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Mini Poll: Spring Break Broke?


Current Totals:

Will you be taking a Spring Break vacation this year?


Yes:
 24%
Yes, and I'll be spending it in St. Louis:
 9%
No:
 60%
No, but my kid(s) will:
 8%

 

Given the wide range of available travel discounts and the state of your own finances, are you more likely to take advantage of this year's Spring Break deals and discounts or to save your money?


Take advantage of the deals - I still need a vacation:
 25%
Save my money:
 75%

 

Assuming MayorSlay.com were paying for your Spring Break vacation, where would you most like to go?


Somewhere warm, like Florida:
 24%
Somewhere snowy, like Colorado:
 3%
Somewhere dry, like Arizona:
 4%
Somewhere foreign, like Italy:
 45%
Somewhere tropical, like the Dominican Republic:
 17%
Somewhere close and elegant, like Downtown's Four Seasons Hotel:
 6%

 

In general, do you think that the Spring Break party culture has gotten too dangerous for young people?


Yes, I think there are too many under-age drinkers on Spring Break:
 71%
No:
 29%

 

When do you think kids are old enough to go on Spring Break by themselves?


When they can drive:
 2%
When they're seniors in high school:
 9%
When they're in college:
 46%
When I'm not supporting them anymore:
 33%
Anytime, as long as it's a service-oriented trip:
 11%

 

Which of the following statements best corresponds to your feelings about the St. Louis tradition of Spring Break trips by high school seniors?


I'd pay for my kids' trips. They're only young once.:
 15%
They're only young once, but they should pay their own way.:
 19%
Senior trips are too dangerous:
 23%
Senior trips are unnecessary:
 43%

 

Which of the following is the just barely acceptable ratio of adult chaperones to high school students on a Spring Break trip?


One adult for every fifteen students:
 6%
One adult for every ten students:
 29%
One adult for every five students:
 47%
One adult for every student:
 5%
Two adults for every student:
 9%
No chaperones (If you are not in high school and make this selection, please turn in your adult card.):
 4%

 

Should high schools and colleges encourage more community service-orientated Spring Break trips?


Yes:
 72%
Yes, but just high schools:
 7%
Yes, but just colleges:
 12%
No:
 9%

 

Would widely reported mysteries, like the disappearance of Natalee Holloway a few years ago, make you less likely to let your own children take a Spring Break trip?


Yes, and it has:
 15%
Yes, and it would:
 51%
No:
 34%

 

Would widely reported stories, like the current violence in some Mexican border towns, make you less likely to let your own children take a Spring Break trip?


Yes, and it has:
 17%
Yes, and it would:
 63%
No:
 20%

 

Testing your honesty about double standards: would you be more likely to let a male 18-year-old offspring go on an un-chaperoned Spring Break trip this year, than you would a female offspring?


My daughter could go:
 2%
My son could go:
 10%
Neither of them would be going:
 65%
Either could go:
 23%

 

Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.


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