SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- A U.S. market research company says results of a poll indicate most U.S. leisure travelers feel airport passenger screening is inadequate.
Destination Analysts, based in San Francisco, said in a release Friday that 47 percent of respondents to the State of the American Traveler survey either "agreed" or "strongly agreed" that passenger screening efforts were lacking in the United States.
The survey, which involved 1,011 travelers being polled Jan. 5-6, found 20 percent of respondents felt current passenger screenings efforts were sufficient.
When asked about undergoing security scans via full-body scanning technology, 57 percent of respondents said they were "comfortable" or "extremely comfortable" with such security measures.
In comparison, 16 percent of respondents said they felt "uncomfortable" or "extremely uncomfortable" regarding such scans.
On Thursday, poll results released by Angus Reid Public Opinion indicated 80 percent of U.S. air travelers would prefer to be scanned at airports rather than patted down by security personnel.
The finalized version of the Destination Analysts survey, which has a margin of error of 3.1 percent, is due for release Jan. 25.
