Poll: 1 in 4 Americans believe U.S. was safer before 9/11

[Stockholm]

(CNN) -- Less than half of Americans believe the United States is now safer from terrorism than it was before September 11, 2001, according to a CNN poll released Wednesday.

Forty-three percent of 1,033 adults surveyed by Opinion Research Corporation said they think the country is safer now than it was before the 9/11 attacks. Thirty-two percent said they believe it is about as safe, while 25 percent said it is less safe.

Other questions were posed to a half sample, or 517 people, and have a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.

Among those responses, 54 percent said they think it is "very likely" or "somewhat likely" an act of terrorism will occur in the United States within the next several weeks, though just 36 percent said they are worried that they or someone in their family could become a victim of terrorism.

more http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/23/terror.poll/index.html

[silverojo]

1. 3 in 4 Americans have their heads up their asses n/t

[NYC]

2. They must.

Welcome to DU. :hi:

[Tyrone Slothrop]

4. Huh?

So you think we're safer now?

[enigma000]

5. poorly phased headline

The article reads poorly too. I think it says 3 in 4 surveyed believe it is safer or as safe now than before 9-11.

[BootinUp]

3. Flying an airplane is probably marginally safer

Due to better airport security, but who knows how many terrorist cells are still here.