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OKIsItJustMe

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Thu May-28-09 11:15 AM
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2. Caveat Lector! The context of the "online poll" was ethanol

Edited on Thu May-28-09 11:21 AM by OKIsItJustMe

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/environment/story/68938.html

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"Because this was an online poll, it has no statistical margin of error. It was based on samples drawn from opt-in online panels. The sample was weighted to reflect the makeup of the population, but it wasn't a random sample that mirrors the population within a statistical probability ratio.

The section the headline is drawn from followed a number of questions on ethanol, after which, they were asked: http://tinyurl.com/qduwbk

For each of the following pairs of items, please select which one is more important to you personally.

Lower food prices - 54%
Lower gasoline prices - 46%

Lower food prices - 64%
Reduced greenhouse gas emissions from gasoline - 36%

Lower gasoline prices - 66%
Reduced greenhouse gas emissions from gasoline - 34%

Government subsidies for food crops - 82%
Government subsidies for crops for ethanol - 18%

Energy independence - 55%
Lower food prices - 45%

Context is important.

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