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Mini Poll: 2008 Predictions

Current Totals:

On which of the following sorts of predictions are you most likely to rely?

Horoscopes:
 5%
Weather forecasts:
 27%
Medical prognoses:
 27%
Stock tips from your broker:
 4%
Parental advice:
 28%
Sports betting odds:
 3%
Dreams:
 6%

 

On which of the following sorts of predictions are you least likely to rely?

Horoscopes:
 54%
Weather forecasts:
 17%
Medical prognoses:
 1%
Stock tips from your broker:
 5%
Parental advice:
 2%
Sports betting odds:
 9%
Dreams:
 12%

 

Are you generally more likely to believe positive predictions than negative ones?

Yes, I'm more likely to believe more positive predictions:
 61%
No, I'm more likely to believe negative predictions:
 12%
I don't believe any predictions:
 28%

 

Which of the following predictions is more likely to be true?

2008 will be a bigger year for political scandals:
 46%
2008 will be a bigger year for celebrity scandals:
 54%

 

Which of the following predictions is more likely to be true?

The final results of the 2008 Presidential election will be known soon after the final polls close:
 78%
The final results of the 2008 Presidential election will not be known until days or weeks after the final polls close:
 22%

 

Which of the following predictions is more likely to be true?

Missourians will elect a Democratic governor in 2008:
 65%
Missourians will elect a Republican governor in 2008:
 35%

 

Which of the following predictions is more likely to be true?

Peter Kinder will be reelected Missouri's lieutenant governor in 2008:
 38%
Sam Page will be elected Missouri's lieutenant governor in 2008:
 40%
Someone other than Gov. Kinder or Rep. Page will be elected lieutenant governor in 2008:
 22%

 

Which of the following predictions is more likely to be true?

The St. Louis Cardinals will be a play-off team next season:
 88%
The St. Louis Rams will be a play-off team next season:
 12%

 

Which of the following predictions is more likely to be true?

Mizzou football will be ranked in the top ten in the first pre-season poll:
 84%
SLU soccer will be ranked in the top ten in the first pre-season poll:
 16%

 

Which of the following predictions is more likely to be true?

The closure of a section of Highway 40 will greatly affect where I work, shop, or seek entertainment:
 23%
The closure of a section of Highway 40 will not really affect where I work, shop, or seek entertainment:
 77%

 

Which of the following predictions is more likely to be true?

Gas will hit $4 a gallon in Missouri in 2008:
 28%
Gas will continue to hover around $3 a gallon in Missouri in 2008:
 72%

 

Which of the following predictions is more likely to be true?

The City of St. Louis will welcome a larger foreign immigrant population in 2008:
 48%
The City of St. Louis will welcome a larger ex-county resident population in 2008:
 52%

 

Which of the following predictions is more likely to come true first?

IKEA will announce plans to open a store in the City of St. Louis:
 48%
Wal-Mart will announce plans to open a store in the City of St. Louis:
 52%

 

How many of Mayor Slay's predictions do you think will come true in 2008?

All of them:
 3%
About 75 percent of them:
 21%
About half of them:
 51%
About 25 percent of them:
 19%
None of them:
 6%

 

Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.


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