Have you ever participated in a public protest or rally?
|
Yes, and recently:
31%
Yes, but it was a while ago:
33%
No:
36%
|
|
How often have you joined a public protest or rally?
|
Many times:
16%
A few times:
47%
Never:
18%
Never, but I might one day:
19%
|
|
Which of the following activities best captures the sort of protestor you are?
|
TV watcher:
6%
Bumper stickerer:
5%
Letter writer:
29%
Check writer:
14%
Button wearer:
6%
Clapper:
7%
Sign carrier:
7%
Sign maker:
1%
Screamer:
2%
Organizer:
6%
I am not a protester:
17%
|
|
In which of the following crowds of people are you more likely to find yourself?
|
Opposed to a policy, person, or idea:
35%
In support of a policy, person, or idea:
40%
I am not likely to be in either crowd:
25%
|
|
If you were going to attend a protest or rally at the Old Court House on a cold day in November, which of the following issues would be at the very top of your list? (Opponents and proponents will have to share categories here.)
|
War/peace:
22%
Crime/police:
7%
Gun ownership:
4%
Environmental issues:
8%
Immigration:
4%
Animal rights:
6%
Preservation/demolition:
5%
Property rights:
4%
Abortion/abortion rights:
9%
Business practices:
2%
GLBT rights:
15%
Free speech:
11%
Religion:
3%
|
|
In general, do you think the purpose of most protests these days is "attention" or "change"?
|
Attention:
57%
Change:
43%
|
|
Which of the following is the most successful protest or rally?
|
The media covered it:
23%
A lot of people attended it:
16%
People who heard about the protest felt different about the issue:
61%
|
|
Which of the following people would you most like to see at a protest or rally you supported?
|
My children:
21%
My spouse or partner:
24%
My minister/priest/rabbi:
9%
My doctor:
2%
My lawyer:
3%
My mayor:
41%
|
|
In your opinion, are the following sorts of protests generally acceptable or unacceptable?
|
Peaceful march:
|
Acceptable 98%| |
Unacceptable: 2% |
|
|
Economic boycott:
|
Acceptable: 93% |
| |
Unacceptable: 7% |
|
Work stoppage:
|
Acceptable: 63% |
| |
Unacceptable: 37% |
|
Blocking a public street or intersection:
|
Acceptable: 30% |
| |
Unacceptable: 70% |
|
Shouting down a speaker at a public event:
|
Acceptable: 11% |
| |
Unacceptable: 89% |
|
Burning a book:
|
Acceptable: 15% |
| |
Unacceptable: 85% |
|
Occupying a public building or park:
|
Acceptable: 58% |
| |
Unacceptable: 42% |
|
Graffiti:
|
Acceptable: 7% |
| |
Unacceptable: 93% |
|
|
In your opinion, are the following responses to protests generally acceptable or unacceptable?
|
Requiring a permit for a march:
|
Acceptable: 74% |
| |
Unacceptable: 26% |
|
Creating a designated protest area:
|
Acceptable: 63% |
| |
Unacceptable: 37% |
|
Mounted police:
|
Acceptable: 84% |
| |
Unacceptable: 16% |
|
Surveillance cameras:
|
Acceptable: 68% |
| |
Unacceptable: 32% |
|
Hiring replacement workers:
|
Acceptable: 52% |
| |
Unacceptable: 48% |
|
Physically removing protestors from buildings, streets, or intersections:
|
Acceptable: 53% |
| |
Unacceptable: 47% |
|
Barring signs from public meetings:
|
Acceptable: 27% |
| |
Unacceptable: 73% |
|
Internet blacklist:
|
Acceptable: 17% |
| |
Unacceptable: 83% |
|
|
In general, what sort of a job do you think the St. Louis police department does at handling public protests and rallies?
|
They do a good job:
45%
I have heard they do a good job:
47%
I have heard they do a bad job:
4%
They do a bad job:
4%
|
|
Which of the following songs of protest is most likely to remind you of your time at the barricades?
|
"Fortunate Son" by CCR:
6%
"Give Peace a Chance" by John Lennon:
20%
"People Got to be Free" by The Rascals:
3%
"The Times They Are A-Changin'" by Bob Dylan:
17%
"War" by Edwin Starr:
2%
"We Shall Overcome" by Pete Seeger, et al:
16%
"The Unknown Soldier" by The Doors:
1%
"Respect" by Aretha Franklin:
5%
"It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls:
4%
"Take This Job And Shove It" by David Allan Coe:
6%
"What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye:
9%
"Fight the Power" by Public Enemy:
3%
"The Rising" by Bruce Springsteen:
5%
"When the President Talks to God" by Bright Eyes:
3%
|
|
