Political Survey

In this survey, you are asked to give your opinion of a set of statements characterising political views. Please rate each statement on the scale given, which runs from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree".

For statistical purposes, please tell us where you live:

The following are a set of propositions. Tell us whether you agree with them, as they would apply to the country where you live.

Overall, young people benefit from compulsory military service.
Smokers should be required to kick the habit before receiving medical care for smoking-related illnesses.
It's more important to rehabilitate criminals than to punish them.
It doesn't matter whether the mix of minorities in public institutions reflects their numbers in the general population.
Aggressive foreign policies can put a stop to international terrorism.
It is never moral to break the law.
We should maintain the right to free expression, even if some people use it to create trouble.
Some crimes are so serious that the only proper punishment is the death penalty.
The wealthy shouldn't pay a larger proportion of their income in tax than the poor.
It's more important that we elect parties in exact proportion to their support than that we each have individual local representatives.
Workers don't need to resort to collective bargaining to achieve fair pay.
We should make use of any technology, if it benefits us.
A person's social status should depend on who their parents are.
Family is more important than society.
Schools should concentrate on training people for the workforce.

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