Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted September 29-30, 2006
| September 29 - 30, 2006 | How important is it for the United States to become less dependent on oil imports? | How important is it for the United States to become less dependent on oil imports? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 important | 73% | 73% | 72% | 74% | 66% | 79% | 82% | 71% | 70% | 73% | 75% | 70% | 76% | 67% | 76% | 50% | 74% | 76% | 82% | 74% | 74% | 58% | 74% | 67% | 66% | 78% | 82% | 85% |
| Somewhat important | 17% | 16% | 18% | 16% | 21% | 14% | 11% | 18% | 21% | 18% | 20% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 24% | 15% | 16% | 11% | 19% | 20% | 19% | 12% | 19% | 29% | 16% | 15% | 9% |
| Not very important | 3% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 0% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Not at all important | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 3% | 6% |
| September 29 - 30, 2006 | What is more important in the long-run, conserving energy or developing new sources of energy? | What is more important in the long-run, conserving energy or developing new sources of energy? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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> |
| Conserving energy | 21% | 20% | 22% | 13% | 23% | 27% | 22% | 20% | 23% | 21% | 20% | 22% | 21% | 21% | 22% | 21% | 13% | 23% | 27% | 20% | 15% | 21% | 24% | 19% | 17% | 11% | 31% | 28% |
| Developing new sources of energy | 71% | 75% | 68% | 81% | 66% | 68% | 74% | 75% | 61% | 70% | 72% | 71% | 74% | 67% | 71% | 60% | 83% | 67% | 68% | 77% | 80% | 63% | 69% | 70% | 74% | 84% | 67% | 72% |
| September 29 - 30, 2006 | Does money spent for oil in the Middle East eventually wind up financing terrorist activities? | Does money spent for oil in the Middle East eventually wind up financing terrorist activities? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 57% | 58% | 57% | 53% | 62% | 57% | 38% | 63% | 57% | 57% | 60% | 55% | 62% | 49% | 56% | 50% | 76% | 47% | 61% | 67% | 64% | 47% | 54% | 58% | 63% | 48% | 62% | 70% |
| No | 13% | 16% | 10% | 18% | 9% | 12% | 21% | 14% | 17% | 8% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 15% | 15% | 7% | 0% | 19% | 15% | 14% | 10% | 6% | 12% | 10% | 14% | 28% | 13% | 9% |
| September 29 - 30, 2006 | Suppose you had a choice between relying on oil from the Middle East or building more nuclear power plants. Which do you prefer? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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> |
| Relying on oil imports | 14% | 12% | 16% | 11% | 16% | 15% | 20% | 10% | 28% | 13% | 9% | 18% | 12% | 18% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 24% | 14% | 13% | 10% | 10% | 19% | 13% | 17% | 8% | 9% | 11% |
| Building nuclear power plants | 55% | 64% | 47% | 63% | 49% | 54% | 57% | 66% | 35% | 50% | 69% | 44% | 59% | 48% | 57% | 39% | 61% | 46% | 56% | 53% | 68% | 52% | 39% | 57% | 54% | 79% | 62% | 67% |
| September 29 - 30, 2006 | How likely is it that alternative sources of energy will replace oil and gas in the next ten years or so? | How likely is it that alternative sources of energy will replace oil and gas in the next ten years or so? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 likely | 20% | 17% | 23% | 27% | 15% | 20% | 11% | 18% | 25% | 23% | 19% | 21% | 21% | 19% | 19% | 16% | 29% | 18% | 22% | 22% | 21% | 17% | 25% | 13% | 16% | 24% | 27% | 30% |
| Somewhat likely | 39% | 39% | 39% | 41% | 38% | 38% | 48% | 36% | 29% | 42% | 41% | 38% | 38% | 41% | 38% | 38% | 46% | 39% | 44% | 40% | 34% | 40% | 34% | 43% | 42% | 42% | 41% | 37% |
| Not very likely | 29% | 34% | 25% | 23% | 34% | 30% | 33% | 34% | 32% | 23% | 30% | 29% | 30% | 29% | 32% | 22% | 19% | 32% | 27% | 28% | 34% | 24% | 27% | 33% | 34% | 25% | 19% | 29% |
| Not at all likely | 4% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 0% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 7% | 0% |