The Results Show
We asked, you answered... some 2,289 of you took our ethics and values quiz. And based on the emails we got asking us to post the results, not all of you were able to listen to our second hour on Thursday (when we revealed all). The poll may not be scientific, but it sure made for a revealing discussion, and thanks to crack intern Ashley Grashaw and her quick typing skills we can share the results with you. Here's what your fellow survey takers had to say:
1. I would lie when taking a poll if the answers made me look better....
Shows PERCENTAGE and NUMBER OF VOTES
Ethics/Morality/Values
1. I would lie when taking a poll if the answers made me look better.
Yes 10.4% 237
No 89.6% 2052
Total Respondents 2289
Skipped This Question 0
2. I would hire someone I knew was an undocumented immigrant to do yard work at my home.
Yes 61.5% 1408
No 38.5% 881
Total Respondents 2289
Skipped This Question 0
3. I would file a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security if I knew that my neighbors' nanny was an undocumented immigrant.
Yes 4.6% 105
No 95.4% 2184
Total Respondents 2289
Skipped This Question 0
4. If I was driving near the border and saw what appeared to be an undocumented immigrant in distress, I would stop and offer help.
Yes 76.1% 1742
No 23.9% 547
Total Respondents 2289
Skipped 0
5. If I was driving near the border and saw what appeared to be an undocumented immigrant in distress, I would call the U.S. Border Patrol
Yes 37.1% 849
No 62.9% 1439
Total Respondents 2289
Skipped 1
Family
6. I would put work ahead of family.
Yes 16.7% 380
No 83.3% 1897
Total Respondents 2277
Skipped 12
7. I would gamble, drink or use drugs if I had trouble supporting my family.
Yes 6.7% 153
No 93.9% 2124
Total Respondents 2277
Skipped 12
8. I would encourage my gay son/daughter's patner to attend a family dinner.
Yes 94.7% 2157
No 5.3% 120
Total Respondents 2277
Skipped 12
9. I would fire a gun at someone to protect my family.
Yes 72.6% 1654
No 27.4% 623
Total Respondents 2277
Skipped 12
10. I would invite a family member to move in with me if he/she is having financial difficulty.
Yes 79.3% 1806
No 20.7% 471
Total Respondents 2277
Skipped 12
Children
11. I would read my teen's diary.
Yes 42.5% 964
No 57.5% 1304
Total Respondents 2268
Skipped 21
12. I would use physical means for discipline.
Yes 37.6% 853
No 62.4% 1415
Total Respondents 2268
Skipped 21
13. I Would have a problem with my son/daughter dating a person of a different race.
Yes 6.1% 138
No 93.9% 2130
Total Respondents 2268
Skipped 21
14. I would allow my 7-yr-old to walk two blocks alone to play in the park.
Yes 29.3% 664
No 70.0% 1604
Total Respondents 2268
Skipped 21
15. I would admit to my teenagers that I had made bad choices at their age.
Yes 94.1% 2135
No 5.9% 133
Total Respondents 2268
Skipped 21
Health Care
16. I would allow my older parent(s) to move in with me if they need special care.
Yes 79.2% 1793
No 20.8% 471
Total Respondents 2264
Skipped 25
17. I would have plastic surgery.
Yes 29.8% 675
No 70.2% 1589
Total Respondents 2264
Skipped 25
18. I expect to live in a nursing home one day.
Yes 33.7% 763
No 66.3% 1501
Total Respondents 2264
Skipped 25
19. I think health care in the U.S. should be a right for all citizens, and not a privilege to those who can afford it.
Yes 93.9% 2127
No 6.1% 137
Total Respondents 2264
Skipped 25
20. I think hospitals should turn away undocumented immigrants who need emergency health care but have no insurance/money to pay for it.
