[CQ-Contest] Quick Poll

[Ron St.Laurent]

Polls are not the end-all.  In our Township a poll firm was hired to assess
the needs and wants for an indoor ice arena to be funded privately but
backed by the taxpayer.  The poll came back with 80% in favor.  Private
citizens were outraged and forced the issue onto the ballot by going door to
door getting signed petitions.  The ice arena was soundly defeated at the
ballot box by 78% of the voters.  A private firm then built an arena, less
than three years later they filed bankruptcy.

Polls can also be swayed by the way the questions are fabricated.

Ron ND5S (member ARRL)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim White, K4OJ" <k4oj at tampabay.rr.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Cc: <fcg at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 03:56
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Quick Poll


>
> TO THE READERSHIP OF CQ-CONTEST...A REQUEST FROM A MEMBER OF THE LEAGUE
FOR
> OVER 30 YEARS....
>
> Here is an excerpt from K1RO's post to AB0MV copied to the CQ-Contest
> reflector...
>
> "We conduct comprehensive, professional QST reader surveys approximately
> every three years, using Readex, Inc., a firm that specializes in magazine
> readership research. The surveys are conducted using industry standard
> techniques and mailed to a random sample of ARRL members. We have a high
> degree of confidence in the results."
>
>
>
> MY REQUEST:
>
> IMPORTANT:
>
> ONLY IF YOU HAVE BEEN APPROACHED
>
> (NO I HAVE NEVER BEEN POLLED OR EVEN HEARD OF READEX, ETC RESPONSES PLEASE
> PLEASE PLEASE)
>
> Please respond to K1RO at the ARRL if you have ever been polled by Readex,
> Inc.
>
> His e-mail is
>
> mwilson at arrl.org
>
> AND
>
> ONLY IF YOU HAVE BEEN POLLED, PLEASE CC THE CQ-CONTEST REFLECTOR....I have
> not and wonder how many active contesters have.
>
> ...Mark let us know how much mail you get from the "burden"-some
contesting
> community, won't you?
>
>
> Jim White, K4OJ
> ARRL LM and former ARRL employee who had to deal with those burdensome
> contesters in the seventies...
>
>
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