But 62 percent of blacks answered yes, while 23 percent said no.

Ninety-nine percent of us answer this question reflexively, without having to think.

Just eight months earlier, only 38 percent answered that question affirmatively.

Despite economic problems, asked if Germany today again "needs a strong man as leader", 77 percent answered no and 15 percent yes.

Well, 95 percent of the time they answer no.

Posed this way, I doubt the same 61 percent would answer yes.

In 1988, with only public-service announcements on television, 62 percent answered the question the same way.

A 10-point quiz on economics showed that only 22 percent could correctly answer seven or more of the questions.

On a 10-part quiz testing scientific understanding, only 27 percent of the American adults surveyed could answer seven or more questions.

The number was down slightly from October, when 63 percent answered that way.