Post 488796 by noelle@elekk.xyz
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 (DIR) Post #488796 by noelle@elekk.xyz
       2018-10-11T20:09:19Z
       
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       Just read (briefly) about a survey where people in the US were asked, "do you feel it's essential to live in a country that's governed democratically?" It's a long-term survey; answers have been collected since the 30s, and the "yes" answer has trended steadily downward.Here's my question: do we trust respondents to understand that the question means "to live in a democracy" and not "to have the Democrats in control", especially recently?
       
 (DIR) Post #488955 by sandrockcstm@elekk.xyz
       2018-10-11T20:16:20Z
       
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       @noelle That's a great question, and I'd honestly like to see their methodology to see if they filtered for that.
       
 (DIR) Post #489371 by onethousandtwentyfour@weirder.earth
       2018-10-11T20:37:11Z
       
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       @noelle i mean the fact that you are asking people who are living in a country which is less and less a democracy whether it's "essential" to do so is also kind of a flawed approach imo
       
 (DIR) Post #490780 by rushkeating@mastodon.social
       2018-10-11T22:04:14Z
       
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       @noelle The age split would be in reverse of what it is if that were the case I think considering that young people are more likely to answer "no" to that question and young people are more likely to vote for Democrats.
       
 (DIR) Post #490786 by noelle@elekk.xyz
       2018-10-11T22:04:47Z
       
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       @rushkeating Possibly! I just spend a LOT of time thinking about survey design. >_>