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View Article  Gallup Poll on Drinking from PollingReport.com

Gallup Poll. July 12-15, 2007. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults).

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"Do you have occasion to use alcoholic beverages such as liquor, wine or beer, or are you a total abstainer?"

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Yes, Drink No, Total
Abstainer
     
% %      

7/12-15/07

64 36      

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"Has drinking ever been a cause of trouble in your family?"

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Yes No      
% %      

7/12-15/07

35 65      

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"Do you, personally, think drinking in moderation -- that is, one or two drinks a day -- is good for your health, makes no difference, or is bad for your health?" Options rotated

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Good Makes No
Difference
Bad Unsure  
% % % %  

7/12-15/07

22 49 25 4  

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"Would you favor or oppose a federal law that would lower the drinking age in all states to 18?"N=464, MoE ± 5 (Form A)

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Favor Oppose Unsure    
% % %    

7/12-15/07

22 77 1    

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"Do you think the penalties for underage drinking should be made more strict, less strict, or remain as they are now?" N=537, MoE ± 5 (Form B)

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More Strict Less Strict Remain As
They Are
Unsure  
% % % %  

7/12-15/07

60 6 31 3  

 

View Article  Philosopher of the Law: Jeremy Bentham

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Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), English utilitarian philosopher and social reformer. He first attained attention as a critic of the leading ...   more »