Your Opinion - Does it Matter?

It would seem the general populous feel; "Yes, indeed my opinion does matter." If you are one of those people, these recently published findings may be very surprising. New statistics just released from the Dept. for Facts and Statistics, at the highly acclaimed Ivy League university show that:

• 99.99% of US residents ages 12-16
• 96.4% ages 16-19
• 98.6% of all US residents ages 20-30
• 93% of residents ages 31-55

Feel that their opinion is important to the success of others and that those other than themselves also find it valuable. This is evidenced in this statistic:

• 98.9% of US residents ages 12-16 participate in online surveys at least 1x per week
  
• 89.1% of US residents ages 16-19 participate in online surveys at least 1x per week
• 97.1% of US residents ages 20-30 participate in online surveys at least 1x per week
• 72.2% of US residents ages 31-45 participate in online surveys at least 1x per week
• 43.0% of US residents ages 46-65 participate in online or phone surveys at least 1x per week

"We believe this phenomenon to be mostly due to the amount of time those under 50 spend surfing the Internet combined with the feeling that their opinion really matters," says Jose DelNumero of Ivy League U. But does your onion matter. Today we lay it down for you so you know where you stand. We surveyed 15,000 college students, our leaders of tomorrow, in a recent online poll. We asked whether or not they valued or listened to the opinions of others. Here's what they told us:

1. 43% - Never
2. 32% Rarely
3. 16% Sometimes
4. 7% Often
5. 2% Always

With over 75% of youths polled saying they rarely or never value anyone's opinion but their own its safe to say, no matter how loud you're telling it, no one is listening.