First, thanks to travis for the points he makes.
Regarding the survey, which I developed, it it modeled after a recent Gallup poll that surveyed people who donīt really fly that much about the topic.
To ensure we can make an apples-to-apples comparison, we tried to pose the questions in the same vein.
In this type of survey, at least as far as I am concerned, you are really getting someoneīs belief, which may or may not translate into fact. Regardless, we want peopleīs beliefs on this topic but we also want to see what an active flying community says in response to these questions versus the general public.
I hope this addresses at least part of the concerns you expressed.