Absolutely. Forced choice definitely makes a difference. The danger is that you may be forcing people to express an opinion they don’t really hold.
However, forced choice does allow you to pick up “sentiment” or “lean” even if an opinion is not strongly held.
Each has pros and cons.
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This is a General Population poll, not a likely voter poll, so the number of Not Sure is higher. We have a column for only those who expressed an opinion.
We add this note above the results for clarification.
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