l-) :ll'quailltnnl'c with liFO ph(~nomcna.
·n Hackgrolllld QUl'stionnaire of the Opjllion I~c~carch Corporation --
Contain~ qucstiong f)'('qIH~lltly asked by thom for all cl j ent;.;.
B. Teen sample, national opinion survey
1) UFO Opinion Questionnaire.
2) Teen Background Questionnaire -- comprised of backgTound
questions appropriate for teen-agel's.
C. Sighter survey
1) UFO Opinion Questionnaire.
,:1 Si!!htcl' Background Questionnaire -- includes demographic
measllres, questions regardin~ the reporting of UFOs, and question shout
infonnation SOUTces.
l'. College survy
1 'j Co llege ill fOl'lnation sheet .
.:) liFO Opinion Questionnaire.
:,\)\··8 Scall'.
)) l'llL'l'l'J]1 J:n'Jlts Questionnaire. (Neither th~ A-B Scale nor
the Current Events Qlll'S t i onnai rc is included in the present ana lyses_
111cir descriptions appear in Appendix P).
5) College' Backvround Qt..;lstionnaire -- compri :.cd of background
questions appropriate for college students.
Results and Discussion
The anal:'scs of the data which are to be reported are of three kinds.
TIle first section concerns the proportion of the population who identify
themselves as sighters and the demographic characteristic~ of sighters
and nonsighters, In the ~econd section, the reporting of UFOs and
a.: t i tudes toward reporting are examined. In the fl nal section attitudes
toward UFOs and related toph~~" ,lre discussed; dHta from each of the
four groups surveyed nre presented.
Sishters and nOllsighters
All adults in the Ilat ional survey were asked the question, ftHave
you, youl'self, cver seen a UFO?" 'lh':'ee pert.'ent ()f the sample indicated
that they had. In order to provide an analysis p~rallel to our analysis
of the Gallup stud)"s question, "Have you Aver seen anything you thought
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l') :I<'(lllaintnlll'C \vith liFO ph<:nomcnn.
·1) lIao.:kgrolllld QUl'stiollnaire of the Opillion I~cscarch Corporation --
COl1taill~ qllL'st.iOll~ fl'CL[IWlltly askt~d by them for ull cl i ent;.;.
B. Teen sample, Ilational opinion survey
1) UFO Opinion Questionnaire.
2) Teen Background Questionnaire -- comprised of backgTound
questions appropriate for teen-agers.
C. Sighter survey
11 UFO Opinion Questionnaire .
.:') Si!<hter Rackground Questionnaire -- includes demographic
measures, questions regnrdtng the reporting of UFOs, and question shout
infonnatioll sOllrces.
D. College ~\ll'\!(,Y
11 College inforlilation sheet .
.;) llFll Opillion Questionnaire.
:\)\ .. [\ Scalt,.
·11 l'tII'n'111 j'\'('nts Quest ionnairo. (Nei ther th·o A-ll Scale nor
the CUTreilt Events Qlll'~tiollnairt' is illcluded in the present analyses,
ll1cir de,;crlptiollS appear in Appendix P).
5) Col1e.~(' flack!!:'olmd Ql..~stiOnl\!;lire -- compri :.cJ of background
questions appropriate for college students.
Results and Discussion
The analyses (if the data \~hich are to be reported are of three kinds.
TIle first section concerns the proportion of the population who identify
themselves as sighters and the demographic characteristic~ of sighters
and nonsighters, In the ~econd section, the reporting of UFOs and
a.:titude~ toward reporting are examined. Tn the final section attitudes
toward UFOs and related tOJ1h~~" ;lrc discussed; d"ta from each of the
four groups surveyed are presented.
Sishters and nOllsighters
All adults in the national survey were asked the question, "Have
you, youl'~elf, ever seen H UFO?" 'lh'ce pen"ent of the sample indicated
that they had. In order to provide an analysis puallel to our analysis
of the Gallup study IS ques tion. "lIave you ever seen anything you thought
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