1 in 6 French People Say They Support ISIS! (drugs, polls, statistics)

[steven_h]

One in six French people say they support ISIS - Vox

And we think France is progressive?

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Even the people in Gaza are wiser than the average Frenchman!

[Tall Traveler]

Now I know why so many people I know that have visited France recently have been robbed and harassed and just another reason I don't ever want to go back to France.

[EuroTrashed]

80% of statistics on the internet are made up.


I wonder what percentage of Americans support the War on Drugs, making many times more victims than ISIS so far.

[tifhsou]

Originally Posted by EuroTrashed

80% of statistics on the internet are made up.


I wonder what percentage of Americans support the War on Drugs, making many times more victims than ISIS so far.

Except that this was a poll by ICM Research which you'd have known if you clicked on the article, so explain how that is made up.

[janelle144]

Isn't there a huge Muslim population in France now? That would explain some of it.

[elan]

From Wiki:

Islam is the second-most widely practiced religion in France behind Roman Catholicism by number of worshippers. With an estimated total of 5 to 10 percent of the national population, France has the largest number of Muslims in Western Europe.The majority of Muslims in France belong to the Sunni denomination.

[burdell]

Originally Posted by EuroTrashed

80% of statistics on the internet are made up.

Including this one?

[r small]

What do you expect from a country where the people think that Jerry Lewis is a comic genius? Hey laaady!

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by EuroTrashed

80% of statistics on the internet are made up

Or skewed. The more sensational the poll outcome, the more attention the polling company gets.

A few thousand phone polls to strangers is somehow meaningful.

ICI Research used different methods and asked different questions in calls made to GAZA versus Europe. Why is this?

Reportedly, 27% of poll responders in France who claim to be aged 18-24 favor ISIS. This is in contrast to the 7.5% Muslim population in France. So who are these people and how many calls were made to phones in France? Are these calls random dialed? With caller ID, how many/ few people pick up the phone from an unknown number?

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by janelle144

Isn't there a huge Muslim population in France now? That would explain some of it.

Estimates for all countries vary.
Reportedly it is in the 7.5% range.

Russia has the highest percentage of Muslims in Europe. Why didn't they poll Russia?