A Gallup Poll Asked 1022 Randomly Chosen Adults Whether the Failure

question 12

Multiple Choice

A Gallup Poll asked 1022 randomly chosen adults whether the failure of the government to solve major challenges facing the country was a "crisis," a "major problem," a "minor problem," or "not a problem." The proportions giving each response were 30 percent, 51 percent, 14 percent, and 4 percent (percents don't add to 100 due to rounding error) , respectively. The sample for this poll is:

• A) all adults.
• B) the 1022 respondents.
• C) government workers.
• D) those responding "crisis."

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