Censorship in America Survey

Censorship

1. What is your gender?
Male
Female

2. How old are you?
        Under 12
        12 - 17
        18 - 20
        21 - 22
        23 - 25
        26 - 30
        Over 30

3. What is your race?
        African American
        Asian American
        Caribbean American
        European American
        Hispanic American
        Jewish
        Middle Eastern
        Native American
        Other

4. What is your religious affiliation?

5. Where are you from (city,state)?

6. How do you feel about censorship in America?
        Depends on what is censored
        Censorship is necessary for morality
        Censorship is necessary for national security
        Censorship is good to protect individuals from invasion of privacy
        Censorship is good to protect people from sensitive information
        Censorship should be a private matter
        Everybody, not just the government, does some form of censoring
        Government must not censor its citizens
        Other
        Do not know

7. How do you feel about censorship in the media (e.g. movies, TV, music, video games)?
        Depends on what is censored
        Censorship is necessary for morality
        Media outlets have the right to censor their activites
        Other
        Do not know

8. What image comes to your mind when you hear the term "media."
        All print, cable, broadcast, and Internet media outlets
        Corporate print, cable, broadcast, and Internet media outlets
        Corporate and non-corporate and alternative print, cable, broadcast, and Internet media outlets
        Other
        Do not know

9. How much control does the government have over the media?
        No control
        Limited control
        Much control
        Corporate media and government have a close working relationship
        Government has the right to censor outlets that threaten social peace or national security
        Do not know

10. Do you truly have the right to free speech?
        Yes
        Yes, but it depends on what you say
        Yes, but the government can restrict or take away that right
        No
        Do not know

11. Free speech and censorship are not mutually exclusive.
        Yes
        Yes, but only in certain areas of public life
        No
        Do not know

12. Why does America censor itself so much?
        People are afraid of certain things
        Certain groups or individuals want to control access to information
        Certain groups or individuals want to shape what people think
        America does very little self-censoring compared to many other nations
        America does not officially censor itself
        Other
        Do not know

13. Do you feel there is material out there that the government is censoring?
        Yes
        Yes, but depends upon the content
        No
        Do not know

14. Do you feel that it is fair that the government has this abiliity?
        Yes
        Yes, but only on things pertaining directly to the government
        No
        Do not know

15. How much information does the government have that it does not allow the public to see?
        Much information
        Some information
        Surprisingly little information
        Do not know

16. Would the United States be better if censorship was not as prevalent?
        Yes
        Yes, but depends upon what should be censored
        No
        Censorship is a fact of life
        Do not know

17. What do you feel the main topics the government is censoring from its Public?
        Military issues
        Economic issues
        Diplomatic issues
        Media issues
        Medical issues
        National security issues
        Other
        Do not know

18. Do you agree that the government must censor itself in the time of war?
        Strongly agree
        Agree
        Neutral
        Disagree
        Strongly disagree
        Do not know

19. How can a country give the right to free speech, then censor itself?

20. Any further thoughts about censorship and/or the media and the government?