National Survey Results - Protect Our Power

National Survey ResultsMarch 2018

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How aware are you of potential threats

to the electric power transmission grid

such as cyber or physical attacks by

enemies of the United States?

Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0

26%

43%

20%

11%

Very

Aware

Somewhat

Aware

Not Very

Aware

Not

Aware

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21%

35%

28%

16%

Very

Aware

Somewhat

Aware

Not Very

Aware

Not

Aware

How aware are you of potential threats to

the electric power transmission grid from

electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks

delivered by missiles from offshore or

around the world?

Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0


How long do you estimate you could go

without electricity before you would

experience significant harm to your daily

life?

Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0

55%

21%

16%

8%

Up to 1

Week

1-2 Weeks More

Than 2

Weeks

It Would

Not


How safe or secure would you feel if an

extended power outage of more than 2

weeks were to occur?

Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0

7%

Extremely

Safe

Somewhat

Safe

Somewhat

Unsafe

Extremely

Unsafe

Don’t

Know

31%

35%

21%

6%


How prepared do you feel you (and your

family) are for an extended power

outage of more than two weeks?

Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0

3%

Very

Prepared

Somewhat

Prepared

Not Very

Prepared

Not

Prepared

Don’t

Know

33%31%

26%

7%


In the event of a power outage lasting

more than two weeks, do you anticipate

significant financial or quality-of-life

damage to yourself or

someone you know?

Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0

67%

16% 17%

Yes No Don’t Know


Do you believe the American electric

power transmission grid is vulnerable to

either cyber or physical attack from

enemies of the United States?

Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0

62%

7%

31%

Yes No Don’t Know


Do you feel that recent news regarding

Russia’s information cyber warfare is a

precursor to its interest in initiating

cyberattacks on the U.S. electric grid?

Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0

33%

19%

48%

Yes No Don’t Know


Do you believe that our strained

relationship with North Korea would

prompt it to initiate a cyberattack on the

U.S. electric grid?

Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0

45%

18%

37%

Yes No Don’t Know


There has been a lot of talk about

improving our nation’s infrastructure. Do

you believe that the electric grid is an

important part of our infrastructure?

Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0

75%

5% 20%

Yes No Don’t Know


Should federal legislation to strengthen

the nation's critical infrastructure include

funding to better protect the electric grid

from physical and cyber attacks?

Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0

75%

5%

20%

Yes No Don’t Know


Who should fund protecting our electric

grid from large-scale attack?

Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0

27%

8%

62%

3%

Government Private

Industry

Both Neither


Which group do you trust to find the

quickest solutions to strengthen and

protect the nation’s electric grid?

Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0

Federal

Energy

Regulators

6%

17%

12%11%

13%

10%

5%

26%

Utility

Companies

An

Independent

Agency

Department

of Defense

Other Don’t

Know

Department

of Energy

Department

of Homeland

Security


Is the United States government doing all

it should to protect our electricity system

from a cyber or physical attack?

Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0

8%

41%

51%

Yes No Don’t Know


Do you agree that a comprehensive

federal law protecting the nation’s

electric grid is needed and should be a

legislative priority this

year?

Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0

53%

12%

35%

Yes No Don’t Know


Do you live in a city,

suburb or a rural area?

Audience Demographics

36%

41%

23%

City Suburb Rural

Age

27%

< 18 18-29 30-44 45-60 >60

27%26%

20%

0%

Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0

Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0


36%

23%

Male Female

53%

47%

$25k-

$49.9k

7%

11%

20%

15%

13%

8%

4%3%

1%

5%

13%

$10k-

$24.9k

$0-

$10k

$50k-

$74.9k

$75k-

$99.9k

$100k-

$124.9k

$125k-

$149.9k

$150k-

$174.9k

$175k-

$199.9k

$200k+ Prefer not

to answer

Audience Demographics

Gender Household Income Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0

Answered: 1,239

Skipped: 0


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