Hollywood and Culture

59% Worry That Hollywood Lowers Moral Standards

How worried are you that Hollywood movies are lowering the moral standards in this country?
Very Worried	34%
Somewhat Worried	25%
Not Very Worried	22%
Not at All Worried	17%
RasmussenReports.com

Thursday December 15, 2005--Fifty-nine percent (59%) of Americans worry that Hollywood movies are "lowering the moral standards in this country." A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 22% are not very worried about the impact of movies on the nation's moral standards. Another 17% are not worried at all.

Sixty-five percent (65%) of married Americans fear that movies are lowering moral standards along with 47% of unmarried Americans. During Election 2004, Married Americans were far more likely than Unmarried Americans to vote for President George W. Bush.

The partisan divide continues when it comes to movies and the popular culture. Seventy-seven percent (77%) of Republicans worry that movies are lowering moral standards. That view is shared by 52% of Democrats and 43% of those not affiliated with either major political party.

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The national telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports February 28, 2005. Margin of sampling error is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.