Rasmussen Reports On: Rude Behavior

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This week the Fox TV | Rasmussen Reports poll surveyed people's feelings rude behavior.

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Survey of 1,000 Adults, Sept. 15 - 16, 2009

1. Are Americans becoming kinder and gentler or more rude and less civilized?
10% Kinder and gentler
75% More rude and less civilized
15% Not sure

2. Does recent behavior by public figures like Kayne West, Serena Williams and Congressman Joe Wilson lead to more rude behavior by Americans?
41% Yes
38% No
21% Not sure

3. Is it rude for someone sitting next to you in public to be talking on their cell phone?
51% Yes
37% No
12% Not sure

4. Is it rude to text during a social event?
63% Yes
27% No
10% Not sure

5. Have you ever confronted anyone over their rude behavior in public?
51% Yes
45% No
  4% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.

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