Iran: What do the People Think?

By the way, notice the biased questioning? Then again, what do you expect from a Zogby poll?

Would you most like to see Iran’s society become more secular and liberal, more religious and conservative, or just stay as it is?

More secular and liberal	30.7%
More religious and conservative	36.0%
Just stay as it is	15.0%
Not sure	18.3%

What do you think the most important long-term goal for the Iranian government should be?

Reforming economy so it operates more efficiently	41.0%
Developing arsenal of nuclear weapons for defence	27.1%
Expanding the freedoms of Iranian citizens	22.9%
None / Not sure	9.0%

Source: Zogby International / Reader’s Digest
Methodology: Telephone interviews with 810 Iranian adults, conducted from May 18 to Jun. 1, 2006. Margin of error is 3.5 per cent.