Question

Recently a newspaper reported that in a national public opinion survey conducted among 2,000 individuals, 56% were in favor of curfew, 40% opposed curfew, and 4% had no opinion on the subject. a) What is the sample in this survey? b) Based on the sample, what percentage of the population would you think is in favor of curfew? c) Based on the sample, what percentage of the population would you think have no opinion on the subject?

Answer 1

(a) 2000 individuals

(b)56% are in favour for curfew

$=56/100*2000=1120$ individuals

(c)4% had no opinion on subject curfew

$=4/100*2000=80$ individuals