Mini Poll: Are You Standing On A Moral Plane?
Current Totals:
How do you rate the overall state of moral values in this country today?
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Excellent:
2%
Good:
20%
Only fair:
56%
Poor:
22%
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Do you think the overall state of moral values in this country is getting better or getting worse?
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Getting better:
14%
Getting worse:
86%
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Compared to the rest of the country, how do you rate the overall state of moral values in the St. Louis region today?
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St. Louis is on a higher moral plane than most other places:
16%
St. Louis is about the same as most other places:
71%
St. Louis is on a lower moral plane than most other places:
12%
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Regardless of whether or not you think it should be legal, do you think the following things are generally morally acceptable or generally not:
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Death penalty
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
46%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
54%
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Life in prison without possibility of parole
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
95%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
5%
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Cloning animals
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
54%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
46%
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Cloning human organs
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
69%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
31%
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Skipping church
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
80%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
20%
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Daydreaming through the church service
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
82%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
18%
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Smoking tobacco
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
64%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
36%
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Smoking marijuana
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
58%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
42%
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Buying and wearing clothing made of animal fur
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
62%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
38%
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Buying and wearing clothing made by workers in low-wage countries
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
48%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
52%
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Paying less in income taxes than you owe
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
15%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
85%
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Paying less in property taxes than you owe
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
15%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
85%
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Cheering for the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
45%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
55%
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Cheering for the Arizona Cardinals over the St. Louis Rams
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
50%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
50%
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Speeding in a school zone
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
9%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
91%
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Speeding on a highway
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
54%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
46%
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Pirating a Wi-Fi signal from your neighbor
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
30%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
70%
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Splitting a cable or satellite signal among several televisions in your home
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
51%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
49%
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Not voting
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
39%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
61%
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Making up an excuse to get an absentee ballot
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
44%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
56%
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Pretending to be a much younger person in an Internet chat room or forum
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
17%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
83%
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Pretending to be a much slimmer person in an Internet chat room or forum
GENERALLY MORALLY ACCEPTABLE:
35%
GENERALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE:
65%
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When it comes to social and moral issues facing the country, do you think that the federal government should generally be more active or less active?
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More active:
29%
Less active:
71%
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Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.
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