Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted April 12 - 13 2007
| April 12 - 13, 2007 | Do you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable or very unfavorable impression of Don Imus? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9% | 14% | 5% | 12% | 7% | 8% | 27% | 9% | 0% | 6% | 6% | 12% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 12% | 15% | 14% | 5% | 10% | 8% | 6% | 9% | 13% | 3% | 6% | 12% | 14% |
| Somewhat favorable | 15% | 19% | 12% | 19% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 21% | 15% | 12% | 18% | 12% | 17% | 13% | 16% | 3% | 24% | 14% | 20% | 18% | 13% | 13% | 9% | 17% | 19% | 19% | 13% | 17% |
| Somewhat unfavorable | 25% | 23% | 27% | 24% | 27% | 24% | 7% | 28% | 20% | 29% | 28% | 21% | 25% | 24% | 26% | 36% | 11% | 13% | 28% | 31% | 26% | 28% | 23% | 14% | 27% | 43% | 24% | 35% |
| Very unfavorable | 27% | 22% | 31% | 20% | 37% | 21% | 32% | 19% | 36% | 29% | 29% | 24% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 34% | 27% | 34% | 15% | 25% | 30% | 29% | 24% | 32% | 29% | 18% | 30% | 23% |
| April 12 - 13, 2007 | Have you read, seen or heard any recent news stories involving Don Imus? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 72% | 74% | 70% | 73% | 73% | 69% | 54% | 80% | 56% | 73% | 82% | 61% | 76% | 63% | 75% | 66% | 60% | 55% | 72% | 84% | 80% | 70% | 46% | 69% | 73% | 83% | 88% | 97% |
| No | 22% | 23% | 21% | 20% | 23% | 23% | 46% | 15% | 32% | 19% | 15% | 30% | 18% | 29% | 19% | 29% | 32% | 40% | 20% | 14% | 14% | 20% | 43% | 27% | 18% | 16% | 11% | 3% |
| April 12 - 13, 2007 | Have the comments made by Imus 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 | 23% | 15% | 31% | 17% | 28% | 23% | 0% | 18% | 38% | 30% | 23% | 23% | 22% | 26% | 22% | 30% | 24% | 18% | 18% | 22% | 22% | 35% | 30% | 26% | 24% | 21% | 23% | 15% |
| No | 64% | 78% | 50% | 72% | 61% | 58% | 100% | 74% | 17% | 56% | 65% | 62% | 68% | 55% | 65% | 51% | 69% | 60% | 68% | 66% | 67% | 55% | 49% | 62% | 62% | 68% | 67% | 78% |
| April 12 - 13, 2007 | Since the incident Imus 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 | 51% | 61% | 42% | 65% | 42% | 49% | 63% | 60% | 24% | 46% | 49% | 55% | 52% | 51% | 51% | 52% | 57% | 44% | 62% | 51% | 49% | 49% | 44% | 42% | 56% | 66% | 48% | 62% |
| No | 30% | 25% | 34% | 18% | 42% | 27% | 29% | 25% | 47% | 32% | 33% | 26% | 30% | 30% | 29% | 34% | 29% | 37% | 22% | 31% | 30% | 29% | 31% | 34% | 26% | 26% | 34% | 26% |
| April 12 - 13, 2007 | Do radio talk show hosts, on public airwaves, have a responsibility to not make offensive comments even if it was meant as comedy? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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% | 35% | 50% | 42% | 49% | 35% | 34% | 35% | 49% | 50% | 47% | 38% | 43% | 43% | 40% | 68% | 34% | 41% | 25% | 46% | 47% | 55% | 40% | 49% | 39% | 39% | 46% | 43% |
| No | 41% | 51% | 30% | 46% | 33% | 45% | 61% | 48% | 34% | 30% | 39% | 42% | 41% | 39% | 45% | 18% | 38% | 48% | 54% | 38% | 36% | 25% | 35% | 35% | 45% | 48% | 41% | 53% |