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Americans On Their Favorite Airline, And Other Travel Issues

Raleigh, N.C.- Southwest is America's favorite airline and it's not even close. Our newest national poll finds that 43% of voters think Southwest is the best, more than all the other major airlines combined. Delta takes second at 11%, followed by United and Jet Blue at 9%, American at 6%, and US Air at 5%. This is one thing that Americans across the party spectrum agree on- Southwest wins by at least 20 points with Democrats, Republicans, and independents alike.

58% of voters in the country have a favorable opinion of Southwest to only 5% with a negative one. The other five airlines we looked at are all clustered in the 31-36% favorability range, with anywhere from 9 to 15% of voters seeing them in a negative light.

By a 48/36 margin Americans say that they feel safer in a car than on a plane. This comes despite the fact that by a 69/15 spread they think they're more likely to die in a car crash than a plane crash...it seems like there's a disconnect between how people respond to the plane/car issue intellectually and emotionally.

Overall 46% of Americans say they've flown in first class on a plane to 53% who haven't. There's a partisan divide on the issue- by a 52/47 margin Republicans say they have flown first class, but by a 44/56 spread Democrats say they have not.

Amtrak is a pretty popular organization among voters with an opinion about it- 46% see it favorably to 13% with a negative opinion. Its +46 favorability rating with Democrats at 54/8 is much better than the +20 it sports with Republicans at 39/19.

-16% of Americans think you should be able to bring your gun onto a plane. There's a large partisan divide on the issue with 30% of Republicans but only 6% of Democrats supportive of guns on planes. We also asked about expanded background checks on this poll and a plurality of the people opposed to them also think you should be able to bring your gun on the plane.

PPP surveyed 800 registered voters between July 19-21, 2013. The margin of error was +/- 3.5%. This poll was not authorized or paid for by any campaign or political organization. PPP’s surveys are conducted through automated telephone interviews.

July 19-21, 2013Survey of 800 registered votersJuly 19-21, 2013Survey of 800 registered voters

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National Survey Results

Q1 How often do you travel out of state: weekly, monthly, a few times per year, once or twice per year, or almost never?

9% Weekly ............................................................

17% Monthly ...........................................................

47% A few times a year ..........................................

13% Once or twice a year .......................................

14% Almost never...................................................

Q2 When you travel out of state, what is your preferred method of transport: by plane, by train, by bus, or by car?

32% Plane ..............................................................

3% Train................................................................

3% Bus .................................................................

58% Car ..................................................................

3% Something else ...............................................

1% Not sure ..........................................................

Q3 Do you feel safer on an airplane or in a car?

36% Plane ..............................................................

48% Car ..................................................................

17% Not sure ..........................................................

Q4 Do you think you are more likely to die in a car crash or a plane crash?

69% Car crash ........................................................

15% Plane crash.....................................................

15% Not sure ..........................................................

Q5 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Delta Airlines?

35% Favorable........................................................

13% Unfavorable ....................................................

52% Not sure ..........................................................

Q6 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of United Airlines?

33% Favorable........................................................

13% Unfavorable ....................................................

54% Not sure ..........................................................

Q7 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Southwest Airlines?

58% Favorable........................................................

5% Unfavorable ....................................................

38% Not sure ..........................................................

Q8 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of American Airlines?

36% Favorable........................................................

15% Unfavorable ....................................................

49% Not sure ..........................................................

Q9 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of US Airways?

31% Favorable........................................................

13% Unfavorable ....................................................

56% Not sure ..........................................................

Q10 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the airline Jet Blue?

31% Favorable........................................................

9% Unfavorable ....................................................

60% Not sure ..........................................................






Q11 What do you think is the best airline: Delta, United, Southwest, American, US Airways, Jet Blue, or something else?

11% Delta ...............................................................

9% United .............................................................

43% Southwest .......................................................

6% American.........................................................

5% US Air .............................................................

9% Jet Blue...........................................................

18% Something else ...............................................

