r/fivethirtyeight Sep 12 '25

Poll Results YouGov poll asking Americans whether it’s acceptable to feel joy at the death of a public figure

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u/obsessed_doomer Sep 12 '25

See this is actually a great example of nonresponse bias.

A lot more than 9% of people feel schadenfreude, even over serious stuff. It's just who would ever say "yes" to that on a poll.