STREET OPINION POLL
OPINION POLL QUESTIONS:
1. How many planets are there in the Solar System? 2. Which planet in turn from the Sun is the Earth? 3. Which planet do you associate UFO with? 4. If you could move to another planet, which planet would you choose?
On the first question – how many planets are there in the Solar System – respondents’ answers were as follows: In Poland: 7 planets – answer given by 9 people; 8 - 35 people, 9 – 27 people, more than 9 - 29 people. In Germany: 7 planets – answer given by 8 people, 8 - 33 people, 9 – 31 people, more than 9 - 28 people. In Spain: 7 planets- answer given by 7 people, 8 - 31 people, 9 – 29 people, more than 9 - 33 people.
1. How many planets are there in the Solar System?
40 35 30 25
POLAND GERMANY SPAIN
20 15 10 5 0
7
8
9
more than 9
On the second question: which planet in turn from the Sun is the Earth, the respondents answered as follows: In Poland: 2nd planet – answer given by 11 people, 3rd - 24 people, 4th – 15 people, 5th and more - 50 people. In Germany: 2nd planet – answer given by 15 people, 3rd - 25 people, 4th – 13 people, że 5the and more - 47 people. In Spain: 2nd planet – answer given by 12 people, 3rd - 28 people, 4th – 17 people, 5th and more - 43 people.
2. Which planet in turn from the Sun is the Earth?
60 50 40 POLAND GERMANY SPAIN
30 20 10 0
2nd
3rd
4th
5th and more
On the third question – which planet do you associate UFO with – the respondents answered as follows: In Poland: with Mars – answer given by 88 people, with Neptune - 4 people, with Saturne - 5 people, with Venus 3 people. In Germany: with Mars - 90 people, with Neptune 2 people, with Saturne - 6 people, with Venus - 2 people. In Spain: with Mars – answer given by 90 people, with Neptune 4 people, with Saturne - 3 people, with Venus 3 people.
3. Which planet do you associate UFO with?
100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
POLAND GERMANY SPAIN
Mars
Neptune
Saturne
Venus
On fourth question – which planet would you move to if you could – the respondents answered: In Poland: Mars - 45 people, Venus - 36 people, none - 19 people. In Germany: Mars - 21 people, Venus - 79 people. In Spain: Mars - 58 people, Venus - 30 people, none 22 people.
4. If you could move to any planet, which planet would you choose?
90 80 70 60 50
POLAND GERMANY SPAIN
40 30 20 10 0
Mars
Venus
none
Conclusions In all countries knowledge about numer of planets in the Solar System is similar and ranges between 30 and 35%. The percentage of repondents who correctly answered that Earth is the third planet from the Sun presents similaringly and states 30%. UFO in our countries is mainly associated with the planet Mars and 90% of people surveyed answered in this way. On the fourth question – on which planet you would move, three answers appear: Mars about 50% of all answers, Venus over 40% and below 10 % respondents claim that they would not move to any planet. Thus, we can state that in all countries there is a similar level of knowledge about basic information on the theme of Solar System (numer of planets, the position of the Earth in relations to the Sun). Most of people surveyed in all countries associate UFO with Mars i Martians, and in preferences concerning the planet to live on two planets: Mars and Venus dominate.
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