6.26 Full body scan, Part I.A news article reports that "Americans have differing views on two potentially inconvenient and invasive practices that airports could implement to uncover potential terrorist attacks." This news piece was based on a survey conducted among a random sample of 1,137 adults nationwide, where one of the questions on the survey was "Some airports are now using 'full-body' digital x-ray machines to electronically screen passengers in airport security lines. Do you think these new x-ray machines should or should not be used at airports?" Below is a summary of responses based on party affiliation.27

Party Affiliation Republican Democrat Independent Should 264 299 351 Answer Should not 38 55 77 Don't know /No answer 16 15 22 Total 318 369 450