Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted November 30 - December 1, 2006
| November 30 - December 1 | Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Michael Richards, the actor who played Kramer on Seinfeld? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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> |
| Very favorable | 12% | 17% | 8% | 10% | 13% | 14% | 26% | 15% | 15% | 6% | 15% | 10% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 7% | 17% | 21% | 12% | 13% | 8% | 8% | 16% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 17% | 11% |
| Somewhat favorable | 20% | 25% | 16% | 19% | 18% | 24% | 19% | 26% | 15% | 16% | 19% | 21% | 22% | 17% | 20% | 14% | 25% | 17% | 29% | 21% | 15% | 19% | 16% | 19% | 28% | 25% | 22% | 14% |
| Somewhat unfavorable | 25% | 24% | 26% | 26% | 23% | 26% | 26% | 23% | 19% | 28% | 27% | 23% | 27% | 22% | 27% | 23% | 14% | 23% | 26% | 24% | 29% | 23% | 16% | 29% | 22% | 28% | 25% | 37% |
| Very unfavorable | 17% | 13% | 20% | 18% | 23% | 8% | 7% | 14% | 16% | 21% | 16% | 17% | 13% | 22% | 13% | 31% | 21% | 12% | 13% | 18% | 22% | 18% | 21% | 15% | 11% | 22% | 18% | 16% |
| November 30 - December 1 | Have you read, seen or heard any recent news stories involving Michael Richards? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 60% | 63% | 57% | 57% | 59% | 65% | 63% | 63% | 54% | 58% | 65% | 55% | 65% | 52% | 61% | 54% | 60% | 58% | 67% | 69% | 62% | 43% | 40% | 54% | 60% | 78% | 75% | 84% |
| No | 28% | 27% | 29% | 32% | 31% | 21% | 28% | 26% | 33% | 28% | 23% | 33% | 26% | 32% | 29% | 23% | 29% | 31% | 28% | 23% | 25% | 33% | 44% | 31% | 27% | 21% | 22% | 12% |
| November 30 - December 1 | Have the comments made by Richards changed your opinion of him? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 43% | 38% | 49% | 43% | 53% | 33% | 45% | 36% | 39% | 51% | 47% | 40% | 43% | 43% | 41% | 52% | 47% | 42% | 46% | 45% | 41% | 41% | 49% | 32% | 45% | 41% | 40% | 50% |
| No | 42% | 48% | 36% | 40% | 40% | 47% | 55% | 47% | 40% | 35% | 44% | 40% | 44% | 39% | 43% | 36% | 44% | 48% | 38% | 44% | 38% | 45% | 38% | 42% | 51% | 43% | 49% | 38% |
| November 30 - December 1 | Since the incident, Richards has issued several apologies. Do you think his apologies were sincere? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 45% | 55% | 35% | 46% | 42% | 48% | 57% | 54% | 22% | 38% | 49% | 41% | 49% | 36% | 48% | 36% | 33% | 40% | 44% | 46% | 49% | 47% | 36% | 41% | 56% | 41% | 52% | 47% |
| No | 24% | 19% | 29% | 19% | 33% | 17% | 32% | 15% | 17% | 31% | 24% | 23% | 18% | 35% | 19% | 42% | 34% | 25% | 21% | 22% | 25% | 25% | 43% | 23% | 17% | 24% | 16% | 19% |
| November 30 - December 1 | Have you watched Seinfeld on a regular basis? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 41% | 46% | 36% | 36% | 44% | 41% | 48% | 45% | 38% | 35% | 46% | 36% | 44% | 36% | 41% | 43% | 40% | 43% | 56% | 49% | 36% | 18% | 36% | 33% | 45% | 40% | 49% | 55% |
| No | 53% | 48% | 57% | 59% | 51% | 49% | 45% | 49% | 50% | 58% | 50% | 55% | 50% | 58% | 55% | 46% | 46% | 48% | 39% | 49% | 57% | 72% | 55% | 61% | 52% | 48% | 48% | 43% |