Pew recently asked 1,003 adults 12 questions about political news information. Here are the percent who answered each correctly:
Let's look at the percent answering correctly two of the most "difficult" questions.
The political news dummies: women, blacks, young adults, folks with no more than a high-school degree, and Democrats. And the overall score:
Same pattern. You can add low-income folks to the list as well.
How about you can't vote without at least a passing grade? I have low standards.
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Thanks.
ReplyDeleteFirst time I've seen Independents doing almost as well as Republicans.
By the way, were these multiple choice questions? If so, how many choices were offered? We could reduce the % right for people guessing.
I got 11 out of 12. Do I get a cookie? :-)
ReplyDeleteI got 11 out of 12. Do I get a cookie? :-)
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