| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #16971 |
| 1 | Have you heard anything recently about bed bugs? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 77% | 70% | 83% | 73% | 79% | 79% | 78% | 82% | 71% | 73% |
| No | 19% | 26% | 14% | 25% | 19% | 15% | 17% | 13% | 29% | 27% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 41% | 31% | 56% | 18% | 17% | 8% |
| 2 | Do you know what a bed bug bite looks like? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 45% | 45% | 46% | 50% | 38% | 51% | 46% | 50% | 35% | 54% |
| No | 53% | 53% | 52% | 49% | 60% | 47% | 53% | 48% | 65% | 37% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 9% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 41% | 31% | 56% | 18% | 17% | 8% |
| 3 | Would you recognize a bed bug if you saw one? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 52% | 56% | 49% | 59% | 42% | 60% | 48% | 66% | 50% | 58% |
| No | 43% | 40% | 46% | 39% | 53% | 35% | 48% | 31% | 43% | 40% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 7% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 41% | 31% | 56% | 18% | 17% | 8% |
| 4 | Do you know anyone who has bed bugs? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 19% | 21% | 17% | 23% | 16% | 19% | 15% | 26% | 25% | 19% |
| No | 79% | 77% | 82% | 76% | 82% | 79% | 84% | 68% | 75% | 81% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 41% | 31% | 56% | 18% | 17% | 8% |
| 5 | Have you yourself ever had bed bugs in your home? |
| 600 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 8% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 18% |
| No | 89% | 89% | 90% | 90% | 89% | 89% | 91% | 85% | 93% | 76% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 6% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 29% | 41% | 31% | 56% | 18% | 17% | 8% |
| 6 | Have you tried to get rid of the bugs? |
| 51 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 11.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 80% | 77% | 82% | 100% | 85% | 51% | 85% | 71% | 70% | 86% |
| No | 11% | 7% | 14% | 0% | 0% | 35% | 13% | 4% | 30% | 0% |
| Not Sure | 10% | 15% | 4% | 0% | 15% | 14% | 2% | 25% | 0% | 14% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 48% | 52% | 34% | 35% | 31% | 44% | 24% | 14% | 18% |
| 7 | Did the bed bugs come back after treatment? |
| 40 Who Have Had Bedbugs & Tried To Get Rid Of Them | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 15.6% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 41% | 41% | 40% | 46% | 35% | 38% | 54% | 12% | 31% | 46% |
| No | 58% | 59% | 57% | 54% | 60% | 62% | 42% | 88% | 69% | 54% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 0% | 3% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Have Had Bedbugs & Tried To Get Rid Of Them | 100% | 47% | 53% | 43% | 37% | 20% | 47% | 22% | 12% | 19% |
| 8 | All together, how much did it cost to get rid of the bed bugs? |
| 40 Who Have Had Bedbugs & Tried To Get Rid Of Them | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 15.8% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| < $500 | 44% | 38% | 49% | 26% | 53% | 65% | 30% | 100% | 63% | 0% |
| $500 - $1,000 | 19% | 3% | 33% | 24% | 12% | 21% | 20% | 0% | 37% | 27% |
| $1,000 - $2,000 | 16% | 25% | 8% | 13% | 23% | 11% | 23% | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| > $2,000 | 16% | 34% | 0% | 37% | 0% | 0% | 22% | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 0% | 10% | 0% | 12% | 3% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Have Had Bedbugs & Tried To Get Rid Of Them | 100% | 47% | 53% | 43% | 37% | 20% | 47% | 22% | 12% | 19% |