These are the topline results of a YouGov/Huffington Post survey of 1000 US adults interviewed March 19 - 20, 2014 on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The results show that most Americans suspect foul play was behind the disappearance of the flight. The margin of error is 3.7%.
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How closely have you been following news about an airplane that went missing during a flight between Malaysia and China last week?
Very closely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26%
Somewhat closely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46%
Not very closely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20%
Not closely at all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8%
Based on what you’ve heard, would you say that the plane’s disappearance was most likely the result of an accident or foul play?
Accident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7%
Foul play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23%
Based on what you’ve heard, would you say that the plane most likely crashed, or landed in a secret location?
Crashed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29%
Landed in a secret location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27%
Which of the following theories about the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 do you think might have actually happened to the plane? (Check all that apply.)
The plane was stolen by pilots and secretly landed elsewhere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45%
The plane was hijacked by Chinese Islamists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14%
There was an onboard fire, and the pilots tried to fly to the safest available runway . . . . . . . . .9%
The plane intentionally hid in the radar ’shadow’ of another 777 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19%
The pilots struggled with hijackers in a failed hijacking that led to a crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20%
The pilots flew to high altitude, decompressed the cabin and killed all the passengers and crew .13%
The plane was stolen and is currently in Pakistan being refitted for a second 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . 17%
The plane was shot down by a neighboring country’s military but is being covered up . . . . . . . . 12%
Something supernatural happened to the plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5%
Alien abduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3%
None of these . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23%
Which one of the following theories about the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 do you think MOST likely happened to the plane?
The plane was stolen by pilots and secretly landed elsewhere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40%
The plane was hijacked by Chinese Islamists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6%
There was an onboard fire, and the pilots tried to fly to the safest available runway . . . . . . . . . .7%
The plane intentionally hid in the radar ’shadow’ of another 777 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7%
The pilots struggled with hijackers in a failed hijacking that led to a crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15%
The pilots flew to high altitude, decompressed the cabin and killed all the passengers and crew . .7%
The plane was stolen and is currently in Pakistan being refitted for a second 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . 7%
The plane was shot down by a neighboring country’s military but is being covered up . . . . . . . . . 5%
Something supernatural happened to the plane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3%
Alien abduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%
