Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #20273

1	Do you work outside the home?

900 Adults	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Commute?		Party Affiliation			Ideology
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.3%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Yes	No	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal
Yes	56%	66%	47%	61%	61%	63%	26%	61%	49%	50%	53%	62%	61%	100%	100%	56%	55%	57%	61%	60%	50%
No	41%	32%	50%	36%	36%	35%	72%	36%	50%	48%	44%	37%	30%	-	-	42%	41%	43%	38%	35%	48%
Not Sure	2%	2%	3%	3%	3%	2%	2%	3%	2%	1%	2%	1%	8%	-	-	2%	3%	0%	0%	4%	2%
Total	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%	50%	50%	33%	27%	25%	16%	60%	40%	42%	8%	36%	14%	85%	13%	28%	49%	19%	28%	39%	24%

2	Do you commute to work by car?

505 Who Work Outside Home	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Commute?		Party Affiliation			Ideology
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.2%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Yes	No	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal
Yes	85%	82%	88%	84%	94%	83%	55%	88%	77%	88%	88%	79%	89%	100%	0%	89%	81%	90%	82%	87%	86%
No	13%	17%	8%	12%	6%	15%	43%	9%	21%	10%	12%	18%	11%	0%	100%	9%	17%	9%	18%	11%	11%
Not Sure	2%	1%	3%	4%	0%	2%	1%	2%	2%	2%	0%	4%	0%	0%	0%	2%	2%	0%	0%	1%	3%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Who Work Outside Home	100%	58%	42%	36%	29%	28%	7%	65%	35%	37%	8%	40%	15%	85%	13%	28%	48%	19%	31%	41%	21%

3	How far do you commute in one direction, from home to work, each day?

427 Commuters	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Commute?		Party Affiliation			Ideology
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.8%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Yes	No	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal
< 5 Miles	25%	19%	33%	28%	25%	20%	**	27%	22%	29%	15%	20%	34%	25%	**	21%	20%	40%	18%	28%	25%
5-10 Miles	25%	23%	27%	25%	21%	30%	**	23%	29%	23%	35%	31%	11%	25%	**	22%	24%	23%	25%	24%	22%
10-20 Miles	22%	26%	18%	22%	23%	24%	**	22%	23%	26%	24%	25%	7%	22%	**	28%	22%	20%	23%	23%	25%
20-40 Miles	15%	18%	11%	14%	15%	16%	**	14%	16%	14%	11%	13%	26%	15%	**	14%	19%	10%	16%	14%	17%
> 40 Miles	9%	12%	4%	4%	14%	10%	**	8%	10%	7%	6%	12%	9%	9%	**	12%	9%	7%	17%	3%	11%
Not Sure	4%	1%	7%	8%	2%	0%	**	5%	0%	2%	9%	0%	14%	4%	**	2%	6%	0%	0%	7%	0%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	0%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Commuters	100%	56%	44%	36%	32%	27%	5%	68%	32%	39%	8%	37%	16%	100%	0%	29%	46%	21%	29%	42%	21%

4	How long is your commute to work?

427 Commuters	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Commute?		Party Affiliation			Ideology
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.8%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Yes	No	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal
< 15 Min	32%	25%	42%	41%	27%	26%	**	35%	28%	35%	25%	26%	44%	32%	**	34%	25%	41%	24%	42%	23%
15-30 Min	39%	43%	33%	35%	39%	44%	**	37%	42%	35%	47%	46%	28%	39%	**	38%	39%	39%	44%	31%	41%
30-45 Min	13%	14%	13%	15%	13%	13%	**	14%	12%	12%	20%	12%	17%	13%	**	8%	18%	11%	10%	14%	20%
45 To 1hr	7%	9%	5%	5%	7%	9%	**	6%	9%	9%	2%	7%	6%	7%	**	8%	10%	2%	8%	8%	7%
> 1 Hr	8%	10%	7%	3%	14%	8%	**	8%	9%	9%	6%	10%	5%	8%	**	12%	8%	6%	14%	5%	10%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	0%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Commuters	100%	56%	44%	36%	32%	27%	5%	68%	32%	39%	8%	37%	16%	100%	0%	29%	46%	21%	29%	42%	21%

5	How long is your commute home from work?

427 Commuters	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Commute?		Party Affiliation			Ideology
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.8%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Yes	No	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal
< 15 Min	32%	27%	39%	42%	25%	28%	**	34%	29%	34%	29%	26%	44%	32%	**	34%	26%	39%	31%	38%	20%
15-30 Min	34%	34%	34%	31%	36%	35%	**	33%	36%	30%	46%	41%	22%	34%	**	33%	35%	35%	28%	36%	37%
30-45 Min	14%	16%	12%	12%	17%	15%	**	15%	14%	16%	14%	13%	12%	14%	**	15%	15%	13%	19%	10%	18%
45 To 1hr	8%	11%	4%	8%	6%	10%	**	7%	10%	7%	4%	6%	18%	8%	**	5%	12%	6%	8%	7%	13%
> 1 Hr	11%	12%	10%	7%	16%	12%	**	11%	12%	13%	7%	15%	3%	11%	**	14%	12%	6%	14%	9%	12%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	0%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Commuters	100%	56%	44%	36%	32%	27%	5%	68%	32%	39%	8%	37%	16%	100%	0%	29%	46%	21%	29%	42%	21%

