By Focus Staff

This week’s Knoxville Focus poll asked the question, “In your opinion, should welfare recipients be required to submit to drug testing upon request by the government?”

Almost 80% of likely voters said yes, welfare recipients should submit to drug testing upon request by the government.  Just over 20% of respondents were opposed to the idea.

Every district in Knoxville and Knox County supported the notion; the greatest number of people dissenting came in the First District where almost 44% of respondents were opposed to drug testing for welfare recipients.

The district most strongly favoring the idea was the Ninth, which is South Knoxville, where more than 90% supported the idea.

Women and men supported the notion almost equally.

Click here to view full survey results.