In a public opinion poll of a representative sample of a population, 1200 people were asked to agree, disagree, or express neutrality toward the following statements. Statement A: The government should spend more money on welfare.
Result: 35 percent of the respondents agreed.
Statement B: The government should spend more money on helping the poor.
Result: 60 percent of the respondents agreed.
Which of the following most likely accounts for the different results?
A. The questions were not open-ended.
B. There were no welfare recipients in the sample.
C. The sample size was not large enough to be reliable.
D. The questions contained a difference in wording.