Listeners' Opinion Poll
YOU help set the opinon poll question. We'll do the poll.
"Are these people nuts?"
Opinion polls provide a snapshot of public opinion. When we hear that a third of people are in favour of something, we think of how it relates to our own opinions. And we think to ourselves - "are those people nuts?" or "I'm in the minority".
Popular topics
Opinion polls ask about voting intention, favourite films, abortion, the celebrities we'd least like to move in next door, the monarchy, the countryside, teenage pregnancies, homosexuality: you name it, there's probably been an opinion poll about it.
And until NOW, the media has set the questions and the public have answered them. But, since iPM starts with our listeners, you get to come up with the question.
But what do we ask?!
Don't worry, help is at hand. The ´óÏó´«Ã½ has its own polling guru, who is adored by 100 per cent of us here. His name is David Cowling and this is his advice:
1. Start by thinking of a topic that you want to throw some light on.
2. The topic doesn't have to be incredibly serious to provide a revealing or interesting result.
3. Is there anything about this topic that you think might divide public opinion?
4. Think about wording your question in a way that doesn't biase the answer, but we can improve the precise wording later.
5. Think in terms of a question with a yes or no answer.
How do I tell you my fantastic question?
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Email us. Please put Listeners' Opinion Poll in the subject line.
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Write to us: Listeners' Opinion Poll, iPM, Room G601, ´óÏó´«Ã½ TV Centre, London W12 7RJ
And don't worry if at this stage you don't have specific wording. Feel free to tell us the sort of topic you want to explore, and we and your fellow listeners help out.
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