Delta Optimist polled 303 Optimist readers and asked the question: Planning/going to a holiday party this year?
The poll ran from Dec. 5 to Dec. 12. Of the 303 votes, we can determine that 111 are from within the community. The full results are as follows:
Yes, for family and friends. 36.94% local, 33.66% total
Yes, for work. 11.71% local, 10.89% total
No. 45.95% local, 50.50% total
Unsure. 5.41% local, 4.95% total
Local Total
Results are based on an online study of adult Optimist readers. The margin of error - which measures sample variability - is +/- 5.59%, 19 times out of 20.
The Optimist uses a variety of techniques to capture data, detect and prevent fraudulent votes, detect and prevent robots, and filter out non-local and duplicate votes.