Q12 What do you think is the worst airline: Delta, United, Southwest, American, US Airways, Jet Blue, or something else?

9% Delta ...............................................................

8% United .............................................................

6% Southwest .......................................................

10% American.........................................................

8% US Air .............................................................

11% Jet Blue...........................................................

48% Something else ...............................................

Q13 Which of the following best describes how often you fly: on a weekly basis, at least once a month, five to 10 times a year, less than five times a year, or do you never fly at all?

2% Weekly ............................................................

3% At least once a month .....................................

20% 5 to 10 times a year ........................................

58% Less than 5 times a year.................................

17% Never fly at all .................................................

Q14 What do you think is the worst thing about flying: the cost, the lack of space, airline food, going through security, annoying people on the plane, or something else?

38% Cost ................................................................

19% Lack of space..................................................

3% Food ...............................................................

19% Security...........................................................

6% Annoying people .............................................

10% Something else ...............................................

4% Not sure ..........................................................

Q15 Do you think the security measures at airports are necessary to keep us safe, or do you think they are unnecessarily invasive?

68% Necessary to keep us safe..............................

26% Unnecessarily invasive ...................................

6% Not sure ..........................................................

Q16 Have you ever flown first-class on a plane, or not?

46% Have ...............................................................

53% Have not .........................................................

0% Not sure ..........................................................

Q17 Have you ever hitchhiked, or not?

25% Have ...............................................................

73% Have not .........................................................

2% Not sure ..........................................................

Q18 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Amtrak?

46% Favorable........................................................

13% Unfavorable ....................................................

40% Not sure ..........................................................






Q19 Do you think obese people should have to buy two airplane seats for themselves, or not?

46% They should ....................................................

37% They should not ..............................................

17% Not sure ..........................................................

Q20 Do you think people should be able to take their guns on a plane, or not?

16% They should ....................................................

79% They should not ..............................................

6% Not sure ..........................................................

Q21 Are you a member of the Mile High Club, or not?

7% Are ..................................................................

87% Are not ............................................................

6% Not sure ..........................................................

Q22 In the last presidential election, did you vote for Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?

47% Barack Obama ................................................

46% Mitt Romney....................................................

8% Someone else/Don't remember ......................

Q23 Would you describe yourself as very liberal, somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat conservative, or very conservative?

9% Very liberal ......................................................

21% Somewhat liberal ............................................

27% Moderate.........................................................

26% Somewhat conservative..................................

17% Very conservative ...........................................

Q24 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.

48% Woman ...........................................................

52% Man.................................................................

Q25 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican, press 2. If you are an independent or identify with another party, press 3.

41% Democrat ........................................................

32% Republican......................................................

26% Independent/Other ..........................................

Q26 If you are Hispanic, press 1. If white, press 2. If African-American, press 3. If other, press 4.

10% Hispanic ..........................................................

73% White ..............................................................

11% African-American ............................................

6% Other...............................................................

Q27 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1. If 30 to 45, press 2. If 46 to 65, press 3. If you are older than 65, press 4.

18% 18 to 29...........................................................

27% 30 to 45...........................................................

35% 46 to 65...........................................................

20% Older than 65 ..................................................

July 19-21, 2013survey of 800 registered votersJuly 19-21, 2013survey of 800 registered voters





Crosstabs

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney

Someone else/Don'tremember

Frequency of Out-of-state Travel

Weekly

Monthly

A few times a year

Once or tw ice a year

Almost never

9% 9% 10% 9%

17% 18% 15% 26%

47% 43% 51% 44%

13% 17% 11% -

14% 13% 14% 21%

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


Preferred Out-of-state Travel Method

Plane

Train

Bus

Car

Something else

Not sure

32% 37% 27% 37%

3% 6% 1% -

3% 2% 2% 9%

58% 52% 64% 50%

3% 2% 5% -

1% 1% 1% 4%

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


Feel Safer in Planeor Car?

