Reason-Rupe Poll: Millennials Think Government Is Inefficient, Abuses Its Power, and Supports Cronyism

A Reason-Rupe survey of 2,000 Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 finds 66 percent of millennials believe government is inefficient and wasteful — a substantial increase since 2009, when just 42 percent of millennials said government was inefficient and wasteful. … The Reason-Rupe report finds this skepticism of […] Read more »

GfK Web-Based Polls: Why Do AP, Pew, CBS, and Other Media Trust Them? A Recent GfK Poll Raises Doubts

In November, iMediaEthics tested Pew’s October poll results on trans fat: Pew’s phone poll (conducted by PSRAI) found 44% in favor of trans fats being banned from restaurants, while iMediaEthics’ November GfK web-based poll found 64% in favor. iMediaEthics re-tested both polls in December to see if public opinion had […] Read more »