Thursday, December 27, 2012

Florida surveying young women about their sex lives in exchange for gift card | Synopsis

Florida surveying young women about their sex lives in exchange for gift card

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. –  The state of Florida is asking thousands of young women some intimate questions their sex lives and is giving them a $10 gift card in return -- but some who received the survey are offended. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Sunday that the Department of Health sent surveys to 4,100 women between 18 and 24, giving participants a CVS gift card. Officials say the survey will help them understand women's need for and approach to family-planning services. The state spent $45,000 on the 46-question survey, which was sent out in September and October, and 782 have been returned. Participants were asked how many men they had sex with over the last year and how they felt emotionally the last time they had unprotected sex. A November batch weren't mailed after it was found that some of the surveys were sent to girls under 18.

People:

Dr. John Armstrong

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Relevance: 0.771516

SentimentQuote
-0.0555383"We obviously offered an apology sent back in writing and will work to ensure that moving forward, this never happens again," state Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong ...
-0.166521"If somebody sees something they don't like, they can rip it up and throw it in the garbage can," he said. ...
0.288418"It's really important to emphasize," Armstrong said, ...
0.192302"It's really important to emphasize," Armstrong said, "that we want people to be informed so that they can manage their health."
Sentiment Stats:
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David Brown

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Relevance: 0.372034

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-0.543032"Some of the questions are incredibly offensive and invasive," Brown told ...
-0.212755"Some of the questions are incredibly offensive and invasive," Brown told the Sun-Sentinel. "She thought that it was an unconscionable invasion of her privacy. There wasn't enough information to tell her who really did this and where the budget was for it, whether the information was going to be kept private, and really, what are they talking about in terms of how does this information in any way help?"
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.755787
  • Mean: -0.3778935
  • Standard Deviation: 0

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Additional Info:

StateOrCounty: Florida

Overall Sentiment: -0.115353

Relevance: 0.443847

StateOrCounty: Fla.

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StateOrCounty: Broward County

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.309122

Region: South Florida

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Organization: Department of Health

Overall Sentiment: 0.0331217

Relevance: 0.434867

Organization: Florida A&M University

Overall Sentiment: 0.494201

Relevance: 0.353581

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