This one conducted Aug 25-29, released Sept. 10.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/releases/pr990910.asp

and

Conducted same time, released Sept. 23.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/releases/pr990923.asp

Here's a list of all recent Gallup polls.

There's probably another Y2K poll-taking underway as we speak.

-- lisa (lisa@too.far_away), November 08, 1999

Answers

It's perhaps fitting that the most important and potentially life- threatening event in the history of mankind is subjected to SURVEYS. Just goes to show what levels the PR people have attained in their ever-well-paid efforts to manage information. ("Meteor heading for Earth! Total destruction inevitable! Film at 11!")

How ironic that Y2K doesn't care how people FEEL, or what they THINK, or what the MAJORITY OPINION is...

Darwin would be proud.

-- Dennis (djolson@cherco.net), November 08, 1999.

From the second poll (pr990923.asp)

Next I'm going to read some specific problems. As I read each one, please say whether you think it likely or unlikely to occur as a result of Y2K. First, ... . Next, ... . [RANDOM ORDER]

	Dec 9-13, 1998	Mar 5-7, 1999	Aug 25-29, 1999
	% "likely"	% "likely"	% "likely"
Banking/accounting will fail	63	55	48
Air traffic control will fail	46	43	35
Food/retail distribution will fail	37	40	35
Emergency/ "911" will fail	36	32	27
Hospital equipment/services will fail	33	32	22
Nuclear power/defense systems will fail	30	27	18
Passenger cars/trucks will fail	17	--	12

-- Zach Anderson (z@figure.8m.com), November 08, 1999.

Now, Im going to try to be as positive as possible, but looking at he first four listings in the table above, things do not bode well in these corresponding four areas:

• Bankers calming deposiors from making withdrawals
• Airline ticket sales for would-be travellers
• Grocery shelves stocked at comforting levels
• Criminals gearing up for the crimewave of the millennium

Note: It is the public perception alone that I am alluding to. I am offering no opinion (in this post) of whether or not Y2K is a real technical problem.

-- Zach Anderson (z@figure.8m.com), November 08, 1999.