Would you support a lockdown if The Covid pandemic became too serious?
70% of Canadians would.
But... see how the question is leading people to say that they would support a lockdown? The question already assumes, like it’s an indisputable fact, that lockdown work. It’s tough to say no to a question like this.
The way that poll questions are constructed influence the results.
The following questions would produce vastly different results:
Would you support a lockdown if it meant a loss of income?
Would you support a lockdown if it meant that you would be lonely?
Would you support a lockdown if it pushed many people into poverty?
Lockdown polls ?
Would you support a lockdown if The Covid pandemic became too serious?
70% of Canadians would.
But... see how the question is leading people to say that they would support a lockdown? The question already assumes, like it’s an indisputable fact, that lockdown work. It’s tough to say no to a question like this.
The way that poll questions are constructed influence the results.
The following questions would produce vastly different results:
Would you support a lockdown if it meant a loss of income?
Would you support a lockdown if it meant that you would be lonely?
Would you support a lockdown if it pushed many people into poverty?