ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Friday, August 2, 1996                 TAG: 9608020002
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: C1   EDITION: METRO 

THE VIRGINIA TECH QUALITY OF LIFE SURVEY

Virginia Tech's Center for Survey Research polled 1,168 adult Virginians between April 21-May 22. The margin of error is 2.9 percent. Numbers may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding.

BRING ON THE V-CHIP

Most Virginians - 72 percent - believe that network television programs should be regulated to reduce the amount of violence.

Television network programming needs to be regulated to reduce the amount of violence shown on TV.

Strongly agree 49%

Somewhat agree 23%

Somewhat disagree 12%

Strongly disagree 15%

Don't know 0%

Who feels strongest about regulating TV to cut down on violence? Virginians who live outside the urban crescent, women, and those over 40.

Percentage of those who "strongly agree"

Urban crescent Rest of state Men Women Under 40 40 and older

45% 55% 35% 63% 40% 57%

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