In a public opinion poll of a representative sample of a population, 1,500 people were asked to agree with, disagree with, or express neutrality...

In a public opinion poll of a representative sample of a population, 1,500 people were asked to agree with, disagree with, or express neutrality toward the following statements.

Statement A: The government should promote programs that support hiring equality.

Result: 80 percent of the respondents agreed.

Statement B: The government should promote affirmative action programs.

Result: 40 percent of the respondents agreed.

Which of the following most likely accounts for the different results?

Question 4 options:

1) 

The questions were not open-ended.

2) 

There were no minorities in the sample.

3) 

The sample size was not large enough to be reliable.

4) 

The questions contained a difference in wording.