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public opinion polls  

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  • Public opinion polls have become commonplace in the United States. Polls, sometimes referred to as surveys, are the systematic collection of opinions, attitudes, and perceptions of citizens, usually captured by way of a sample of some larger population. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Public Opinion Polls]

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