National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted September 15-16, 2009

By Rasmussen Reports

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
28% 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