USA Today conducted a poll which found that 84% of the persons responding to the poll indicated they had changed in some significant way since 9/11.This type of data would be considered which of the following?
A)internally generated secondary data
B)internally generated primary data
C)externally generated secondary data
D)externally generated primary data
E)none of these

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This data is externally generated since it was collected by USA Today. It is also secondary data because it was not collected specifically for the current research question, but rather for a different purpose (polling the public's opinions).

USA Today Conducted a Poll Which Found That 84% of the Persons