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"Censorship" Survey Results

Does censorship protect kids from material that is inappropriate for them?

	Girls	Boys	Total Vote
YES	690	673	1,363
NO	1,026	1,258	2,284
Total Kids	1,716	1,931

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Questions

1. Using the numbers listed above, calculate the percentage of boys who voted "no." Then calculate the percentage of girls who voted "no." (Round to the nearest percent.)

2. Now, using the raw numbers and the percentages you've just calculated, draw two pie charts. One should show the percentage of girls who voted "yes" and "no," and the other should show the percentage of boys who voted "yes" and "no."

Check out the answers.

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The results:

Does censorship protect kids? (Results by region)

Does censorship protect kids? (Results by gender)

Good reasons for censorship (Results by region)

Who should decide? (Results by grade level)

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