Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #14132
 
1 How do you get to work most days? Do you drive your own car? Carpool? Take mass transit? Or do you get to work some other way?
536 Who Work Outside The HomeAllGenderAgeRace
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.4%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOther
Drive91%91%91%94%91%88%92%90%88%**
Carpool2%2%3%3%2%1%2%0%6%**
Mass Transit1%1%1%0%1%1%1%0%2%**
Other4%5%4%2%4%6%3%10%5%**
Not Sure1%2%1%0%1%4%2%0%0%**
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Who Work Outside The Home100%54%46%31%41%28%78%9%11%2%
 
 
2Do you get to work that way specifically because of the price of gasoline? Or for some other reason?
17 Who Carpool or Take Mass TransitAllGenderAgeRace
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 24.1%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOther
Price Of Gas34%49%24%18%28%82%28%**45%**
Other Reason60%36%76%82%60%18%72%**32%**
Not Sure6%16%0%0%13%0%0%**23%**
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%0%100%100%
Composition of Who Carpool or Take Mass Transit100%40%60%34%49%18%71%0%27%2%
 
 
3Has the cost of gasoline caused you to start thinking about carpooling?
489 Who Normally Drive To WorkAllGenderAgeRace
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOther
Yes47%45%50%54%45%42%41%62%75%**
No50%53%47%43%53%54%57%34%20%**
Not Sure3%3%2%3%2%4%2%4%5%**
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Who Normally Drive To Work100%53%47%32%41%27%79%8%11%2%
 
 
4Has the cost of gasoline caused you to start thinking about using mass transit?
489 Who Normally Drive To WorkAllGenderAgeRace
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOther
Yes31%28%33%34%28%31%27%45%50%**
No68%71%66%65%72%68%73%55%47%**
Not Sure1%1%1%1%1%2%1%0%3%**
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Who Normally Drive To Work100%53%47%32%41%27%79%8%11%2%
 
 
5Has the cost of gasoline caused you to start thinking riding a bike?
489 AdultsAllGenderAgeRace
Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4%MaleFemale18-3435-5455+WhiteBlackHispanicOther
Yes37%37%36%48%34%27%35%50%40%**
No63%63%64%52%66%73%65%50%60%**
Not Sure0%---------
Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
Composition of Adults100%53%47%32%41%27%79%8%11%2%
 
 
** Too few respondents of this type were interviewed for this data to be meaningful.