| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #18612 |
| 1 | How high do gasoline prices have to be to cause you cut down on the amount of driving you do? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Have Cut Down | 42% | 47% | 38% | 51% | 37% | 42% | 35% | 44% | 39% | 43% | 22% | 47% | ** | 43% | 41% | 41% |
| $3.50 | 19% | 17% | 22% | 12% | 24% | 21% | 24% | 17% | 23% | 20% | 25% | 4% | ** | 19% | 21% | 20% |
| $3.75 | 8% | 6% | 11% | 4% | 10% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 10% | 7% | 33% | 0% | ** | 10% | 5% | 8% |
| $4.00 | 18% | 19% | 18% | 19% | 19% | 16% | 17% | 19% | 17% | 18% | 1% | 42% | ** | 16% | 20% | 21% |
| $4.25 | 2% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 6% | ** | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| $4.50 | 2% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | ** | 4% | 0% | 0% |
| More | 3% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 7% | 0% | ** | 4% | 2% | 1% |
| No Price | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 13% | 0% | ** | 1% | 9% | 2% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 1% | ** | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 32% | 28% | 22% | 18% | 60% | 40% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 51% | 33% | 16% |
| 2 | Have higher gas prices caused you to think seriously about buying a more fuel-efficient vehicle? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Yes | 55% | 60% | 50% | 62% | 63% | 53% | 31% | 63% | 44% | 53% | 74% | 53% | ** | 59% | 46% | 60% |
| No | 38% | 35% | 42% | 31% | 33% | 42% | 54% | 32% | 48% | 39% | 21% | 46% | ** | 36% | 45% | 31% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 5% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 14% | 6% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 1% | ** | 5% | 9% | 9% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 32% | 28% | 22% | 18% | 60% | 40% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 51% | 33% | 16% |
| 3 | Have higher gas prices caused you to cut back significantly on your household spending? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Yes | 57% | 57% | 57% | 46% | 73% | 59% | 48% | 59% | 55% | 56% | 69% | 52% | ** | 53% | 64% | 56% |
| No | 38% | 39% | 37% | 50% | 24% | 38% | 41% | 38% | 39% | 39% | 23% | 47% | ** | 43% | 33% | 35% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 10% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 9% | 1% | ** | 4% | 4% | 9% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 32% | 28% | 22% | 18% | 60% | 40% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 51% | 33% | 16% |
| 4 | Do you think the price of gasoline will ever drop below $3.00 a gallon? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Region | ||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Northeas | Southeas | Western | |
| Yes | 38% | 40% | 37% | 36% | 32% | 44% | 46% | 34% | 45% | 40% | 29% | 39% | ** | 43% | 36% | 28% |
| No | 57% | 56% | 58% | 61% | 64% | 49% | 49% | 62% | 49% | 55% | 63% | 61% | ** | 53% | 59% | 66% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 5% | 9% | 0% | ** | 4% | 5% | 5% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 32% | 28% | 22% | 18% | 60% | 40% | 85% | 5% | 6% | 4% | 51% | 33% | 16% |