University Daily Kansan
Monday, March 17. 1980
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Poll...
From page one
"That's one thing you've got to look out for in political politics," she said. "We really gutted burned last year. We were out in the field before opinion shifted and we total missed
"That's a public opinion survey person's horror—to totally miss nobile opinion."
CIGLER SAID it was important to remember that polls reflected only public opinion, not whether people would act on that opinion.
"You have to remember there is always a difference between attitude and behavior," he said. "A poll is information about attitude, but it does not the same as behavior. Talk is chanen."
He said analysis should not go beyond the data received from polls when interpreting them and should not infer relationships not clearly supported by data.
The analyst has to look for tendencies in data, Cigler said, and the questions the Kanans poll used may have stifled the response of some participants.
He said that the questions that provided a "probably" in the choice of answers could have created more moderate opinions than the questions that answered might not reflect actual public opinion.
"By limiting the answers, you ultimately limit the richness of the response," he said.
BINMIX IRMISR声 the *response*, the *sale*
NIXON SAID that the *polls* did not use
a "probably" *answer* because it was an
I am *don't know* response.
"If you get a large 'don't know' response, say 30 to 40 percent, an opinion has not been established," she said.
50 percent was most indicative of strong public opinion.
She said a clear-cut opinion of more than
The interviewers are professionally trained to ask questions that the participants may be depressed independing. They have been coached to ask questions in an unbiased manner so responses will be as accurate as possible.
Gigler said the Kanasl poll could have been done more professionally if the interviewers could have been trained. In one case were done by Reporting II students.
BOTH CIGLER and Nixon agreed that unbiased, straightforward questions were important in a survey and that wording of a survey usually should be pretested.
Nixon said that changing one word in a question could alter answers and that the question was more important than focus technique whereby a moderator stimulates discussion within a prechen group about possible survey questions to encourage the irgranted feelings behind those opinions.
Any ambiguities in the questions are usually found in these sessions, she said, as well as possible answers to the questions.
The second question in the Kansan poll had to be expanded because of an unpredicted response by participants.
Güller said that a question about whether those interviewed would accept the draft if they were chosen should have been clarified.
"When I start thinking about those questions, I'd have to say we would have to separate the acceptance of fate with general patrician duty," he said.
Draft . . .
Registration for women, which was introduced separate from registration for men, was considered doomed from the beating.
Carter's registration proposal has hit hard times in Congress.
REGISTRATION FOR MEN was expected to pass. Last month, however, a House Appropriations subcommittee refused by an unanimous vote that amounted to $13.3 million in fiscal 1980 funds.
This is one of two stories analyzing results of a Kansas poll conducted before spring break. Tomorrow's story will present the same argument for draft, and opinions on U.S. foreign policy.
KU fraternities will supplemen-
tral summer and fall rush programs
this weekend with their first spring rush,
and a weeklong representative Todd
Huddall said yesterday.
Fraternities to rush
The spring rush, to be held March 21-23, is geared to recruit new fraternity members from the large "independent" groups with the Greek system. Unlike summer rush, which is aimed at gaining new members from the ranks of incoming freshmen, spring rush will recruit new fraternities and independents already at KU, Hudson said.
"it's not for seniors in high school. It's really for freshmen and sophomores, but juniors can participate too," he said.
Rush will start at 6:30 a.m. this Friday in the Satellite Union and will continue with tours of about one-half of the participating hospitals, Hudson said. On Saturday the tours participated and on Sunday the rush participants are able to re-vist houses they are interested in.
The participants will then turn over their house preferences to the 1FC, and decisions will be made by Wednesday on whom will be taught. The students will be expected to out number 90 students are expected to participate.
Kassebaum ...
From page one
was sure to receive Senate approval after it was passed by the House last week.
She said she could not support the bill because it included no plan for giving tax exemptions for companies searching for new domestic oil.
Another legislative matter that would have an immediate impact on the nation is Carter's request for draft registration of all 19- and 20-year-olds.
Kassaebau, the mother of four, said she supported registration for both men and women, with a place on registration forms to request alternative service.
Funding for the draft of women has
Without that provision, she said, she might not support registration legislation.
already been killed by Congress and allowance for alternative service is not expected.
KASSEBAUM INSISTED that registration was not necessarily a prelude to the draft.
"I view it as something that can be of some benefit to have young men and women register," she said, "and stop and think what they think they might have to make to the country."
Oposition to registration, she said,
results from the fear the country might be
drawn into a Vietnam-type conflict.
But she said there should be leadership in the country to make the distinction between foolish intervention and military necessity.
"Registration is a symbol that has some substance," Kassebaum said. "There is the realization that there could be that time, and that could not be, if I, any hesitation to register.
"I don't think we should fool ours."
There are sensitive pressures ahead in foreign policy and we have to keep a cool head."
SOME OF those who oppose the draft have a strong line on the line to "provide gas for Cadillacs," but Kassaube said a threat to the flow of Persian Gulf oil would not affect on the course of the war.
"If that happens," she said, "it isn't just us, it's the Western world."
LeDuc ...
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ment that the KU magazine was being suspended. But no deadline was set for reimbursement.
Two weeks ago, another LeDuc Enterprises official had little more to say.
Thomas R. LeDuC, president and founder of the company, said Friday that he could not comment on the situation.
"I'm in the middle of a very important meeting with my attorneys and I'd really be unable to answer any of your questions," he said.
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WILLIAM CAHILL, vice president for administration with Lebac, said, "There's really nothing definite yet. The company made a decision to regroup. Everything's in the middle of being decided. Some of these people shouldn't be answering since I don't know."
At that time, Cahill said he did not know whether subcribers at KU and other schools with "suspended publications" would be reimbursed.
According to Sheldon, who became unemployed when the KU magazine was dropped, LeDuc Enterprises moved to Seattle to gain a more centralized location.
Last fall, the company was publishing eight magazines and decided to expand.
"In January and February they expanded to 26-that was probably part of their problem. Financing just fell through. The banks just shut them down," Sheldan said.
AMONG BIG Eight Conference schools, LeDuC also published magazines at the universities of Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri and Oklahoma State.
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