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27%
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No, diplomacy is the better option so as not to punish the poor children of the country:
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47%
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No, the US should just boycott the particular products made using child labor:
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26%
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Should items like jewelry, cars, and clothing be required to have labels which indicate whether the products conform to Fair Trade standards?
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Yes, I don't want to purchase items based on exploitation:
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77%
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No, I want to judge products based on their own merits or prices:
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23%
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How often do you shop in stores that sell Fair Trade items?
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I only shop in stores that sell Fair Trade items:
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5%
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I sometimes shop in stores that sell Fair Trade items:
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82%
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I never shop in stores that sell Fair Trade items:
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13%
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Would you be willing to pay more for things like coffee and athletic shoes that are produced under Fair Trade standards?
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Yes, I'll gladly pay the difference, whatever it is:
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27%
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Yes, I'll pay a little more:
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56%
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No, how they're made is not really my problem to subsidize:
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17%
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Which of the following reasons would make you most inclined to buy organic items?
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They are healthier for me:
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37%
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They are better for the environment:
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33%
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They are trendy:
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1%
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They are of better quality:
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8%
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My partner, offspring, or parent insists on it:
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0%
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There is no compelling reason to buy organic items:
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21%
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Of the following items, which are you most likely to purchase even if they cost more?
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All-natural toothpaste:
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2%
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Cosmetics that have not been animal-tested:
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8%
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Hormone free milk:
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10%
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Free range chicken or grass-fed beef:
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18%
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Recycled paper products:
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34%
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Fair trade coffee or chocolate:
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14%
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Union-made clothing:
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14%
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Do you invest in money market funds based on the fund's social policies?
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Yes:
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25%
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I would if I had money to invest:
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19%
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I would if I had money to invest and I knew what a market fund was:
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10%
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No:
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46%
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Do you support public investment strategies, like the State of Missouri's, which avoid investments in companies linked to terrorism?
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Yes:
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96%
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No:
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4%
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Would you support a new public investment strategy in Missouri which avoided companies that did not conform to fair labor standards?
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Yes:
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84%
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No:
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16%
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Which would be the hardest thing for you to give up if you decided that its production relied on methods of which you disapproved?
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Diamonds:
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4%
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Chocolate:
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32%
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Coffee:
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47%
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Hand made rugs:
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1%
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Inexpensive shoes:
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16%
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Which of these is the best movie that addresses issues of social justice?
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Oliver Twist (1922):
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8%
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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962):
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39%
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Norma Rae (1979):
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27%
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The Milagro Beanfield War (1988):
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6%
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The Constant Gardener (2005):
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9%
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Blood Diamond (2006):
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11%
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