Plane

Car

Not sure

36% 36% 34% 40%

48% 46% 51% 33%

17% 17% 15% 27%

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


More Likely to Die inCar or Plane Crash?

Car crash

Plane crash

Not sure

69% 70% 71% 53%

15% 17% 13% 16%

15% 13% 16% 30%






Crosstabs

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


Delta Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

35% 32% 39% 27%

13% 16% 10% 13%

52% 52% 50% 60%

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


United Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

33% 32% 36% 24%

13% 13% 10% 24%

54% 55% 54% 51%

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


SouthwestFavorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

58% 63% 55% 42%

5% 4% 5% 7%

38% 33% 40% 51%

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


AmericanFavorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

36% 35% 38% 27%

15% 18% 12% 21%

49% 47% 51% 52%






Crosstabs

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


USAir Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

31% 27% 35% 28%

13% 17% 9% 14%

56% 56% 56% 59%

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


JetBlue Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

31% 35% 30% 15%

9% 8% 9% 14%

60% 57% 61% 71%

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


Best Airline

Delta

United

Southwest

American

US Air

Jet Blue

Something else

11% 10% 10% 23%

9% 9% 10% -

43% 43% 44% 29%

6% 6% 5% 4%

5% 3% 7% -

9% 13% 5% 12%

18% 16% 18% 31%

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


Worst Airline

Delta

United

Southwest

American

US Air

Jet Blue

Something else

9% 9% 9% 10%

8% 7% 9% 3%

6% 6% 7% 3%

10% 12% 9% -

8% 7% 7% 27%

11% 10% 12% 3%

48% 49% 46% 54%






Crosstabs

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


Frequency You Fly

Weekly

At least once amonth

5 to 10 times a year

Less than 5 times ayear

Never fly at all

2% 0% 3% 11%

3% 4% 3% -

20% 23% 16% 31%

58% 54% 64% 35%

17% 19% 14% 23%

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


Worst Part of Flying

Cost

Lack of space

Food

Security

Annoying people

Something else

Not sure

38% 36% 39% 39%

19% 21% 17% 16%

3% 1% 4% 2%

19% 18% 21% 15%

6% 10% 3% 11%

10% 10% 10% 18%

4% 4% 6% -

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


Airport Security:Necessary orInvasive?

Necessary to keepus safe

Unnecessarilyinvasive

Not sure

68% 72% 66% 47%

26% 21% 29% 35%

6% 6% 5% 18%

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


Ever Flown 1stClass?

Have

Have not

Not sure

46% 44% 47% 60%

53% 56% 53% 40%

0% 0% - -






Crosstabs

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


Ever Hitchhiked?

Have

Have not

Not sure

25% 24% 24% 35%

73% 75% 75% 49%

2% 1% 1% 16%

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


Amtrak Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

46% 59% 35% 45%

13% 8% 19% 8%

40% 32% 46% 47%

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


Should Obese Haveto Buy 2 Seats?

They should

They should not

Not sure

46% 47% 46% 31%

37% 34% 40% 34%

17% 19% 14% 35%

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


Should People BeAble to Bring Gunson Plane?

They should

They should not

Not sure

16% 3% 27% 18%

79% 94% 65% 77%

6% 4% 8% 5%






Crosstabs

Base

2012 Vote

BarackObama

MittRomney


Member of Mile HighClub?

