US: Air Travel (Gallup 1/5-6)
Emily Swanson | January 11, 2010
USA Today / Gallup
1/5-6/10; 542 adults who ahve taken two or more air trips in the past year, 5% margin of error
Mode: Live telephone interviews
(Gallup release)
National
As you may know, on Christmas Day a passenger on a Northwest airlines flight from Amsterdam attempted to set off explosives just before the plane landed in Detroit. Are you, personally, more concerned about the safety of air travel now than before this incident occurred, or has your level of concern not changed?
29% More Concerned, 70% No Change
One method of airport security that is expected to be used more widely at U.S. airports is a full body scan of passengers as they go through the security checkpoint. The full body-scan would show a graphic image of a person's body underneath his or her clothes. The image would be viewed only by federal screeners in a separate, private room. Do you approve or disapprove of U.S. airports using the full body scan on airline passengers?
78% approvem 20% Disapprove
ow uncomfortable would you, personally, be with undergoing a full-body scan at an airport security checkpoint?
10% Very uncomfortable, 22% Somewhat uncomfortable, 19% Not too uncomfortable, 48% Not uncomfortable at all
As you may know, an alternative to a full body scan would be to have an airport security agent pat passengers down, that is to touch their bodies or clothing to search for hidden objects. Which method would make you more uncomfortable -
70% Pat down, 22% Full body scan
How effective do you think a full-body scan would be in preventing terrorists from smuggling dangerous objects or explosives on board an airplane?
38% Very effective, 46% Somewhat effective, 8% Not too effective, 5% Not effective at all
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