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87% of saudis back women's participation in elections

yeah, right:

“Eighty-seven percent of 240 Saudis who took part in the survey called for women’s participation in the next round of elections,” said Dr. Muhammad Fashetan, chairman of the SAS Center for Opinion Survey and Consultancy in Jeddah."

but that's ok, it was still a representative sample, right?

survey’s participants included 50 teachers, 20 businessmen, six university students, 40 government employees, 20 retired military officers, 20 media persons and 30 retired civilian officials.

Nawal Hamed, a physician, said that the number mentioned in the survey, carried by the official Saudi Press Agency, is not representative of the Saudi population. “I have my doubts on the significance of this number and I think the people polled belong to a certain educated class, that is why they seem supportive of women voting.”

one "empowered" woman summed it up nicely:

“We are demanding the maximum [rights] (possible) and we believe it is our right,” said Fassi,

just before she was flogged

 

[ohio]

I would agree with your assessment. There seems to be no correction for even the sample pool wealth, age, or education mix relative to the general population (not to mention numerous other corrections that are pretty standard).