Are

Are not

Not sure

7% 4% 11% 2%

87% 92% 84% 75%

6% 5% 4% 23%

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal

Somewhatliberal Moderate

Somewhatconservative

Veryconservative


Weekly

Monthly

A few times a year


Almost never

9% 10% 10% 10% 12% 4%

17% 10% 16% 18% 22% 14%

47% 45% 47% 49% 43% 49%

13% 14% 16% 12% 13% 11%

14% 21% 11% 12% 9% 22%

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative


Plane

Train

Bus

Car

Something else

Not sure

32% 19% 46% 36% 24% 29%

3% 7% 4% 4% 3% -

3% 3% 1% 4% 2% 3%

58% 71% 45% 53% 67% 58%

3% - 3% 2% 2% 10%

1% 1% 1% 1% 3% -

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative


Plane

Car

Not sure

36% 40% 37% 35% 38% 30%

48% 48% 44% 43% 51% 52%

17% 12% 18% 22% 11% 18%






Crosstabs

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative


Car crash

Plane crash

Not sure

69% 59% 75% 67% 74% 63%

15% 30% 13% 15% 10% 19%

15% 11% 12% 18% 16% 18%

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative

Delta Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

35% 37% 34% 35% 32% 40%

13% 26% 9% 14% 13% 10%

52% 37% 57% 52% 55% 49%

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative

United Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

33% 34% 33% 33% 31% 36%

13% 15% 12% 12% 13% 12%

54% 51% 55% 55% 56% 52%

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative


Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

58% 54% 58% 56% 63% 55%

5% 4% 5% 8% 2% 3%

38% 42% 37% 36% 35% 42%






Crosstabs

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative


Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

36% 42% 36% 35% 32% 39%

15% 11% 20% 15% 18% 9%

49% 47% 45% 50% 51% 51%

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative

USAir Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

31% 30% 32% 26% 30% 39%

13% 18% 12% 16% 12% 9%

56% 52% 56% 58% 58% 52%

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative


Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

31% 41% 33% 36% 18% 36%

9% 4% 10% 14% 6% 8%

60% 55% 57% 50% 76% 56%

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative

Best Airline

Delta

United

Southwest

American

US Air

Jet Blue

Something else

11% 25% 6% 12% 10% 11%

9% 10% 5% 11% 12% 7%

43% 39% 48% 38% 40% 47%

6% 11% 3% 8% 4% 4%

5% 2% 5% 5% 4% 6%

9% 7% 13% 10% 7% 6%

18% 7% 20% 16% 22% 18%






Crosstabs

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative

Worst Airline

Delta

United

Southwest

American

US Air

Jet Blue

Something else

9% 10% 4% 15% 10% 6%

8% 1% 7% 13% 7% 6%

6% 7% 12% 4% 1% 9%

10% 9% 15% 8% 10% 7%

8% 7% 8% 8% 11% 7%

11% 24% 9% 9% 9% 12%

48% 42% 44% 44% 52% 53%

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative

Frequency You Fly

Weekly




Never fly at all

2% - 1% - 3% 8%

3% 3% 3% 5% 2% 1%

20% 10% 25% 32% 10% 16%

58% 53% 53% 52% 66% 61%

17% 34% 17% 12% 19% 14%

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative


Cost

Lack of space

Food

Security

Annoying people

Something else

Not sure

38% 52% 40% 35% 37% 35%

19% 12% 20% 21% 18% 20%

3% - 2% 3% 3% 4%

19% 22% 16% 17% 23% 20%

6% 4% 7% 10% 3% 7%

10% 5% 14% 8% 10% 11%

4% 5% 1% 7% 6% 3%

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative




Not sure

68% 79% 67% 77% 61% 61%

26% 17% 22% 15% 34% 35%

6% 4% 10% 8% 4% 4%






Crosstabs

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative


Have

Have not

Not sure

46% 49% 39% 52% 47% 46%

53% 51% 60% 48% 53% 54%

0% - 1% - - -

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative

Ever Hitchhiked?

