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title: "Airport Body Scans OK"
description: "The public overwhelmingly supports requiring all airport passengers to submit to whole-body scans that can see through clothing."
date: "2010-03-04"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2010/03/04/airport-body-scans-ok/"
---

# Airport Body Scans OK

The public overwhelmingly supports a requirement to make all airport passengers subject to whole-body scans that can see through clothing. Nearly three-quarters (74%) favor requiring such scans for all passengers while 22% are opposed. While clear majorities across all demographic and political categories favor the use of whole-body scans, young people and liberal Democrats are somewhat less supportive than are other groups. Two-thirds of those younger than 30 (67%) favor making all passengers subject to whole-body scans; that compares with about three-quarters of those in older age groups. Among liberal Democrats, 61% favor the use of full-body scans while 32% are opposed, the lowest level of support within any political group. [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/1463/poll-terrorism-policies-health-care-obama-issues-personal-image)