| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #19929 |
| 1 | Should businesses be allowed to advertise by paying people to stand on the side of the road and wave signs? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | ||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 60% | 63% | 57% | 90% | 67% | 50% | 39% | 79% | 43% | 60% | 58% | 67% | ** |
| No | 33% | 30% | 35% | 10% | 28% | 40% | 49% | 18% | 45% | 34% | 29% | 25% | ** |
| Not Sure | 7% | 6% | 9% | 0% | 5% | 10% | 12% | 3% | 12% | 6% | 13% | 8% | ** |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 33% | 46% | 54% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% |
| 2 | Why not? Because it's not safe for the sign holders? They are a distraction to drivers? It's tacky? Or just annoying? |
| 201 Who Think Sign Holders Should Not Be Allowed | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | ||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 7% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Not Safe | 19% | 19% | 20% | 0% | 16% | 19% | 23% | 12% | 22% | 17% | 41% | 11% | ** |
| Distraction To Drivers | 58% | 59% | 58% | 100% | 54% | 56% | 57% | 64% | 56% | 62% | 31% | 77% | ** |
| Tacky | 8% | 6% | 10% | 0% | 8% | 9% | 8% | 6% | 9% | 8% | 4% | 11% | ** |
| Annoying | 5% | 7% | 4% | 0% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 0% | 0% | ** |
| Not Sure | 9% | 9% | 8% | 0% | 15% | 10% | 7% | 11% | 8% | 6% | 24% | 0% | ** |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Who Think Sign Holders Should Not Be Allowed | 100% | 43% | 57% | 6% | 18% | 26% | 50% | 24% | 76% | 80% | 9% | 7% | 4% |
| 3 | In the past month, have you driven by a business who had one of those sign-holders outside? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | ||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | |
| Yes | 84% | 81% | 86% | 89% | 80% | 92% | 78% | 84% | 83% | 87% | 84% | 59% | ** |
| No | 15% | 18% | 13% | 11% | 20% | 7% | 21% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 10% | 41% | ** |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 6% | 0% | ** |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 47% | 53% | 24% | 22% | 21% | 33% | 46% | 54% | 80% | 8% | 9% | 2% |