Have

Have not

Not sure

25% 31% 17% 31% 23% 25%

73% 68% 81% 68% 75% 70%

2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 5%

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative

Amtrak Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

46% 69% 51% 51% 39% 36%

13% 4% 15% 10% 11% 23%

40% 27% 33% 39% 50% 41%

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative


They should

They should not

Not sure

46% 35% 55% 42% 45% 44%

37% 58% 30% 32% 39% 40%

17% 7% 16% 27% 15% 16%






Crosstabs

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative


They should

They should not

Not sure

16% - 3% 8% 16% 43%

79% 97% 96% 89% 75% 45%

6% 3% 1% 3% 9% 12%

Base

Ideology

Veryliberal



Veryconservative


Are

Are not

Not sure

7% 1% 4% 5% 12% 9%

87% 96% 92% 86% 86% 82%

6% 3% 4% 9% 2% 9%

Base

Gender

Woman Man


Weekly

Monthly

A few times a year


Almost never

9% 9% 10%

17% 14% 20%

47% 50% 44%

13% 14% 12%

14% 14% 14%

Base

Gender

Woman Man


Plane

Train

Bus

Car

Something else

Not sure

32% 35% 29%

3% 4% 3%

3% 3% 2%

58% 55% 60%

3% 1% 5%

1% 2% 1%






Crosstabs

Base

Gender

Woman Man


Plane

Car

Not sure

36% 31% 40%

48% 52% 44%

17% 18% 16%

Base

Gender

Woman Man


Car crash

Plane crash

Not sure

69% 67% 71%

15% 15% 16%

15% 18% 12%

Base

Gender

Woman Man

Delta Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

35% 37% 34%

13% 13% 13%

52% 50% 53%

Base

Gender

Woman Man

United Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

33% 34% 32%

13% 12% 13%

54% 54% 54%






Crosstabs

Base

Gender

Woman Man


Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

58% 58% 58%

5% 3% 6%

38% 39% 36%

Base

Gender

Woman Man


Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

36% 36% 36%

15% 13% 17%

49% 51% 48%

Base

Gender

Woman Man

USAir Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

31% 33% 30%

13% 9% 16%

56% 58% 54%

Base

Gender

Woman Man


Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

31% 28% 34%

9% 8% 10%

60% 63% 57%






Crosstabs

Base

Gender

Woman Man

Best Airline

Delta

United

Southwest

American

US Air

Jet Blue

Something else

11% 9% 13%

9% 12% 7%

43% 38% 47%

6% 5% 6%

5% 6% 4%

9% 9% 8%

18% 21% 15%

Base

Gender

Woman Man

Worst Airline

Delta

United

Southwest

American

US Air

Jet Blue

Something else

9% 10% 8%

8% 9% 7%

6% 5% 7%

10% 8% 11%

8% 5% 12%

11% 9% 12%

48% 53% 43%

Base

Gender

Woman Man

Frequency You Fly

Weekly




Never fly at all

2% 4% 1%

3% 1% 4%

20% 22% 18%

58% 54% 61%

17% 18% 16%

Base

Gender

Woman Man


Cost

Lack of space

Food

Security

Annoying people

Something else

Not sure

38% 35% 40%

19% 24% 14%

3% 2% 3%

19% 13% 25%

6% 7% 6%

10% 11% 10%

4% 7% 2%






Crosstabs

Base

Gender

Woman Man




Not sure

68% 79% 58%

26% 14% 37%

6% 7% 6%

Base

Gender

Woman Man


Have

Have not

Not sure

46% 49% 44%

53% 51% 55%

0% - 0%

Base

Gender

Woman Man

Ever Hitchhiked?

