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Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted July 13-14, 2006

Daily Snapshot

July 13 - 14, 2006  What is your favorite time of year to take a vacation?                      What is your favorite time of year to take a vacation?          
Gender 3 Party < 40 > Investors Marital Status Race Age Income
▼ Response ▼ TOTAL Men Women GOP Dem Other < Men Men 40+ < Wom  Wom 40+ Inv Non Married Not married White Black Other 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < 20k 20k-40k 40-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k>
Spring 15% 17% 14% 16% 15% 14% 35% 11% 8% 15% 15% 15% 17% 13% 14% 16% 24% 22% 10% 13% 17% 14% 27% 11% 9% 18% 8% 15%
Summer 33% 31% 35% 35% 33% 32% 30% 32% 52% 31% 33% 34% 32% 36% 33% 30% 37% 40% 36% 41% 29% 18% 25% 36% 39% 41% 36% 30%
Fall 25% 24% 27% 29% 24% 24% 16% 26% 13% 30% 26% 25% 26% 24% 27% 29% 11% 14% 27% 26% 27% 35% 22% 29% 27% 19% 33% 23%
Winter 11% 13% 10% 9% 12% 13% 8% 14% 15% 9% 14% 9% 11% 12% 11% 12% 12% 11% 13% 10% 11% 11% 7% 11% 11% 15% 9% 23%
                                                       
July 13 - 14, 2006  Do you typically go to the same vacation spot every year?                      Do you typically go to the same vacation spot every year?          
Gender 3 Party < 40 > Investors Marital Status Race Age Income
▼ Response ▼ TOTAL Men Women GOP Dem Other < Men Men 40+ < Wom  Wom 40+ Inv Non Married Not married White Black Other 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < 20k 20k-40k 40-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k>
Yes 27% 27% 28% 33% 26% 22% 44% 21% 32% 27% 27% 28% 32% 21% 30% 14% 24% 38% 32% 26% 22% 16% 40% 21% 27% 26% 24% 29%
No 66% 69% 64% 64% 66% 71% 52% 75% 64% 64% 68% 64% 62% 72% 65% 74% 68% 58% 62% 69% 73% 72% 52% 73% 65% 73% 71% 71%
                                                       
July 13 - 14, 2006  Have you taken, or will you take, a summer vacation this year?                    Have you taken, or will you take, a summer vacation this year?        
Gender 3 Party < 40 > Investors Marital Status Race Age Income
▼ Response ▼ TOTAL Men Women GOP Dem Other < Men Men 40+ < Wom  Wom 40+ Inv Non Married Not married White Black Other 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < 20k 20k-40k 40-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k>
Yes 42% 46% 38% 51% 36% 40% 57% 43% 46% 36% 52% 32% 46% 37% 43% 29% 46% 52% 43% 46% 41% 26% 29% 28% 54% 49% 56% 65%
No 52% 47% 57% 44% 56% 57% 41% 49% 48% 59% 44% 60% 50% 55% 52% 62% 47% 44% 51% 50% 54% 65% 64% 66% 41% 48% 42% 34%
                                                       
July 13 - 14, 2006  (Asked only of those who plan to take a summer vacation this year) Which of the following best describes your vacation plans for the summer?     Which of the following best describes your vacation plans for the summer?      
Gender 3 Party < 40 > Investors Marital Status Race Age Income
▼ Response ▼ TOTAL Men Women GOP Dem Other < Men Men 40+ < Wom  Wom 40+ Inv Non Married Not married White Black Other 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < 20k 20k-40k 40-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k>
Go to the beach 24% 26% 22% 27% 20% 24% 38% 22% 31% 19% 26% 20% 25% 22% 26% 23% 11% 34% 25% 27% 18% 9% 28% 7% 36% 29% 31% 22%
Go to the mountains 12% 14% 10% 14% 13% 9% 15% 13% 14% 9% 14% 10% 13% 11% 13% 2% 18% 15% 10% 13% 13% 8% 11% 12% 9% 15% 13% 18%
Visit relatives 19% 12% 26% 18% 19% 19% 6% 14% 24% 26% 16% 22% 18% 20% 16% 19% 34% 15% 21% 15% 17% 29% 19% 25% 14% 9% 20% 17%
Stay at home 18% 18% 18% 13% 23% 19% 6% 22% 6% 22% 14% 24% 18% 19% 18% 23% 15% 6% 23% 19% 19% 30% 28% 24% 18% 22% 11% 1%
Travel abroad 6% 6% 5% 8% 5% 4% 0% 8% 0% 7% 8% 2% 6% 5% 6% 4% 3% 0% 13% 6% 5% 5% 1% 1% 3% 2% 8% 22%
Travel somewhere in the U. S. 15% 16% 14% 17% 13% 16% 27% 13% 16% 13% 16% 14% 14% 16% 14% 19% 19% 21% 5% 13% 19% 15% 6% 25% 18% 16% 9% 17%
                                                       
July 13 - 14, 2006  How much time will you spend on vacation this year?                      How much time will you spend on vacation this year?          
Gender 3 Party < 40 > Investors Marital Status Race Age Income
▼ Response ▼ TOTAL Men Women GOP Dem Other < Men Men 40+ < Wom  Wom 40+ Inv Non Married Not married White Black Other 18-29 30-39 40-49 50-64 65+ < 20k 20k-40k 40-60k 60k-75k 75k-100k 100k>
Will not take a vacation 37% 36% 38% 28% 39% 44% 43% 34% 28% 40% 27% 47% 35% 39% 35% 43% 42% 36% 34% 30% 40% 45% 66% 40% 30% 31% 16% 12%
Less than one week 15% 13% 18% 18% 14% 15% 16% 12% 24% 16% 15% 16% 16% 15% 15% 14% 16% 20% 16% 17% 11% 13% 13% 18% 24% 18% 8% 11%
One week 16% 17% 16% 17% 18% 13% 14% 18% 27% 13% 18% 15% 17% 16% 17% 15% 17% 20% 15% 16% 20% 10% 8% 19% 19% 21% 27% 17%
Two weeks 16% 19% 13% 19% 15% 12% 19% 19% 8% 14% 19% 12% 17% 13% 16% 17% 11% 14% 13% 21% 16% 15% 6% 16% 12% 13% 22% 30%
More than two weeks 13% 12% 14% 15% 11% 12% 4% 14% 13% 14% 18% 7% 13% 12% 14% 5% 11% 8% 21% 11% 11% 14% 4% 6% 14% 16% 24% 27%