| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #18830 |
| 1 | Do you think drivers should be allowed to use all types of cellular phones while driving? Do you think drivers should only be allowed to use hands-free cell phones? Or do you think drivers should not be allowed to use any type of cellular phone while driving? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| ALL Types | 17% | 22% | 13% | 24% | 17% | 16% | 7% | 21% | 12% | 16% | 11% | 45% | ** | 20% | 13% | 19% | 26% | 9% | 18% | 15% | 17% | 26% |
| Hands-free | 49% | 45% | 52% | 54% | 52% | 47% | 35% | 53% | 42% | 49% | 56% | 41% | ** | 49% | 49% | 45% | 37% | 62% | 49% | 51% | 51% | 34% |
| Not Be Allowed To Use Any Type | 34% | 33% | 35% | 22% | 31% | 36% | 57% | 26% | 45% | 35% | 33% | 15% | ** | 31% | 38% | 36% | 38% | 30% | 33% | 33% | 32% | 41% |
| Not Sure | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ** | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 32% | 26% | 24% | 18% | 59% | 41% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 41% | 25% | 31% | 36% | 34% | 20% | 53% | 32% | 15% |
| 2 | Would a complete ban of all cell phone use while driving save a significant number of lives? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Yes | 57% | 54% | 61% | 53% | 46% | 61% | 78% | 50% | 68% | 59% | 35% | 42% | ** | 53% | 57% | 61% | 56% | 59% | 59% | 57% | 63% | 46% |
| No | 26% | 31% | 21% | 25% | 35% | 31% | 10% | 29% | 22% | 27% | 13% | 38% | ** | 27% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 29% | 21% | 25% | 24% | 37% |
| Not Sure | 16% | 15% | 18% | 22% | 19% | 8% | 12% | 21% | 10% | 14% | 52% | 19% | ** | 20% | 18% | 13% | 19% | 12% | 20% | 18% | 13% | 17% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 32% | 26% | 24% | 18% | 59% | 41% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 41% | 25% | 31% | 36% | 34% | 20% | 53% | 32% | 15% |
| 3 | How often do you use a hand held cell phone while driving? Regularly? Occasionally? Or almost never? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Do Not Drive | 5% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 10% | 7% | 2% | 9% | 3% | 21% | 21% | ** | 4% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 0% | 4% | 8% | 3% |
| Regularly | 20% | 20% | 21% | 35% | 21% | 12% | 3% | 29% | 8% | 21% | 5% | 29% | ** | 22% | 9% | 25% | 22% | 19% | 18% | 17% | 25% | 24% |
| Occasionally | 31% | 35% | 26% | 32% | 39% | 29% | 17% | 35% | 24% | 29% | 50% | 32% | ** | 29% | 40% | 27% | 25% | 29% | 46% | 32% | 29% | 27% |
| Almost Never | 44% | 40% | 48% | 29% | 39% | 48% | 73% | 33% | 59% | 46% | 24% | 18% | ** | 45% | 45% | 42% | 47% | 48% | 36% | 47% | 38% | 45% |
| Not Sure | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ** | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 32% | 26% | 24% | 18% | 59% | 41% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 41% | 25% | 31% | 36% | 34% | 20% | 53% | 32% | 15% |
| 4 | How often do you use a handheld device to send text messages or emails while driving? |
| 475 Drivers | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.7% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Regularly | 5% | 2% | 7% | 14% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 0% | 4% | ** | ** | ** | 6% | 2% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 12% |
| Occasionally | 14% | 17% | 10% | 21% | 18% | 7% | 1% | 20% | 4% | 13% | ** | ** | ** | 15% | 14% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 11% | 15% | 18% |
| Almost Never | 80% | 79% | 80% | 64% | 78% | 90% | 98% | 71% | 93% | 81% | ** | ** | ** | 78% | 83% | 84% | 81% | 82% | 83% | 86% | 75% | 69% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 1% | 3% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | ** | ** | ** | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 5% | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Drivers | 100% | 49% | 51% | 33% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 60% | 40% | 87% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 41% | 24% | 31% | 35% | 35% | 21% | 54% | 31% | 15% |