WashPost Poll: 78% Didn’t Miss Government During Shutdown
Terance P. Jeffrey
(CNSNews.com) - A large majority of Americans say they did not miss the federal government when it was partially shutdown during the first half of October, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released today.
The survey conducted Oct. 17-20 asked 1,002 adults: “Were you personally inconvenienced by the partial shutdown of the federal government or not?”
If the person said they were inconvenienced, the survey asked this followup: “Was it a major inconvenience or a minor inconvenience?”
78 percent said that they were not inconvenienced by the partial shutdown of the government. Of the 22 percent who said they were inconvenienced, 11 percent said it was a major inconvenience and 11 percent said it was a minor inconvenience.
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(CNSNews.com) - A large majority of Americans say they did not miss the federal government when it was partially shutdown during the first half of October, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released today.
The survey conducted Oct. 17-20 asked 1,002 adults: “Were you personally inconvenienced by the partial shutdown of the federal government or not?”
If the person said they were inconvenienced, the survey asked this followup: “Was it a major inconvenience or a minor inconvenience?”
78 percent said that they were not inconvenienced by the partial shutdown of the government. Of the 22 percent who said they were inconvenienced, 11 percent said it was a major inconvenience and 11 percent said it was a minor inconvenience.
- See more at: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/terence-p-jeffrey/washpost-poll-78-didn-t-miss-government-during-shutdown#sthash.5AE05Nlm.dpuf