6	What would you consider to be a reasonable commute in one direction?

427 Commuters	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Commute?		Party Affiliation			Ideology
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.8%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Yes	No	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal
< 15 Min	29%	31%	26%	32%	22%	32%	**	28%	30%	24%	33%	33%	27%	29%	**	29%	22%	36%	37%	21%	24%
15-30 Min	59%	54%	65%	53%	69%	53%	**	61%	55%	65%	48%	55%	58%	59%	**	57%	63%	56%	50%	66%	61%
30-45 Min	12%	15%	8%	15%	8%	12%	**	12%	12%	11%	19%	12%	10%	12%	**	13%	15%	6%	11%	12%	15%
45 To 1hr	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	**	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%	2%	0%	**	0%	0%	1%	0%	1%	0%
> 1 Hr	1%	0%	1%	0%	0%	2%	**	0%	2%	0%	0%	0%	3%	1%	**	2%	0%	0%	2%	0%	0%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	0%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Commuters	100%	56%	44%	36%	32%	27%	5%	68%	32%	39%	8%	37%	16%	100%	0%	29%	46%	21%	29%	42%	21%

7	Compared to a year ago, has traffic congestion gotten better? Gotten worse? Or stayed about the same?

427 Commuters	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Commute?		Party Affiliation			Ideology
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.8%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Yes	No	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal
Gotten Better	11%	9%	14%	11%	9%	15%	**	10%	13%	8%	5%	13%	18%	11%	**	12%	15%	3%	18%	10%	5%
Gotten Worse	56%	58%	53%	54%	62%	52%	**	58%	51%	55%	50%	60%	52%	56%	**	59%	56%	54%	59%	47%	64%
Same	32%	32%	33%	33%	28%	33%	**	31%	35%	37%	45%	25%	30%	32%	**	26%	29%	43%	20%	42%	31%
Not Sure	1%	1%	0%	2%	0%	0%	**	1%	0%	0%	0%	2%	0%	1%	**	3%	0%	0%	3%	0%	0%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	0%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Commuters	100%	56%	44%	36%	32%	27%	5%	68%	32%	39%	8%	37%	16%	100%	0%	29%	46%	21%	29%	42%	21%

8	Have you taken any form of public transportation to or from work in the last year?

427 Commuters	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Commute?		Party Affiliation			Ideology
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.4%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Yes	No	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal
Yes	12%	10%	16%	22%	6%	5%	**	15%	7%	9%	25%	16%	5%	12%	**	10%	14%	12%	9%	14%	14%
No	86%	90%	79%	73%	94%	93%	**	83%	91%	91%	73%	83%	85%	86%	**	89%	82%	88%	91%	81%	86%
Not Sure	2%	0%	5%	5%	0%	2%	**	2%	2%	0%	2%	1%	10%	2%	**	1%	4%	0%	0%	5%	0%
Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	0%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Composition of Commuters	100%	56%	44%	36%	32%	27%	5%	68%	32%	39%	8%	37%	16%	100%	0%	29%	46%	21%	29%	42%	21%

9	How likely would you be to move out of southern California because of the traffic? Very likely? Somewhat likely? Not very likely? Or not at all likely?

900 Adults	All	Gender		Age				<50 / 50+		Race				Commute?		Party Affiliation			Ideology
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.3%		Male	Female	18-34	35-49	50-64	65+	18-49	50+	White	Black	Hispanic	Other	Yes	No	Republic	Democrat	Independ	Conserva	Moderate	Liberal
Very	11%	11%	12%	12%	10%	14%	9%	11%	12%	13%	15%	9%	10%	12%	12%	14%	10%	9%	13%	11%	10%
Somewhat	16%	20%	12%	18%	19%	13%	11%	18%	12%	16%	15%	13%	24%	19%	6%	21%	13%	14%	24%	13%	7%
Not Very	26%	27%	25%	20%	29%	25%	36%	24%	29%	25%	33%	31%	12%	23%	36%	27%	27%	26%	26%	26%	30%
Not At All	45%	40%	50%	48%	42%	47%	42%	45%	45%	44%	34%	45%	53%	45%	42%	37%	47%	50%	36%	47%	50%
Not Sure	2%	2%	1%	2%	1%	2%	2%	1%	2%	1%	3%	2%	2%	1%	4%	1%	3%	0%	0%	3%	2%
Total	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%	50%	50%	33%	27%	25%	16%	60%	40%	42%	8%	36%	14%	85%	13%	28%	49%	19%	28%	39%	24%

** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.