Have

Have not

Not sure

25% 13% 35%

73% 85% 63%

2% 2% 2%

Base

Gender

Woman Man

Amtrak Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

46% 49% 43%

13% 8% 18%

40% 42% 38%






Crosstabs

Base

Gender

Woman Man


They should

They should not

Not sure

46% 40% 50%

37% 38% 36%

17% 21% 14%

Base

Gender

Woman Man


They should

They should not

Not sure

16% 11% 19%

79% 83% 74%

6% 5% 6%

Base

Gender

Woman Man


Are

Are not

Not sure

7% 8% 7%

87% 85% 89%

6% 7% 5%

Base

Party

Democrat Republican Independent/Other


Weekly

Monthly

A few times a year


Almost never

9% 10% 9% 9%

17% 15% 16% 22%

47% 45% 45% 51%

13% 14% 16% 9%

14% 17% 14% 9%






Crosstabs

Base

Party



Plane

Train

Bus

Car

Something else

Not sure

32% 37% 32% 25%

3% 7% 1% 1%

3% 3% 0% 4%

58% 50% 60% 64%

3% 1% 6% 3%

1% 1% - 3%

Base

Party



Plane

Car

Not sure

36% 34% 37% 37%

48% 49% 49% 44%

17% 17% 14% 19%

Base

Party



Car crash

Plane crash

Not sure

69% 66% 72% 70%

15% 19% 15% 12%

15% 16% 13% 18%

Base

Party


Delta Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

35% 35% 39% 32%

13% 15% 11% 13%

52% 50% 51% 55%






Crosstabs

Base

Party


United Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

33% 30% 39% 30%

13% 17% 12% 8%

54% 53% 49% 62%

Base

Party



Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

58% 59% 56% 59%

5% 5% 4% 4%

38% 36% 40% 37%

Base

Party



Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

36% 38% 37% 32%

15% 16% 13% 16%

49% 46% 49% 52%

Base

Party


USAir Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

31% 30% 36% 27%

13% 15% 11% 13%

56% 55% 53% 60%






Crosstabs

Base

Party



Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

31% 36% 31% 25%

9% 10% 9% 8%

60% 54% 60% 66%

Base

Party


Best Airline

Delta

United

Southwest

American

US Air

Jet Blue

Something else

11% 9% 11% 14%

9% 10% 7% 11%

43% 39% 42% 47%

6% 7% 6% 4%

5% 3% 6% 6%

9% 17% 6% 3%

18% 15% 23% 15%

Base

Party


Worst Airline

Delta

United

Southwest

American

US Air

Jet Blue

Something else

9% 8% 6% 15%

8% 7% 9% 7%

6% 7% 7% 5%

10% 8% 8% 14%

8% 8% 9% 9%

11% 10% 12% 9%

48% 51% 50% 41%

Base

Party


Frequency You Fly

Weekly




Never fly at all

2% 3% 4% -

3% 3% 3% 3%

20% 18% 20% 22%

58% 55% 59% 60%

17% 22% 14% 15%






Crosstabs

Base

Party



Cost

Lack of space

Food

Security

Annoying people

Something else

Not sure

38% 35% 39% 39%

19% 21% 20% 15%

3% 1% 3% 4%

19% 17% 16% 26%

6% 11% 4% 3%

10% 10% 14% 8%

4% 5% 4% 5%

Base

Party





Not sure

68% 72% 73% 57%

26% 21% 21% 37%

6% 7% 6% 6%

Base

Party



Have

Have not

Not sure

46% 44% 52% 42%

53% 56% 47% 58%

0% - 1% -

Base

Party


Ever Hitchhiked?

