Rasmussen Reports On: Kids on Reality TV

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This week the Fox TV | Rasmussen Reports poll surveyed people's feelings about kids on reality TV.

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Survey of 1,000 Adults, June 2 - 3, 2009

1. How closely have you followed recent news stories about the reality TV show "Jon & Kate Plus 8"?
10% Very closely
16% Somewhat closely
25% Not very closely
48% Not at all
  1% Not sure

2. Do you believe that Jon and Kate's marital problems this season are real, or are they an attempt to hype for ratings?*
33% They are real
32% They are an attempt to hype for ratings
35% Not sure

3. Are the children on "Jon & Kate Plus 8" being exploited?*
42% Yes
27% No
31% Not sure

4. If "Octomom" Nadya Suleman were to do a reality TV show, would she be exploiting her children?
68% Yes
  9% No
23% Not sure

5. Parental permission is required for children to appear on TV shows. Is that enough to prevent exploitation of children, or should government approval be required?
52% That is enough to prevent exploitation of children
23% Government approval should be required
25% Not sure

* Answered by those who answered "Very closely," "Somewhat closely" or "Not very closely" to question 1 -- 510 adults.

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

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