1,500 Los Angeles area adults were interviewed by SurveyUSA. Of them, 766 fly at least once a year, were asked the questions that follow and are referred to here as “fliers.”51% of Southland fliers say the personal searching of some air passengers is necessary to keep all passengers safe. 36% of fliers say the personal searches are un-necessarily invasive.

8 in 10 fliers do not want the personal searches of passengers to stop, though more than half of those who want the searches to continue say the process should be modified. 1 in 7 fliers think the hand searching of passengers should stop, men more likely than women to say so.

By 2:1, fliers given the choice between a full-body x-ray and a personal search choose the x-ray. 1 in 8 fliers say they would turn around and go home if given this choice, but those willing to take such a principled stand are the least frequent fliers.

Fliers are divided about whether TSA workers care about passenger safety. Fliers do not know enough to say whether the x-ray machines are safe or un-safe.

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