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To: JohnM who wrote (81509)	3/12/2003 6:47:18 PM
From: frankw1900	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

the problem of getting a representative response in a society like Iraq. So any conclusions are immediately suspect on sampling and honest answer grounds. Of course. But when certain answers will put respondents' lives and families at risk, and you start getting those answers in a large way, then it's time to start paying close attention. If the answers are coming in a public place like a beauty parlour or barber shop then, in a police state like Iraq, the fact the answers come at all is remarkable data. One implication is for whatever reason, fear of the security apparatus has lessened. this leads me to believe honest answer problem might not be great. Second, one would expect, given the high levels of ethnic conflict one could expect after the invasion, that responses would vary strongly by that as well. I tend to agreee with this but wonder if I might be mistaken. Perhaps the high level of ethnic conflict may be an artifact of the tyranny. Clearly, Hussein has favoured some groups over others, especially his own, but such things might lead to a wish for reform post-Saddam. Or, perhaps this is seen as more of a problem by outsiders than iraqis. Or it is more of a problem for country than city folk.