Wonder if 81% of these people would agree?

According to an AP story, which I would link to if it wasn't the AP, <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20022876-503544.html">CBS conducted a poll</a> in early November, which found that 81 percent of Americans support TSA using full-body scanners at airports. Not surprisingly, TSA touts this poll on their TSA blog.

The population of the US, as of July 2009, was 307,006,550.  For the math impaired, 81% would be around 248 million people. Obviously, they used a sample, or they'd still be asking the questions. So that leaves about 58 million of us malcontents or skeptics who believe there must be a better way or haven't made up their minds.

The pertinent data that I believe is missing from the poll would be what percentage of those people who are<span style="font-style:italic;"> frequent fliers</span> support them? Infrequent fliers? Non-fliers?

It may be that a large percentage of the people in that 81% seldom, if ever, fly. I'd be curious to know what percentage of people may have supported the use of the scanners, knowing it would not affect them personally?

H/T <a href="http://patdollard.com/2010/11/ap-tsa-has-met-the-enemy-and-they-are-us/">Pat Dollard</a>

Cross posted at <a href="http://proof-proofpositive.blogspot.com/">Proof Positive</a>