From: utzoo!watmath!watcgl!dmmartindale Newsgroups: net.women Title: Re: pro-choice groups Article-I.D.: watcgl.240 Posted: Wed Mar 9 16:41:39 1983 Received: Thu Mar 10 04:43:20 1983 References: brunix.1836 There is a much simpler explanation why 53% of the population seems confused. The results quoted almost certainly come from at least two different polls, and what people say they believe if they are really somewhat undecided depends very much on the alternative answers available to them. Questions in polls often reflect the biases of the poll-takers in subtle ways which tend to result in the poll showing most people agreeing with the person or group sponsoring the poll. Given this, the seemingly- contradictory results aren't surprising.