US | airport scanners 64% Support Full-Body Scanners Pat-downs, however, are less popular: new poll By Evann Gastaldo Posted Nov 23, 2010 8:23 AM CST Copied A female traveler, front, receives instruction from a TSA officer, center, on the correct position for a full-body scan at Boston's Logan International Airport, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Despite the uproar over the TSA's enhanced security procedures, a new poll shows that nearly two-thirds of Americans actually support the new full-body scanners. Even so, only 48% believe the enhanced pat-downs are justified, according to the Washington Post-ABC News poll. Some 68% of those surveyed said the government must investigate possible terrorist activity even if it invades personal privacy, and 64% support the new scanners as a method of doing so. The high numbers still aren't as high as the last poll that was publicized, which showed a full 81% of Americans supported the scanners. Even though about a third saw the machines as a potential health risk, 45% of those people supported them nonetheless. And it breaks down about evenly between the parties: 69% of Democrats support the scanners compared to 65% of Republicans, and 52% of Democrats support the pat-downs while 49% of Republicans do. Regardless of how they feel, 71% say the new procedures won't make a difference in how often they fly, while 10% say they'll actually fly more. As for the alternative? Seven out of 10 support profiling passengers instead. Read These Next New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. Report an error