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Airport Security and Kids

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I am interested in finding experiences of parents as to how their kids responded to airport security. Also, share your experiences as to the behavior of airport authorities, when alarm goes off, while a child is passing through security gates. Further, I would like to know if the parents would like their kids to be screened through security gates or backscatter X rays. I would appreciate getting the views of parents, if they would consider other options (practical and safe), to avoid these types of screenings for their children (for the purpose of this poll, kids, sons or daughters mean pre-pubertal children less than the age of 11 years; if a girl has reached puberty before attaining 11 years of age, the poll should answer behavior before reaching puberty).
1. Which part of the world do you belong?
USA
Canada
UK
Germany
France
China
Japan
North America (Other Countries)
Europe (Other Countries)
Asia (Other Countries)
Africa
South America
Australia
2. Are you a single parent?
Yes
No
3. How many sons do you have, who are less than 11 years old?
None
One
Two
Three
More than three
4. What are the ages of the above-mentioned sons (check all that apply)?
Less than 1 year
1+ (equal to or more than 1 year, but less than 2 years)
2+
3+
4+
5+
6+
7+
8+
9+
10+
5. How many daughters do you have, who are less than 11 years old?
None
One
Two
Three
More than three
6. What are the ages of the above-mentioned daughters (check all that apply)?
Less than 1 year
1+
2+
3+
4+
5+
6+
7+
8+
9+
10+
7. How do your kids react to airport security experience?
Look forward to the experience
Relaxed
Normal
Tense
Apprehensive
8. How are your kids, generally, screened at the airport (see messages area for explanation of each method)?
Security Gates
Backscatter X Rays
Integrated Unclothed Screening
9. If you are given a choice to select the screening method for your kids at the airport, which one would you opt (see the pros and cons of each method in the messages area)?
Security Gates
Backscatter X Rays
Integrated Unclothed Screening
10. Do you, strongly, feel that there should be a screening method for kids available at airports, which does not involve the health hazards of Security Gates or Backscatter X Rays?
Yes
Undecided
No
11. Did it ever happen that alarm sounded when your kid was passing through the Security Gate?
Yes
No
12. If the answer to Q. 11 is yes, your kid was, ultimately, subjected to:
Pat down
Search with wand
Re-screening (after emptying pockets)
Graded Unclothed Screening (see messages area)
Complete Strip Search
13. If you selected last option (Complete Strip Search), the search was conducted in:
A private area (same-sex screener)
A private area (opposite-sex screener)
General-passenger area (same-sex screener)
General-passenger area (opposite-sex screener)
14. Was your child given proper explanation before conduct of this type of search?
Yes
No
15. Your child had to remove (check all those which apply):
Everything except vest and briefs
Everything except vest and panties
Everything except briefs (stripped to waist)
Everything except panties (stripped to waist)
Everything including briefs (no covering of any kind)
Everything including panties (no covering of any kind)
16. If you answered yes in Q. 11 (alarm sounded), what measures did you take for the next travel of your kids?
Instructed your kids to empty pockets and not to carry any metallic objects with them
Instructed your kids to pass through gates wearing minimal clothing
Opted for Integrated Unclothed Screening
17. If you selected second option in Q. 16 (pass through gates wearing minimal clothing), what were your sons wearing, while passing through gates?
Briefs only (stripped to waist)
Shorts only (stripped to waist)
Vest and briefs
Vest and shorts
18. If you selected second option in Q. 16 (pass through gates wearing minimal clothing), what were your daughters wearing, while passing through gates?
Panties only (stripped to waist)
Shorts only (stripped to waist)
Vest and panties
Vest and shorts
19. During pleasant weather, what do your sons wear, while going to airport?
Briefs only (stripped to waist)
Shorts only (stripped to waist)
Trousers only (stripped to waist)
Vest and shorts
Vest and trousers
T-shirt and shorts
T-shirt and trousers
Shirt and shorts
Shirt and trousers
20. During pleasant weather, what do your daughters wear, while going to airport?
Panties only (stripped to waist)
Shorts only (stripped to waist)
Miniskirt and panties (stripped to waist)
Skirt and panties (stripped to waist)
Capri only (stripped to waist)
Trousers only (stripped to waist)
Bathing suit
Sundress and panties
Dress and panties
Vest and panties
Vest and shorts
Vest, miniskirt and panties
Vest, skirt and panties
Vest and capri
Vest and trousers
T-shirt and panties
T-shirt and shorts
T-shirt, miniskirt and panties
T-shirt, skirt and panties
T-shirt and capri
T-shirt and trousers
Blouse, miniskirt and panties
Blouse, skirt and panties
Blouse and capri
Blouse and trousers
This poll was created on 2008-09-10 15:34:03 by Sylveef