Yes 4.9% 110
No 95.1% 2154
Total Respondents 2264
Skipped 25
Free/Personal Time
21. I would illegally download music.
Yes 46.9% 1060
No 53.1% 1202
Total Respondents 2262
Skipped 27
22. I would lie to my spouse/partner about working late just to have some "me time."
Yes 27.7% 627
No 72.3% 1635
Total Respondents 2262
Skipped 27
23. I would watch television on a beautiful day.
Yes 75.8% 1715
No 24.2% 547
Total Respondents 2262
Skipped 27
24. I would kill an animal for recreation.
Yes 11.1% 250
No 88.9% 2012
Total Respondents 2262
Skipped 27
25. I would hook onto a wireless Internet network that wasn't mine.
Yes 62.3% 1409
No 37.7% 853
Total Respondents 2262
Skipped 27
Food/Beverage
26. I would rather eat in a fast food restaurant than prepare a meal for myself.
Yes 16.9% 382
No 83.1% 1877
Total Respondents 2259
Skipped 30
27. I would serve my dinner guests something that accidentally fell on my kitchen floor.
Yes 47.5% 1074
No 52.5% 1185
Total Respondents 2259
Skipped 30
28. I would bring my own food to a movie theater to save money.
Yes 74.7% 1688
No 25.3% 571
Total Respondents 2259
Skipped 30
29. I would leave a grocery item that I didn't want in the wrong location in the store.
Yes 58.0% 1311
No 42.0% 948
Total Respondents 2259
Skipped 30
30. I would allow my underage child to drink alcohol with dinner.
Yes 52.1% 1176
No 47.9% 1083
Total Respondents 2259
Skipped 30
Employment/Workplace
31. I would take a co-worker's lunch from the lunchroom fridge.
Yes 1.5% 33
No 98.5% 2218
Total Respondents 2251
Skipped 38
32. I would read a co-worker's email.
Yes 13.4% 302
No 86.6% 1949
Total Respondents 2251
Skipped 38
33. I would lie in an interview to get the job.
Yes 18.8% 424
No 81.2% 1827
Total Respondents 2251
Skipped 38
34. I would sacrifice salary to work for an environmentally responsible company.
Yes 73.9% 1664
No 26.1% 587
Total Respondents 2251
Skipped 38
35. I would tell everyone to find a job they love no matter what the pay.
Yes 66.5% 1498
No 33.5% 753
Total Respondents 2251
Skipped 38
Transportation/Travel
36. I would leave a note if I hit another parked car in the parking lot.
Yes 81.3% 1827
No 18.7% 420
Total Respondents 2247
Skipped 42
37. I would lie to the police at a traffic stop if I thought I could get out of a ticket.
Yes 37.9% 852
No 62.1% 1395
Total Respondents 2247
Skipped 42
38. I have eaten three meals or more in my car in one week.
Yes 32.4% 728
No 67.6% 1519
Total Respondents 2247
Skipped 42
39. I would drive home while slightly impaired by alcohol and/or drugs if I lived a short distance away.
Yes 56.6% 1271
No 43.4% 976
Total Respondents 2247
Skipped 42
40. I would ride in a car driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol if it was just for a short distance.
Yes 49.5% 1113
No 50.5% 1134
Total Respondents 2247
Skipped 42
Education
41. I would do my child's homework to help him/her get a better grade.
Yes 6.9% 156
No 93.1% 2089
Total Respondents 2245
Skipped 44
42. I would argue with a teacher about my grades or about my child's grades.
Yes 45.7% 1027
No 54.3% 1218
Total Respondents 2245
Skipped 44
43. I would hire an outside consultant to help my child get into the college of his/her choice.
Yes 28.2% 634
No 71.8% 1611
Total Respondents 2245
Skipped 44
44. I would want my children to attend a school with a diverse socioeconomic and ethnic population
Yes 93.6% 2101
No 6.4% 144
Total Respondents 2245
Skipped 44
45. It would be essential for my children to be very well-off financially in their future.
Yes 19.9% 446
No 80.1% 1799
Total Respondents 2245
Skipped 44
Residential
46. I would illegally hook up to cable television.
Yes 25.2% 565
No 74.8% 1680
Total Respondents 2245
Skipped 44
47. I would pick flowers from my neighbor's yard.
Yes 13.1% 295
No 86.9% 1950
Total Respondents 2245
Skipped 44
48. I would prefer to live on acreage away from neighbors.
Yes 56.9% 1277
No 43.1% 968
Total Respondents 2245
Skipped 44
49. I would hide a defect in my home from a potential home buyer.
Yes 27.8% 623
No 72.2% 1622
Total Respondents 2245
Skipped 44
50. I would buy a house next door to my parents.
Yes 36.3% 815
No 63.7% 1430
Total Respondents 2245
Skipped 44
2:16 PM ET | 04-13-2007 | permalink
