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Proposition 8: (Male in a thong) (please scroll down)
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Proposition number 8: It is not a violation of Community Standards for a male to wear a thong at a public beach.
Summary: {‘Against’ the proposition wins. If we exclude the ‘no rule’ category, of the 82 Eligible Voters who voted agreement or disagreement, 66% voted against males wearing a thong (±10.8%, 19 times out of 20).}
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Score: (Agreement Votes: ‘No Rule’ Votes: Disagreement Votes) |
Disagreement:Agreement Ratio |
Judgment:
(for or against the proposition) |
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All eligible Voters |
28:21:54 |
1.9:1 |
against |
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eligible Males |
13:6:24 |
1.8:1 |
against |
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eligible Females |
15:15:28 |
1.9:1 |
against |
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All non-eligible Voters |
13:5:10 |
1:1.3 |
for |
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Teen Females |
8:0:5 |
1:1.6 |
for |
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All non-resident Voters |
4:4:3 |
1:1.3 |
tie between ‘for’ and ‘no rule’ |
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non-resident Males |
2:2:1 |
1:2 |
tie between ‘for’ and ‘no rule’ |
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non-resident Female
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2:2:2 |
1:1 |
three-way tie |
Details:
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Number of Votes |
Number of Voters |
Number of Abstainers |
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All eligible Voters |
11 |
17 |
21 |
25 |
29 |
103 |
4 |
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eligible Males |
5 |
8 |
6 |
12 |
12 |
43 |
3 |
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eligible Females |
6 |
9 |
15 |
11 |
17 |
58 |
2 |
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All non-eligible Voters |
8 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
7 |
28 |
1 |
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Teen Females |
5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
0 |
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All non-Resident Voters |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
0 |
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non-resident Males |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
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non-resident Females |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
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Strongly Agree |
Agree |
No Rule |
Disagree |
Strongly Disagree |
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Of the 103 Eligible Voters who voted: |
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52%
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against males wearing a thong |
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27% |
for |
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20% |
voted ‘No Rule’ (i.e. status quo) |
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If we exclude the ‘no rule’ category: of the 82 Eligible Voters who voted agreement or disagreement: |
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66% (±10.8%, 19 times out of 20) |
against males wearing a thong |
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34% |
for |
Graph 8A
Graph 8B
Calculation of Margin of Error:
Results:
Against a male wearing a thong: 54 votes
No rule: 21 votes
For a male wearing a thong: 28 votes
Comparing ‘for’ and ‘against’ votes:
Against: 54 votes±10.8%=54 votes ±5.8 votes = a range of 48.2 to 59.8
For: 28 votes±10.8%=28 votes ±3.0 votes = a range of 25 to 31.
Because the ranges do not overlap, the difference in the two number is statistically significant.
Discussion of Results for Proposition Number 8:
The people voted that a male cannot wear a thong on an undesignated public beach by a margin of almost 2:1
Teen females voted for males wearing a thong (1.6:1). Non-resident Voters were 2:1 in favour of males wearing a thong.
Voter Comments Section:
Ifs/ands/buts/comments on the following proposition: 8. It is not a violation of Community Standards for a male to wear a thong at a public beach.
[Comments are typed as the various authors wrote them with no correction of spelling or editing. Editors notes are placed within square brackets.]
[legend: M=male, F=female, number is age, X=not specified.]
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F17 |
Time and place. |
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2. |
F50s |
Thong shouldn’t be seen at public beaches by male or female. |
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3. |
F30s |
Separate beach. |
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4. |
F20-25 |
To each their own but its not very attractive. |
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5. |
M20-25 |
Depends on male and how his general overall state is. |
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6. |
F20-25 |
Depends on culture. |
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7. |
F60 |
All males should wear proper swimwear. |
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8. |
F26 |
Don’t wanna see it, but hey, good for a laugh:) |
-end of proposition 8-
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