| Survey of 1,000 Adults January 9-10, 2004 | 72% Expect to See Humans on the Moon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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January 11, 2004--Seventy-two
percent (72%) of Americans expect to see human footprints on the Moon again
during their lifetime. A Rasmussen Reports survey finds that even 50% of
Americans over the age of 65 hold this expectation. Americans are less certain about seeing man on Mars. Only 39% expect this historic event to occur during their time on earth. Forty-two percent (42%) do not, while 18% are not sure. However, 62% of those under 30 expect to see the human race on Mars. That expectation is shared by just 14% of those over 65. These findings are from a national telephone survey of 1,000 adults conducted by Rasmussen Reports January 9-10, 2004. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. While most Americans expect another Moon landing, just 45% favor plans for renewing manned spaceflight to the Moon and, eventually, Mars. Thirty-two percent (32%) are opposed, while 23% are not sure. Republicans favor renewing journeys to the Moon by a 49% to 25% margin. Democrats are evenly divided, with 39% in favor of such plans and 40% opposed. Those unaffiliated with either major party favor trips to the Moon and Mars by a 48% to 29% margin. Men (54%) and those under 30 (54%) are more likely than women (37%) and those over 65 (33%) to favor renewed travel to the Moon. Sixty-two percent (62%) of Americans are following stories about the Administration's plans for renewed manned spaceflight very or somewhat closely. |
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