In January 1992, the St. Augustine Center Association sponsored a Gallup poll, called “A Gallup Survey of Catholics regarding Holy Communion.”Source.
This poll, which included telephone interviews of 519 U.S. Catholics during the period of December 10, 1991, to January 19, 1992, revealed that1) 29% of Catholics believe that when receiving Holy
Communion, they are receiving bread and wine, which symbolize the spirit and teachings of Jesus Christ, and in so doing are expressing their attachment to His Person and words.2) 24% of Catholics believe that when receiving Holy
Communion, they are receiving the Body and Blood of Christ, which has become that because of their personal belief.3) 10% of Catholics believe that when receiving Holy
Communion, they are receiving bread and wine, in which Jesus Christ is really and truly present.4) 8% of Catholics hold some other non-Catholic belief.
5) Only 30% of Catholics believe that they are really and
truly receiving the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ under thse appearance of Bread and Wine.
Those who believe in the Real Presence were divided up among in the confusion of the five answers which were read to them over the phone.
Given the abysmal state of catechesis in the last 40 years ... I’d suggest that people who give answers #2 and #3 may be repeating what they were taught ...