SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Johnathan C. Doe who wrote (37365)3/9/1999 2:25:00 AM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (3) of 67261
 
Also, you should read this article:
"Public Views" on abortion depend on questions asked
NEW YORK, N.Y. (EP) - Polls taken to determine the American public's attitude toward abortion may get very different results, depending on how the questions are worded.

That's the conclusion of a New York Times analysis of abortion polling.

In a January 22 analysis of various abortion surveys, writer Tamar Lewin reported that in a New York Times/CBS News Poll only 29 percent said there should be a constitutional amendment prohibiting abortion, yet "when the same people were asked if there should be a constitutional amendment protecting the life of the unborn child, 50 percent said they would favor one."

In another such discrepancy, over half of the people questioned in a 1985 survey by the Louis Harris organization said abortion is murder, while a Gallup Poll the same year showed that over 90 percent thought abortion was sometimes the best way out of a bad situation.

Lewin explained, "Polling experts agree that more people are far more likely to say they favor abortion rights when the question is framed in terms of a woman's right to choose than when the question talks about protecting an unborn child."

(MY NOTE):I made sure that I gave the actual questions asked for the gallup polls, by the way.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News