Tuesday, May 22, 2007 : Today's National Polls

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GALLUP/USA TODAY
Gas Prices

Conducted 5/4-6/07; surveyed 1,010 adults; margin of error +/-3% (release, 5/21). A response of * indicates less than 0.5 percent.

We'd like to know whether or not rising gas prices have caused you to do any of the following.

Shorten or cancel a vacation you had planned to
 take by car:

Yes, have                   32%
No, have not                66
No opinion                   2

Consolidate errands or taken other steps in order
 to cut back on your daily driving:

Yes, have                   70%
No, have not                29
No opinion                   1

(Asked of adults employed full or part-time)
 Change jobs or move in order to shorten your
 commute to work:

Yes, have                   10%
No, have not                90
No opinion                   *

About how much would you say you currently pay for a gallon of gasoline?

Less than $2.75              4%
$2.75-$2.99                 42
$3.00-$3.24                 34
$3.25-$3.49                 11
$3.50 or higher              5
No opinion                   5

Suppose gasoline prices continue to rise. Do you think gas prices could get so high that you would ________ or is that something you would not do no matter how high gas prices get?

Move from your current home so you would be
 closer to the places you drive most often:

Yes, would                  13%
No, would not               86
No opinion                   1

Use mass transit, such as a bus or subway, as
 your main source of transportation:

Yes, would                  32%
No, would not               64
No opinion                   4

Replace your vehicle with one that gets better
 gas mileage:

Yes, would                  56%
No, would not               41
No opinion                   2

(Asked of adults employed full or part-time)
 Change jobs:

Yes, would                  13%
No, would not               86
No opinion                   1

(Asked of adults who say they would move from their current home to be closer to the places they drive most often) How much would gasoline have to cost per gallon before you would move out of your current home?

$4.00 or less                                6%
$5.00-$7.99                                  4
$8.00-$10.00                                 *
More than $10.00                             *
Would not do no matter price                86
No opinion                                   3

(Asked of adults who say they would use mass transit as their main source of transportation) How much would gasoline have to cost per gallon before you would use mass transit as your main source of transportation?

$4.00 or less                               18%
$5.00-$7.99                                  6
$8.00-$10.00                                 1
More than $10.00                             *
Would not do no matter price                64
No opinion                                  11

(Asked of adults who say they would replace their vehicle with on that gets better gas mileage) How much would gasoline have to cost per gallon before you would replace your current vehicle with one that gets better gas mileage?

$4.00 or less                               33%
$5.00-$7.99                                 11
$8.00-$10.00                                 1
More than $10.00                             4
Would not do no matter price                41
No opinion                                  10

(Asked of adults employed full or part-time who say they would change jobs) How much would gasoline have to cost per gallon before you would change jobs?

$4.00 or less                                6%
$5.00-$7.99                                  3
$8.00-$10.00                                 *
More than $10.00                             1
Would not do no matter price                86
No opinion                                   4