Gallup
I got polled by Gallup Sunday night. It was kind of fun - I've imagined how those phone calls go, but I've always wanted to be a recipient. I love filling out surveys (and forms), so this is right up my alley.
A nervous young man named Tyler asked me four questions:
1. Do I approve or disapprove of the job George Bush is doing as president?
2. Do I think the war in Iraq is going well, or poorly?
3. How would I describe the state of the economy? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
4. Do I think the United States will be subject to a terrorist attack in the next few weeks?
The answers are obvious, I hope - at least for the first 3. I elected not to get too critical or philosophical on poor Tyler with regard to number 4, school shootings, enforcement of poverty, etc, and simply said no.
Then he invited me and my household to join the "Gallup Panel," which sounded very important, but near as I can tell involves little more than Gallup sending me more questions in the mail. Still, since I love taking surveys and filling out forms, I will be in bliss. It was only after I agreed to join the Gallup Panel that Tyler asked me any "demographic" information (race, age, gender, income, homeownership status, household size and composition). Which means that I guess they don't care about who is pissed at George Bush and who isn't. Maybe because at this point, most everyone agrees that he's a motherfucker.
Have you ever been polled by Gallup, or some other big polling agency? How'd it go?
A nervous young man named Tyler asked me four questions:
1. Do I approve or disapprove of the job George Bush is doing as president?
2. Do I think the war in Iraq is going well, or poorly?
3. How would I describe the state of the economy? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?
4. Do I think the United States will be subject to a terrorist attack in the next few weeks?
The answers are obvious, I hope - at least for the first 3. I elected not to get too critical or philosophical on poor Tyler with regard to number 4, school shootings, enforcement of poverty, etc, and simply said no.
Then he invited me and my household to join the "Gallup Panel," which sounded very important, but near as I can tell involves little more than Gallup sending me more questions in the mail. Still, since I love taking surveys and filling out forms, I will be in bliss. It was only after I agreed to join the Gallup Panel that Tyler asked me any "demographic" information (race, age, gender, income, homeownership status, household size and composition). Which means that I guess they don't care about who is pissed at George Bush and who isn't. Maybe because at this point, most everyone agrees that he's a motherfucker.
Have you ever been polled by Gallup, or some other big polling agency? How'd it go?