| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #19351 |
| 1 | The city of Hallandale Beach, in Broward County, pays a private company to provide lifeguards at city pools and beaches. On Monday, one of their lifeguards was told by a beachgoer about a swimmer in trouble, and left his assigned area to assist with the rescue, even though the swimmer was outside the lifeguard zone the company is paid to patrol. Based on what you know, did the lifeguard do the right thing? Or the wrong thing? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | ||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 1.9% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Right Thing | 95% | 95% | 96% | 99% | 94% | 94% | 94% | 97% | 94% | 96% | 93% | 93% | ** |
| Wrong Thing | 3% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 4% | ** |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 3% | ** |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 25% | 18% | 24% | 33% | 43% | 57% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% |
| 2 | The lifeguard's company then fired the lifeguard, saying he put the beachgoers in his zone in danger by leaving to assist in the rescue. Based on what you know, did the company do the right thing? Or the wrong thing? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | ||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.7% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Right Thing | 7% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 10% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 9% | 24% | ** |
| Wrong Thing | 90% | 89% | 90% | 95% | 86% | 92% | 86% | 91% | 88% | 92% | 86% | 71% | ** |
| Not Sure | 3% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 8% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | ** |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 25% | 18% | 24% | 33% | 43% | 57% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% |
| 3 | The company has since apologized to the lifeguard and offered him his job back. Has the company gone far enough? Or does it need to do more? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | ||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Gone Far Enough | 42% | 40% | 44% | 56% | 40% | 39% | 36% | 49% | 37% | 45% | 24% | 42% | ** |
| Needs To Do More | 54% | 57% | 51% | 42% | 54% | 59% | 58% | 47% | 58% | 51% | 76% | 49% | ** |
| Not Sure | 4% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 9% | ** |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 25% | 18% | 24% | 33% | 43% | 57% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% |