Do you own a helmet?
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Batting helmet:
10%
Bicycle helmet:
77%
Construction hardhat:
39%
Equestrian helmet:
6%
Firefighter/police officer helmet:
6%
Helmut Jahn:
3%
Hockey helmet:
8%
Motorcycle helmet:
15%
Rock climbing helmet:
4%
Ski helmet:
9%
Some other kind of sports helmet:
7%
Tarnhelm:
2%
War souvenir:
7%
Welding helmet:
7%
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Do you think that helmet production should be regulated by safety standards set by the US Government?
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Yes, that way each helmet follows the same regulations:
74%
Yes, but only if there are nationwide helmet use laws:
12%
No:
15%
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Do you think that celebrity tragedies, like the recent death of Natasha Richardson and the earlier deaths of Sonny Bono and Michael Kennedy, will inspire more people to wear a helmet when skiing or snowboarding?
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Yes:
14%
Yes, at least for a while:
60%
No:
26%
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Do you wear a helmet when you bike or rollerblade or ski or snowboard?
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Yes, I always wear a helmet:
48%
I usually wear a helmet when I bike or rollerblade, but not as often when I ski or snowboard:
18%
I usually wear a helmet when I ski or snowboard, but not as often when I bike or rollerblade:
1%
I almost never wear a helmet:
34%
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Do (or would) you make your children wear a helmet when they bike or rollerblade or ski or snowboard?
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Yes:
75%
Yes, mostly:
15%
No, hardly ever:
5%
No:
5%
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Do you think that helmet use should be required by law when doing a recreational activity, like biking or skiing?
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Do you think that the National Hockey League should require face shields for its players?
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Yes:
58%
No:
34%
No, and I think they should make helmets optional again:
8%
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Do you agree with Major League Baseball's 2008 rule requiring first base and third base coaches to wear helmets?
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Yes:
70%
Yes, and MLB should also require young fans sitting along the first base and third base lines to wear helmets:
7%
No:
23%
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Many St. Louis County municipalities have local ordinances requiring all bicycle riders or riders under the ages of 21, 17, or 16 to wear helmets. Do you think St. Louis City should adopt a similar ordinance?
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Yes, because many riders travel through both the City and the county:
75%
No, the City should not require helmets of any age riders:
5%
No, neither the City nor county municipalities should have helmet laws:
20%
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If—or when—you ride a motorcycle, would (or do) you wear a helmet?
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Yes, always:
87%
Yes, usually:
7%
No:
20%
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Do you agree with the Missouri Senate's March 12 vote to allow people at least 21 years old to ride a motorcycle without wearing a helmet when not traveling on an interstate highway?
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Yes:
13%
Yes, and I don't think motorcyclists should be required to wear a helmet on an interstate highway, either:
11%
No, motorcyclists should always be required to wear helmets:
75%
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As a driver of a car, truck, or van, would you prefer sharing the road with helmeted or un-helmeted motorcycles?
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Helmet-wearers:
71%
Non-helmet wearers:
1%
It doesn't matter to me:
28%
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Do you think that non-helmet wearers should pay higher life, health, or automobile insurance premiums than helmet wearers?
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