Life Poll

Life Magazine, March 2000 pg.46-56
Searching for Extraterrestrial Life

Life Magazine Exclusive Poll

1. Do you think there is intelligent life somewhere in the universe, other than on Earth, or not?

Yes....................54%
No.....................32%
Not Sure...............14%

2. Do you think intelligent beings from other planets have ever visited Earth, or don't you think so?

Yes....................30%
No ....................54%
Not Sure...............16%

3. Do you think the U.S. government is withholding information from the public about the existance of UFOs, or don't you think so?

Yes....................49%
No.....................40%
Not Sure................1%

4. In your opinion, are UFOs real or just the product of people's imagination?

Real...................43%
Imaginary..............42%
Not Sure...............15%

5. Have you or anyone you know ever seen a UFO, or haven't you?

Yes, personally........6%
Yes, someone I know...13%
No ...................79%
Not Sure...............2%

6. Have you or anyone you know ever had an encounter with beings from another planet, or haven't you?

Yes, personally........1%
Yes, someone I know....6%
No....................92%
Not Sure...............2%

7. If beings from another planet asked you to come aboard their spacecraft, would you go, or wouldn't you?

Yes...................21%
No....................74%
Not Sure...............5%

8. In your opinion, should the U.S. government support scientific observation in search of intelligent life on other planets, or shouldn't it?

Yes...................54%
No....................41%
Not Sure...............5%

(Life Poll by Yankelovich Partners, Survey of 1564 adults, age 18 or older, conducted January 12-13, 2000. Margin of Error: plus or minus 2.5 percent.) Note: "Not Sure" is a volunteered response.