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Alien abduction, or "abduction phenomenon", describes claims that non-human creatures kidnapped individuals and temporarily removed them from familiar terrestrial surroundings.
1992 Roper poll
The 1992 "Roper poll" extrapolated that about two percent of the American population has experiences that fall into the category.[1] Abductees were selected across gender and ethnic lines, with a larger number than expected falling into the "influential" group,[2] people who are more politically active.
Interestingly, there is a group that is far more likely than the total population to say items on the list have happened to them-the political social actives, termed the Influential Americans by Roper.
Influential Americans are, by definition, the people who play an especially active role in their communities and in the nation. They are the community leaders, the committee members, the workers in all kinds of local organizations. They are the letter writers, the good government advocates, the political party workers.
Over the past four decades, the Influential Americans have consistently numbered approximately 1 in 10 of the total adult American population. The lnfluentials are predominantly in their thirties and forties, are married and have children. They are wealthier than most Americans, with a median income of $38,700, compared to $28,300 for the total population. On average, Influentials are also better educated-43% of lnfluentials are college graduates, compared to 20% of the total population. Influentials are usually the trend setters, rather than trend followers.[3]