Have

Have not

Not sure

25% 19% 23% 33%

73% 78% 76% 66%

2% 3% 2% 2%






Crosstabs

Base

Party


Amtrak Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

46% 54% 39% 45%

13% 8% 19% 13%

40% 37% 42% 42%

Base

Party



They should

They should not

Not sure

46% 43% 50% 43%

37% 39% 36% 35%

17% 17% 14% 21%

Base

Party



They should

They should not

Not sure

16% 6% 30% 11%

79% 93% 64% 79%

6% 1% 7% 10%

Base

Party



Are

Are not

Not sure

7% 6% 11% 5%

87% 88% 83% 90%

6% 6% 6% 5%






Crosstabs

Base

Race

Hispanic WhiteAfrican-

American Other


Weekly

Monthly

A few times a year


Almost never

9% 6% 8% 9% 27%

17% 16% 18% 10% 17%

47% 49% 50% 34% 34%

13% 13% 11% 21% 16%

14% 16% 12% 25% 6%

Base

Race


American Other


Plane

Train

Bus

Car

Something else

Not sure

32% 45% 31% 32% 24%

3% 11% 2% 3% 5%

3% 8% 1% 10% 1%

58% 34% 60% 50% 69%

3% 2% 4% 5% -

1% - 1% 1% 1%

Base

Race


American Other


Plane

Car

Not sure

36% 56% 35% 27% 35%

48% 41% 47% 47% 61%

17% 3% 18% 26% 5%

Base

Race


American Other


Car crash

Plane crash

Not sure

69% 53% 74% 57% 53%

15% 27% 13% 20% 26%

15% 20% 13% 23% 21%






Crosstabs

Base

Race


American Other

Delta Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

35% 39% 34% 35% 40%

13% 24% 12% 10% 14%

52% 37% 54% 55% 46%

Base

Race


American Other

United Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

33% 34% 33% 29% 44%

13% 22% 12% 14% 6%

54% 44% 55% 56% 50%

Base

Race


American Other


Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

58% 71% 58% 55% 46%

5% 1% 4% 2% 12%

38% 28% 37% 43% 42%

Base

Race


American Other


Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

36% 48% 33% 38% 44%

15% 29% 16% 7% 7%

49% 23% 51% 55% 48%






Crosstabs

Base

Race


American Other

USAir Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

31% 47% 29% 30% 36%

13% 9% 13% 13% 10%

56% 44% 57% 56% 54%

Base

Race


American Other


Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

31% 37% 32% 24% 24%

9% 11% 8% 6% 19%

60% 51% 60% 70% 57%

Base

Race


American Other

Best Airline

Delta

United

Southwest

American

US Air

Jet Blue

Something else

11% 15% 10% 18% 5%

9% 19% 8% 11% 3%

43% 35% 45% 23% 54%

6% 5% 4% 13% 10%

5% - 5% 7% -

9% 17% 8% 7% 6%

18% 8% 18% 21% 22%

Base

Race


American Other

Worst Airline

Delta

United

Southwest

American

US Air

Jet Blue

Something else

9% 11% 9% 3% 26%

8% 14% 8% 1% 3%

6% - 8% 2% -

10% 14% 10% 10% 3%

8% - 8% 10% 22%

11% 18% 11% 9% -

48% 43% 46% 66% 45%






Crosstabs

Base

Race


American Other

Frequency You Fly

Weekly




Never fly at all

2% 9% 1% - 11%

3% - 3% 6% -

20% 15% 21% 12% 25%

58% 63% 61% 41% 39%

17% 13% 14% 42% 26%

Base

Race


American Other


Cost

Lack of space

Food

Security

Annoying people

Something else

Not sure

38% 42% 39% 22% 35%

19% 8% 21% 13% 14%

3% - 3% 5% 2%

19% 22% 19% 31% 6%

6% 18% 5% 11% 3%

10% 1% 9% 13% 30%

4% 9% 3% 6% 10%

Base

Race


American Other




Not sure

68% 71% 67% 74% 70%

26% 28% 26% 22% 26%

6% 1% 7% 4% 5%

Base

Race


American Other


Have

Have not

Not sure

46% 48% 47% 36% 47%

53% 52% 52% 64% 53%

0% - 0% - -






Crosstabs

Base

Race


American Other

Ever Hitchhiked?

