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Farmer's Market Flag Opinion Poll |
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by Durl Kruse
Email: durljan (nospam) earthlink.net (unverified!) |
06 Jul 2003
Modified: 03:29:03 PM |
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Over the course of the past two weeks AWARE conducted an infornal opinion poll regarding the US Flag at the Urbana Farmer's Market. The results are posted in the following article. |
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"FARMER'S MARKET FLAG OPINION POLL"
"What does the US flag symbolize to you, other US citizens, and the people of the world?"
Those were the three questions posed to visitors of the A.W.A.R.E. table at the Urbana Farmer's Market the past two weekends. As part of its weekly table display of literature, the US flag, peace flag, and corporate logo flag were flown together at the A.W.A.R.E. booth. Each flag can elicit strong emotions and feelings as well as conflicting values and opinions. Since 9-11 the US flag has come to symbolize many different things to US citizens. Without a doubt the appearance of the US flag is more pervasive and prevalent than in recent decades. So, what better time than during the 4th of July holiday than to engage the public in thoughtful reflection about the flag and to solicit their personal feelings about it.
Following is a summary of the feelings of 153 individuals who took the "Flag Poll". Each participant could choose up to four descriptors for each question. Where numbers don't add up correctly, it simply means some individuals gave no responses. Acknowledging this was not a scientific poll; the results are never the less very intriguing and interesting.
How do your thoughts and feelings of the US flag compare?
"FARMER'S MARKET - FLAG OPINION POLL SUMMARY"
Summary of June 28th and July 5th flag polling.
Total Number of Ballots Submitted: June 28th - 71 and July 5th - 82 Total: 153
In your opinion:
1. What does the U.S. flag symbolize to you personally?
54 Democracy 19 Globalization
42 Arrogance 42 Liberty
56 Freedom 28 Imperialism
24 Corporate Greed 22 Civil Rights
12 Peace 19 Military Power
24 Empire 13 Materialism
20 Justice 48 Patriotism
32 Unfulfilled Promises 41 Nationalism
25 Capitalism 9 Nothing Special
2. What do you think the U.S. flag symbolizes to most citizens of this country?
85 Democracy 2 Globalization
6 Arrogance 51 Liberty
81 Freedom 4 Imperialism
2 Corporate Greed 10 Civil Rights
15 Peace 31 Military Power
7 Empire 3 Materialism
32 Justice 95 Patriotism
1 Unfulfilled Promises 36 Nationalism
15 Capitalism 10 Nothing Special
3. What do you think the U.S. flag symbolizes to most citizens of the world?
27 Democracy 41 Globalization
88 Arrogance 13 Liberty
36 Freedom 49 Imperialism
38 Corporate Greed 5 Civil Rights
2 Peace 69 Military Power
45 Empire 15 Materialism
4 Justice 8 Patriotism
17 Unfulfilled Promises 17 Nationalism
45 Capitalism 13 Nothing Special
Demographics:
Age Groups: 0-19 (11), 20-39 (56), 40-59 (55), 60-79 (10)
Gender: M-61 F-85
Have you ever participated in or attended either a pro-war or anti-war event? 96 Yes 46 No
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Re: Farmer's Market Flag Opinion Poll |
by ben grosser
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07 Jul 2003
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sorry to be dense; i don't quite understand the descriptor pairs--were those polled asked to select 4 descriptor *pairs*, and to then vote for or against one of the two items in the pair?
i.e. in question 1:
54 Democracy 19 Globalization
does this mean that 73 people chose this pair, and of those 73, 54 chose 'democracy' over globalization?
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Re: Farmer's Market Flag Opinion Poll |
by 5
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07 Jul 2003
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There are supposed to be 2 columns. This hasn't translated well to the web here. The two columns have no relationship as far as I know.
I took the poll and it asked individuals to pick four traits under each question. |
