Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #19245
 
1Do you have plans to drive anywhere over Memorial Day weekend?
500 AdultsAllGenderAgeRace
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOther
Yes24%26%23%23%31%16%24%**27%27%
No68%65%71%66%62%79%73%**65%55%
Not Sure7%9%6%11%6%4%4%**8%17%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%50%50%37%39%25%47%4%40%8%
 
 
2How far are you traveling this weekend?
122 Who Will DriveAllGenderAgeRace
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 9%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOther
<5037%31%43%34%40%33%25%**50%27%
50-10022%22%21%23%19%25%28%**13%31%
100-20021%20%23%23%19%26%25%**22%3%
Farther18%24%12%20%19%12%18%**15%38%
Not Sure2%3%1%0%3%4%4%**0%0%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Who Will Drive100%53%47%34%49%17%46%0%45%9%
 
 
3Compared to previous years, will you travel further away? Will you travel closer? Or travel about the same distance?
122 Who Will DriveAllGenderAgeRace
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 9%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOther
Further Away26%27%25%24%27%28%27%**29%11%
Closer24%18%31%10%31%31%22%**25%25%
Same Distance49%53%44%66%39%41%49%**46%64%
Not Sure1%2%0%0%3%0%3%**0%0%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Who Will Drive100%53%47%34%49%17%46%0%45%9%
 
 
4Is the price of gasoline a major factor, minor factor, or not a factor at all in your travel plans?
500 AdultsAllGenderAgeRace
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOther
Major Factor57%62%53%58%61%50%50%**66%59%
Minor Factor22%15%29%21%22%23%24%**20%13%
Not a Factor20%22%19%21%16%26%25%**14%28%
Not Sure1%1%0%0%1%1%1%**0%0%
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%50%50%37%39%25%47%4%40%8%
 
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.