Have

Have not

Not sure

25% 17% 24% 33% 30%

73% 73% 75% 65% 67%

2% 10% 1% 1% 3%

Base

Race


American Other

Amtrak Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

46% 52% 44% 52% 51%

13% 5% 13% 15% 26%

40% 43% 42% 33% 23%

Base

Race


American Other


They should

They should not

Not sure

46% 42% 48% 33% 35%

37% 44% 33% 53% 53%

17% 14% 19% 14% 12%

Base

Race


American Other


They should

They should not

Not sure

16% 13% 17% 3% 15%

79% 84% 78% 86% 71%

6% 4% 5% 11% 14%






Crosstabs

Base

Race


American Other


Are

Are not

Not sure

7% 10% 6% 9% 12%

87% 78% 88% 89% 88%

6% 12% 6% 3% -

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65


Weekly

Monthly

A few times a year


Almost never

9% 17% 14% 7% 3%

17% 17% 11% 22% 16%

47% 34% 57% 45% 49%

13% 11% 11% 15% 13%

14% 20% 7% 12% 20%

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65


Plane

Train

Bus

Car

Something else

Not sure

32% 26% 41% 31% 28%

3% 3% 2% 4% 3%

3% 6% - 3% 2%

58% 56% 50% 60% 63%

3% 6% 7% 1% 2%

1% 3% - 1% 2%

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65


Plane

Car

Not sure

36% 41% 33% 33% 39%

48% 41% 49% 51% 46%

17% 18% 19% 16% 15%






Crosstabs

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65


Car crash

Plane crash

Not sure

69% 58% 79% 72% 63%

15% 15% 17% 15% 16%

15% 27% 5% 13% 21%

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65

Delta Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

35% 36% 38% 36% 30%

13% 9% 17% 14% 11%

52% 55% 45% 51% 59%

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65

United Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

33% 38% 41% 28% 29%

13% 6% 13% 16% 11%

54% 56% 46% 55% 59%

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65


Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

58% 55% 64% 58% 53%

5% 6% - 6% 5%

38% 39% 36% 36% 42%






Crosstabs

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65


Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

36% 38% 38% 33% 36%

15% 16% 15% 17% 11%

49% 47% 46% 50% 53%

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65

USAir Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

31% 41% 26% 29% 33%

13% 9% 13% 16% 10%

56% 50% 61% 56% 57%

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65


Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

31% 38% 32% 29% 29%

9% 3% 8% 13% 8%

60% 59% 61% 58% 63%

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65

Best Airline

Delta

United

Southwest

American

US Air

Jet Blue

Something else

11% 13% 6% 12% 14%

9% 13% 9% 7% 10%

43% 32% 57% 44% 35%

6% 6% - 7% 9%

5% 13% - 5% 3%

9% 19% 9% 5% 6%

18% 3% 20% 21% 24%






Crosstabs

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65

Worst Airline

Delta

United

Southwest

American

US Air

Jet Blue

Something else

9% 10% 12% 7% 9%

8% 7% 6% 10% 7%

6% 3% 9% 6% 7%

10% 7% 15% 10% 7%

8% 3% 12% 9% 8%

11% 21% 9% 8% 8%

48% 48% 38% 50% 54%

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65

Frequency You Fly

Weekly




Never fly at all

2% 7% 3% 1% 1%

3% - 6% 3% 2%

20% 15% 33% 18% 13%

58% 52% 52% 64% 59%

17% 26% 6% 15% 26%

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65


Cost

Lack of space

Food

Security

Annoying people

Something else

Not sure

38% 33% 35% 42% 38%

19% 4% 21% 24% 20%

3% 4% 3% 2% 3%

19% 22% 21% 19% 16%

6% 19% 6% 2% 4%

10% 11% 12% 8% 12%

4% 7% 3% 3% 6%

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65




Not sure

68% 58% 70% 69% 73%

26% 35% 24% 27% 19%

6% 8% 6% 5% 9%






Crosstabs

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65


Have

Have not

Not sure

46% 31% 53% 47% 52%

53% 69% 47% 53% 48%

0% - - 1% -

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65

Ever Hitchhiked?

Have

Have not

Not sure

25% 19% 24% 26% 28%

73% 77% 76% 72% 68%

2% 4% - 2% 3%

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65

Amtrak Favorability

Favorable

Unfavorable

Not sure

46% 50% 42% 48% 44%

13% 8% 15% 13% 18%

40% 42% 42% 39% 38%

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65


They should

They should not

Not sure

46% 46% 61% 39% 40%

37% 38% 27% 41% 40%

17% 15% 12% 20% 20%






Crosstabs

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65


They should

They should not

Not sure

16% 8% 24% 13% 17%

79% 85% 76% 78% 76%

6% 8% - 8% 6%

Base

Age

18 to29

30 to45

46 to65

Olderthan 65


Are

Are not

Not sure

7% 17% 9% 3% 5%

87% 71% 85% 94% 91%

6% 13% 6% 3% 4%

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