Those crazy surveys are slanted even more by who's asking the questions, and
how the questions are slanted.
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    From: Iowa Discussion, Alerts and Announcements
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Pam Mackey-Taylor
    Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 8:54 PM
    To: [log in to unmask]
    Subject: Re: environment


    Several weeks ago I picked up a phone call that happened to be someone
doing a survey on the political issues.  Usually I don't answer those
surveys, but this time I did.  The survey taker started by listing several
of the "top political issues" and asked me to pick the top 3.  I picked 2
and said the environment was my third even though the environment was not
one of the items on the list.

    I could hear the person typing my answer.  Then she proceeded with the
issues, asking questions.  She had a spot for the environment.  It was
obvious that the survey designers had allowed for an unprompted odd answer
like mine and she was ready.

    Perhaps this would work on other surveys.

    Those "crazy" survey results are slanted by who is willing to answer the
survey and how they choose to answer the questions.  This might be one way
of getting the environment on the agenda.

    Pam

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    In a message dated 1/8/2003 5:46:32 PM Central Standard Time,
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        Good idea Glenn.  Why not pose this question to our legislators and
the
        citizens they represent in a letter to the editor..or better yet a
'Guest
        Opinion' in the D.M. Register as the session opens?
        Cathy L.




        ----- Original Message -----
        From: "Glenn Pollock" <[log in to unmask]>
        To: <[log in to unmask]>
        Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 11:15 PM
        Subject: environment


        > The polls in Iowa and other states indicate  that the environment
is not a
        > high priority among voters but are we asking the question
correctly. What
        > if we ask?, Do you want clean water , to drink , to swim in , to
boat in
        > and fish. Do we want close by parks and preserve to visit. Do you
want
        wild
        > life to view and hunt. Do you want clean air that does not stink
of hog
        > manure , air that is safe to breathe. Do you want clean streets
and roads
        > not littered with cans and trash. I bet we would get a lot
different
        answer
        > then are you interested in the environment.
        > I thing when the general people think of the environment they
think of
        some
        > guy that  has lashed himself to a tree in Oregon. Or that  the
cost of
        > lumber going up because of an owl. They think gas cost too much
because we
        > are not drilling for oil in Alaska. Or that they will lose their
job
        > because of new environmental regulations. They are simply not
aware of
        > environmental problems since they spend most of there time working
and
        > raising  kids.  And a few that science can fix any problem if it
gets out
        > of hand.
        >
        > Glenn Pollock



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