Blog Poll Results
Well many more blog polls since I last summarised the results in late April. The following results since then:
- 79% approve of National’s fibre to the home policy
- 31% think global warming is a hoax, 20% say we should reduce emissions at a rate which does not harm economic growth, 19% think global warming is exaggerated, 16% think we should reduce emissions at the same rate as other countries, 7% say reducing emissions should be our top priority and 7% say the world faces Armageddon if emissions are not reduced
- 57% of readers/respondents are male heterosexuals, 24% are female heterosexuals, 7% male homosexuals, 6% male bisexual, 3% female bisexual and 3% lesbian.
- The best post (start of) WWII PM was rated David Lange with 23% then Keith Holyoake 20% and Helen Clark 12%. Bottom was Bill Rowling and Walter Nash on 1% each.
- 53% would choose higher broadband data caps over 47% preferring faster broadband speeds
- 36% rated the Budget very poor, 30% poor, 16% average, 10% very good and 9% good
- The preferred next Labour Party Leader was Phil Goff on 44% then Andrew Little on 14% and Shane Jones on 10%.
- 68% prefer to have dinner before a 7 pm movie, not afterwards
- 52% want Charles as King of NZ when the Queen dies, vs 48% favouring a Republic.
- 95% of respondents have visited Australia, 74% Europe, 73% Asia, 69% North America, 26% Africa, 13% South America and 3% Antarctica
- Only 9% have a Freeview box
- 36% think 15 years is the starting point for rape convctions, 22% think 10 years, 16% five years and only 12% correctly stated eight years.
- 82% of respondents have made their mind up as to who to vote for
- The favourite TV channel is TV3 with 34%, Prime on 30%, TV One on 19%, C4 on 7%, TV2 on 5% and Maori TV on 5%.
As always many interesting results. All totally unscientific but useful to see how readers differ from the overall population. The TV favourability for example is very different to overall ratings.
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July 14th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Would still be good if it was possible to comment on each poll as it was being asked.
[DPF: Sadly there is no option to allow this. I have looked]
July 14th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
“31% think global warming is a hoax”
I think this one says the most about kiwiblog. Reminds me of how around 60% of Fox viewers polled thought that Saddam Hussein was behind 9/11, even after the intelligence community had unanimously rubbished that idea.
July 14th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
A bit selective nome – it shows 50% are sceptical about global warming if you add those who think it is exaggerated to those who think it is a hoax.
On the TV channel I didn’t vote because the majority of the viewing in our house is through Sky spread through all sport channels, trackside, UK TV, the movie (free not pay for) channels Parliament and the History channel, plus Animal Planet and the Disney Channels when the grand children visit. There was no option for Sky channels as I recall.
If a 75% majority is required for a republic it seems we are some way away – at age 62 perhaps not in my lifetime.
July 14th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
How about one on “Which petrol company in your experience seems the fastest to raise its petrol prices and the slowest to bring them down, following shifts in oil prices?”
I’m willing to bput good money on the outcome of that bpoll.
And, have you got anything to say about this poll…?
The best post (start of) WWII PM was rated David Lange with 23% then Keith Holyoake 20% and Helen Clark 12%. Bottom was Bill Rowling and Walter Nash on 1% each.
July 14th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
“7% say the world faces Armageddon if emissions are not reduced”
That seems to cover the crank factor that kiwiblog attracts.
July 14th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
>>I think this one says the most about kiwiblog. Reminds me of how around 60% of Fox viewers polled thought that Saddam Hussein was behind 9/11, even after the intelligence community had unanimously rubbished that idea.
This is why your lot is totally out of touch with reality.
Look at any other center-right blog anywhere in the English speaking world (and I am guessing non-English speaking as well but I can not be sure) and you’ll find 80% to unanimous support to the view that global warming is being at least vastly exaggerated. And remember blog readers broadly represent the ideological bases of all the political parties.
Very curious that almost 20% of the poll respondent are either gay or bisexual (way over the level in the general population)
July 14th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
“Very curious that almost 20% of the poll respondent are either gay or bisexual (way over the level in the general population)”
WTF???!?
Maybe gay and bisexual folk are just more literate / computer literate than Mr & Mrs Average and their 2.4 average children…?
[DPF: Maybe no kids means more time online
]
July 14th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
Kiwiblog is a well known gay/bisexual icon.
July 14th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
What about the crank-factor who were saying a couple of years ago that we’d start to see rapidly-rising oil prices once peak oil started to take effect…?
July 14th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
“What about the crank-factor who were saying a couple of years ago that we’d start to see rapidly-rising oil prices once peak oil started to take effect…?”
Yep, that would be me RRM. I still don’t get any thanks for warning them all about it though
July 14th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
roger nome – good try but the `supposed’ peak oil effect is only a myth.
July 14th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
[DPF: Sadly there is no option to allow this. I have looked]
Create a thread for it when you create the poll?
July 14th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
Diminishing supply isn’t the problem. It’s funny how people infer causality from outcomes without regard to evidence. If you really believe that human sacrifice is necessary to appease the gods, well, any old volcano or typhoon will ‘prove’ you right.
July 14th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
I thought the problem was static supply, increasing demand…
July 16th, 2008 at 1:52 am
Oil production globally has never been higher.
The problem is State ownership and State interference in oil production. If oil producers can’t even drill off California or conduct exploration projects in Alaska then what are the odds of Oil being produced efficiently in OPEC countries where the oil fields are mostly state owned and controlled.
There’s plenty of oil in the ground yet. It’s just a case of allowing the market to freely produce and deliver it without state interference.