Conspiracy poll findings

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The following are findings from polls conducted by the Scripps Survey Research Center at Ohio University. The latest survey of asked 1,010 adult residents of the United States was conducted July 6-24.

Here are a few questions about your feelings about the federal government based in Washington, DC. Generally, do you think the work the government is doing is making your own life better, making it worse, or having no effect upon you?
Year .. Better .. Worse .. No Effect .. Don't Know
1995 .... 18 ...... 42 ....... 31 ......... 9
1997 .... 25 ...... 34 ....... 32 ......... 9
1998 .... 29 ...... 30 ....... 32 ......... 9
2001 .... 48 ...... 12 ....... 32 ......... 8
2006 .... 20 ...... 46 ....... 27 ......... 7

Does it seem to you that the people you know personally are more angry with the federal government these days than they used to be?
Year .. More Angry .. Not More Angry .. Don't Know
1995 .... 68 ............ 22 ............. 10
1997 .... 66 ............ 26 .............. 8
1998 .... 55 ............ 36 .............. 9
2001 .... 25 ............ 71 .............. 4
2006 .... 77 ............ 18 .............. 5

Are you, personally, more angry at the federal government than you used to be?
Year .. More Angry .. Not More Angry .. Don't Know
1995 .... 47 ............ 41 ............. 12
1997 .... 42 ............ 51 .............. 7
1998 .... 34 ............ 57 .............. 9
2001 .... 12 ............ 85 .............. 3
2006 .... 54 ............ 39 .............. 7

(ASKED IN 2006 POLL) Here are several serious accusations that some people have made against the federal government in recent years. Please tell me if you think each of these is very likely, somewhat likely or unlikely. "Officials in the federal government were directly responsible for the assassination of President Kennedy." Is this very likely, somewhat likely or unlikely?
Very Likely ............. 12
Somewhat Likely ......... 28
Unlikely ................ 51
Don't Know ............... 9

The federal government is withholding proof of the existence of intelligent life from other planets?
Very Likely ............. 16
Somewhat Likely ......... 22
Unlikely ................ 54
Don't Know ............... 8

There are also accusations being made following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. One of them is: "People in the federal government either assisted in the 9/11 attacks or took no action to stop the attacks because they wanted the United States to go to war in the Middle East."
Very Likely ............. 16
Somewhat Likely ......... 20
Unlikely ................ 59
Don't Know ............... 5

The Pentagon was not struck by an airliner captured by terrorists but, instead, was hit by a cruise missile fired by the U.S. military.
Very Likely .............. 6
Somewhat Likely .......... 6
Unlikely ................ 80
Don't Know ............... 8

The collapse of the twin towers in New York was aided by explosives secretly planted in the two buildings.
Very Likely .............. 6
Somewhat Likely ......... 10
Unlikely ................ 77
Don't Know ............... 7