| 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 Home | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 2.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Drive | 91% | 91% | 91% | 94% | 91% | 88% | 92% | 90% | 88% | ** |
| Carpool | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 6% | ** |
| Mass Transit | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | ** |
| Other | 4% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 10% | 5% | ** |
| Not Sure | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 0% | ** |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Work Outside The Home | 100% | 54% | 46% | 31% | 41% | 28% | 78% | 9% | 11% | 2% |
| 2 | Do you get to work that way specifically because of the price of gasoline? Or for some other reason? |
| 17 Who Carpool or Take Mass Transit | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 24.1% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Price Of Gas | 34% | 49% | 24% | 18% | 28% | 82% | 28% | ** | 45% | ** |
| Other Reason | 60% | 36% | 76% | 82% | 60% | 18% | 72% | ** | 32% | ** |
| Not Sure | 6% | 16% | 0% | 0% | 13% | 0% | 0% | ** | 23% | ** |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Carpool or Take Mass Transit | 100% | 40% | 60% | 34% | 49% | 18% | 71% | 0% | 27% | 2% |
| 3 | Has the cost of gasoline caused you to start thinking about carpooling? |
| 489 Who Normally Drive To Work | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 47% | 45% | 50% | 54% | 45% | 42% | 41% | 62% | 75% | ** |
| No | 50% | 53% | 47% | 43% | 53% | 54% | 57% | 34% | 20% | ** |
| Not Sure | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 5% | ** |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Normally Drive To Work | 100% | 53% | 47% | 32% | 41% | 27% | 79% | 8% | 11% | 2% |
| 4 | Has the cost of gasoline caused you to start thinking about using mass transit? |
| 489 Who Normally Drive To Work | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 31% | 28% | 33% | 34% | 28% | 31% | 27% | 45% | 50% | ** |
| No | 68% | 71% | 66% | 65% | 72% | 68% | 73% | 55% | 47% | ** |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 3% | ** |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Normally Drive To Work | 100% | 53% | 47% | 32% | 41% | 27% | 79% | 8% | 11% | 2% |
| 5 | Has the cost of gasoline caused you to start thinking riding a bike? |
| 489 Adults | All | Gender | Age | Race | ||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-54 | 55+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 37% | 37% | 36% | 48% | 34% | 27% | 35% | 50% | 40% | ** |
| No | 63% | 63% | 64% | 52% | 66% | 73% | 65% | 50% | 60% | ** |
| Not Sure | 0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 53% | 47% | 32% | 41% | 27% | 79% | 8% | 11% | 2% |