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Technology Stocks : Discuss Year 2000 Issues -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: R. Bond who wrote (3112)	1/1/1999 9:43:00 AM
From: William Peavey	Respond to of 9818

John, Roleigh Martin is such a great source. This Gallup poll indicates that a lot of money will be pulled out of circulation, and whether the government prints more or not, I feel the mere fact of withdrawal will be disruptive to the markets. The media is abuzz (USA Today, etc) about the NSF-USA Today national survey on Y2K conducted by the Gallup organization. Here are the interesting facts in the below NSF Press Release or raw data (I also went to the raw data where the "Yes" answers were most interesting): 6. For each of the following, please say whether that is something you probably will or will not do in order to protect yourself against problems associated with the Y2K computer bug. How about... [RANDOM ORDER] Percent b. Stockpile food and water 26 Yes c. Buy a generator or wood stove 17 Yes d. Withdraw all your money from the bank 16 Yes e. Withdraw and set aside a large amount of cash 31 Yes This poll was conducted by the famous Gallup polling organization. It is a nationwide telephone poll, released by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and USA Today. They surveyed 1,032 adults between December 9 and 13. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points. The raw data is at: nsf.gov The press release is reproduced below. They also reference an interesting 50-state Y2K map that you can click on individual states to learn more about your state at: y2k.gov Bill Peavey