The first dealt with general views on classification and videos as well as background information on the panel members, their families and their viewing habits. The second questionnaire dealt more specifically with concerns and issues to do with the classification of videos. Most parents were not worried that their children might be seeing unsuitable videos whilst under their control, but they were anxious about what other people might let them see. Well over half of parents always or often 'preview' videos before showing them to their children. Many parents said that their children want to watch videos rated higher than their age.
Classification is a useful guide for parents.
It seems too vague, and parents are unsure about what age a child could watch a 'PG' alone. Other categories are well understood, although some panel members suggested that '16' would be better than '15' because it is the school leaving age and is one marker of adulthood. When there is a disagreement, there is a nearly equal balance between tending to think that we classified a video too high or too low. Drug use and violence were the areas of greatest concern in videos. Sex was way down the list.