James Hicks says:
Well, if "Time readers" aren't the ordinary public, then I give up.
This reminds me...Several years ago I head a quote attributed to Nelson Rockefeller (then Gov. of NY) at a meeting where he said something like "Take your average American making around $75,000 a year..."
Time readers are not ordinary Americans in so far as they can generally read. More seriously, its true that the average Time reader is probably far better educated than the average American. However, "Time" is hardly some deep highbrow publication. Time is just a half notch over People. It bears the same resemblance to a real news source that Velveeta bears to cheese. In any case, the individuals in question were not Time readers; it was just a random sample poll commissioned by Time and CNN. Perry