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2009 Missouri Boys State Citizen Poll

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Every year a Citizen Poll is conducted at Missouri Boys State. The questions address basic current event issues that face Missouri's youth. Below are the results of this year's poll along with previous years to see the trends on different opinions.

Opinion Poll Results

 

 

 

2006

 

2007

 

2008

 

2009

1

Should Missouri continue to use the death penalty?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

66%

 

68%

 

71%

 

65%

 

 

No

21%

 

22%

 

20%

 

18%

 

 

Undecided

13%

 

9%

 

9%

 

17%

2

Do you think the invasion of Iraq was justified?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

54%

 

47%

 

60%

 

48%

 

 

No

30%

 

32%

 

29%

 

32%

 

 

Undecided

16%

 

21%

 

11%

 

27%

3

Do you think the United States should maintain a military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

no data

 

no data

 

54%

 

no data

 

 

No

no data

 

no data

 

33%

 

no data

 

 

Undecided

no data

 

no data

 

14%

 

no data

4

Should the use of marijuana for medical purposes be legalized?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

49%

 

41%

 

43%

 

45%

 

 

No

38%

 

42%

 

43%

 

34%

 

 

Undecided

13%

 

17%

 

13%

 

21%

5

Should the drinking age be lowered to 18?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

39%

 

39%

 

34%

 

34%

 

 

No

54%

 

54%

 

61%

 

53%

 

 

Undecided

7%

 

7%

 

5%

 

14%

6

Should abortion continue to be legal?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

32%

 

32%

 

35%

 

32%

 

 

No

56%

 

58%

 

55%

 

51%

 

 

Undecided

11%

 

10%

 

10%

 

18%

7

Do you think the government should provide funding for stem cell research?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

72%

 

47%

 

50%

 

no data

 

 

No

21%

 

38%

 

33%

 

no data

 

 

Undecided

7%

 

15%

 

18%

 

no data

8

Should student [End of Course Testing] MAP scores affect their school’s funding from the state government?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

31%

 

31%

 

22%

 

27%

 

 

No

56%

 

57%

 

70%

 

52%

 

 

Undecided

13%

 

12%

 

9%

 

21%

9

Should the United States reinstate the draft?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

8%

 

10%

 

7%

 

10%

 

 

No

80%

 

76%

 

83%

 

70%

 

 

Undecided

11%

 

14%

 

9%

 

21%

10

Generally, how do you classify your political opinions?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conservative

39%

 

39%

 

46%

 

41%

 

 

Moderate

41%

 

44%

 

37%

 

43%

 

 

Liberal

20%

 

16%

 

17%

 

16%

11

What should the primary focus of the STATE government be right now?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education

no data

 

no data

 

72%

 

no data

 

 

Public Services

no data

 

no data

 

19%

 

no data

 

 

Infrastructure (road, bridges, etc.)

no data

 

no data

 

9%

 

no data

12

What should the second focus of the STATE government be right now?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Education

no data

 

no data

 

21%

 

no data

 

 

Public Services

no data

 

no data

 

51%

 

no data

 

 

Infrastructure  (road, bridges, etc.)

no data

 

no data

 

29%

 

no data

13

What should the primary focus of the Federal government be right now?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Security

no data

 

no data

 

17%

 

no data

 

 

Economy

no data

 

no data

 

69%

 

no data

 

 

Health Care

no data

 

no data

 

14%

 

no data

14

What should the second focus of the Federal government be right now?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Security

no data

 

no data

 

33%

 

no data

 

 

Economy

no data

 

no data

 

25%

 

no data

 

 

Health Care

no data

 

no data

 

42%

 

no data

15

What is the most important political issue to you?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Economy

no data

 

no data

 

47%

 

no data

 

 

National Security

no data

 

no data

 

13%

 

no data

 

 

Immigration

no data

 

no data

 

6%

 

no data

 

 

energy

no data

 

no data

 

25%

 

no data

 

 

Health Care

no data

 

no data

 

9%

 

no data

16

Do you think marriage should be limited to a man and a woman?

 

 

 

 

     

 

 

Yes

no data

 

no data

 

no data

 

64%

 

 

No

no data

 

no data

 

no data

 

23%

 

 

Undecided

no data

 

no data

 

no data

 

13%

 

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