In a Survey About 9/11, Pollsters Found That the Percentage

question 78

Multiple Choice

In a survey about 9/11, pollsters found that the percentage of Americans aged 50 and over who believed that luck was the major reason there had not been another large attack since 9/11 was nearly double the percentage of Americans aged 18 to 29 who expressed the same belief. What is this an example of?

• A) ideology
• B) latent opinions
• C) cohort effects
• D) generational effects
• E) considerations

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