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Citizen poll results: Do you approve the Prince George school district adding a Japanese cooking and culture course to the curriculum?

The poll ran from February 4 to 17. Of the 819 votes, we can determine that 504 are from within the community.
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The course is recommended for students who have interest in Japanese culture and global cuisine

Prince George Citizen polled 819 Prince George Citizen readers and asked the question: Do you approve the Prince George school district adding a Japanese cooking and culture course to the curriculum?

The poll ran from February 4 to 17. Of the 819 votes, we can determine that 504 are from within the community. The full results are as follows:

Yes, students should appreciate Japan has a huge influence on global culture and trade 18.65% local, 19.90% total    
Mostly yes, if it also comes with a better understanding of Japanese history and society 21.03% local, 20.76% total    
Not sure 7.14% local, 7.57% total    
Mostly no, unclear how this prepares students for adult life and work 24.60% local, 24.42% total    
No, students should spend more time on more essential learning priorities 28.57% local, 27.35% total    
  Local   Total

Results are based on an online study of adult Prince George Citizen readers that are located in Prince George. The margin of error - which measures sample variability - is +/- 3.41%, 19 times out of 20.

Prince George Citizen uses a variety of techniques to capture data, detect and prevent fraudulent votes, detect and prevent robots, and filter out non-local and duplicate votes.