Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #16266
 
1Do you think Marijuana should? or should not? be legal ... when used for medicinal purposes?
500 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherNortheasSoutheasWestern
Should58%55%61%68%56%54%51%62%53%58%52%45%**55%58%68%
Should Not37%44%30%24%40%44%45%32%44%36%48%55%**38%38%29%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%49%51%30%31%21%18%61%39%85%5%6%4%47%39%14%
 
 
2Do you know what's involved in de-clawing a cat?
500 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherNortheasSoutheasWestern
Yes40%41%39%39%44%40%35%42%37%42%4%33%**36%43%45%
No56%53%58%57%53%54%59%55%56%53%94%67%**59%55%48%
Not Sure4%6%3%4%2%7%6%3%7%5%2%0%**5%2%7%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%49%51%30%31%21%18%61%39%85%5%6%4%47%39%14%
 
 
3Do you think it is humane to de-claw a cat?
500 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherNortheasSoutheasWestern
Yes50%57%43%56%48%56%38%52%47%52%29%45%**51%45%59%
No40%34%45%31%43%37%52%37%44%37%71%55%**38%44%36%
Not Sure10%9%11%13%9%7%10%11%9%12%0%0%**11%11%5%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%49%51%30%31%21%18%61%39%85%5%6%4%47%39%14%
 
 
4Have you ever had a pet cat de-clawed?
500 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.3%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherNortheasSoutheasWestern
Yes36%38%34%47%31%37%23%39%31%35%2%72%**40%29%41%
No64%61%66%53%69%63%74%61%68%64%98%28%**60%71%57%
Not Sure1%1%0%0%0%0%3%0%1%1%0%0%**0%0%3%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%49%51%30%31%21%18%61%39%85%5%6%4%47%39%14%
 
 
5Are you a Westar customer?
500 AdultsAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherNortheasSoutheasWestern
Yes48%51%46%41%59%44%46%50%45%48%54%41%**43%65%21%
No52%49%54%59%41%55%53%50%54%52%46%59%**57%35%79%
Not Sure0%0%0%0%0%1%1%0%1%0%0%0%**0%0%0%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%49%51%30%31%21%18%61%39%85%5%6%4%47%39%14%
 
 
6Compared to last January, did your Westar bill go up? Go down? Or stay about the same?
241 Westar CustomersAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 6.3%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherNortheasSoutheasWestern
Went Up60%63%57%63%68%54%45%66%50%61%55%****65%57%61%
Went Down7%12%2%3%11%6%7%8%7%6%37%****5%9%13%
Stayed The Same21%21%20%10%11%34%44%10%39%23%8%****17%23%24%
Not Sure12%4%20%24%10%6%4%16%5%10%0%****13%12%2%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Westar Customers100%51%49%25%39%19%17%64%36%85%6%5%5%42%52%6%
 
 
7Compared to last January, if your bill went up...
145 Who Saw IncreaseAllGenderAge<50 / 50+RaceRegion
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 8.3%MaleFemale18-3435-4950-6465+18-4950+WhiteBlackHispanicOtherNortheasSoutheasWestern
$10-2550%55%45%40%53%44%70%48%55%47%51%100%**41%59%44%
$25-5032%31%34%38%34%34%10%36%24%33%42%0%**33%34%17%
More10%12%9%15%5%16%8%9%13%12%2%0%**15%4%24%
Not Sure8%3%13%7%8%5%12%7%8%8%5%0%**11%4%15%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Who Saw Increase100%54%46%26%44%17%13%70%30%87%5%5%3%45%49%6%
 
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.