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Re: Today is fifty years since the big northeast blackout |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Mon Nov 16 19:50:13 2015, in response to Re: Today is fifty years since the big northeast blackout, posted by Spider-Pig on Mon Nov 16 19:14:17 2015. I question how random that survey actually was. Among the total population surveyed, 46% believed in creationism. But among those with only a high school education or less, that number only increases to 52%.From that small difference I conclude that only a very small portion of the sample had any college education. Is that true of the general population over 18? If it is true that there is such a high correlation between levels of education and the belief of creationism which is very possible, I would think a fairer survey would be limited to those over 21 or 25 because some portion of the surveyed population are too young to have received a college education, not to mention post graduate education. I wouldn't be surprised if the age cutoff were a little higher, the results would be radically different. I also wish there were some raw numbers so I could calculate what percentage of respondents were regular churchgoers who may have been over represented. It also always pays to know who sponsored any survey you are analyzing. That information is not provided. I woudn't jump to the conclusion that I was wrong again based on a single survey of 1,000 supposedly random people just because it comes from a respected organization. |
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