A Survey of
People Who Regularly Respond to Surveys
by R.D. Ronstad
97% of people who
regularly respond to surveys think that
other people care what they think.
81% of people who regularly respond to
surveys indicate that most of their
opinions are borrowed.
86% of people who regularly respond to
surveys say that they don’t know the
difference between a poll and a survey,
or if there is one.
Somewhat confusingly, 79% of the 86%
mentioned above nevertheless indicate
they would rather be surveyed than polled.
6% of people who regularly respond to
surveys say of themselves that, so far,
it looks like they have all the answers.
4% of people who regularly respond to
surveys define a small sample size as any
population sample that doesn‘t
include them.
11% of people who regularly respond to
surveys indicate that, on at least one
occasion when they were responding to a
phone survey, they thought they were
having a conversation with a distant
relative.
61% of people who regularly respond to
surveys say that if they are given the
option of answering "don't
know" to any given question, they
feel insulted.
50% of people who regularly respond to
surveys indicate that they only deviate
from the mean when no one is looking.
72% of people who regularly respond to
surveys answered “no” when
asked: “Is there such a thing as a
dumb question?”
28% of people who regularly respond to
surveys thought the above was a dumb
question.
17% of people who regularly respond to
surveys say they only respond to surveys
that require filling in little circles. (Pollsters
conclusion: 17% of people who regularly
respond to surveys have OCD.)
3% of people who regularly respond to
surveys think that George Gallup is the
name of Dudley Do-Right’s horse. |
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