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Monday Poll results: Coffee yes, conversation a bit muddy

An iced coffee at a Seattle Starbucks store bore a “Race Together” sticker after the company announced last week an awareness campaign on race relations.
An iced coffee at a Seattle Starbucks store bore a “Race Together” sticker after the company announced last week an awareness campaign on race relations. Ted S. Warren Associated Press

The Monday Poll asked for your take on Starbucks’ initiative to prompt discussions on race in its coffee shops. Here are the results of the unscientific survey, based on nearly 250 responses.

1) Starbucks should stick to serving coffee, not wade into social issues.

Agree 64%

Disagree 36%

2) Starbucks executives deserve credit for a sincere attempt to deal with a troublesome issue.

Strongly agree 31%

Somewhat agree 17%

Somewhat disagree 10%

Strongly disagree 41%

3) I would welcome a discussion about race in an appropriate location.

Strongly agree 52%

Somewhat agree 23%

Strongly disagree 15%

Somewhat disagree 10%

4) I have no intention of discussing race issues with strangers, regardless of the venue.

Agree 57%

Disagree 43%

This story was originally published March 24, 2015 at 4:55 PM with the headline "Monday Poll results: Coffee yes, conversation a bit muddy."

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