Are you mostly a saver or mostly a spender? |
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Are you more likely to spend money on expensive things than your parents were? |
I am the bigger spender:
79%
My parents were the bigger spenders:
21%
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Are you more likely to buy expensive things for yourself or for others? |
For myself:
36%
For my spouse or partner:
34%
For my children or grandchildren:
25%
For my friends:
3%
For strangers, who bless the name of their unknown benefactor:
2%
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Are you more willing to pay premium prices for services or for things? |
Services, like a great musical performance or a wonderful massage:
60%
Things, like a piece of jewelry or a luxury car:
40%
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If money were no object for one transaction, which of the following purchases would you mostly likely make? |
I would eat an extravagant meal at Tony's:
22%
I would buy an expensive piece of art at Philip Slein Gallery:
36%
I would get a great new look at Skif International:
9%
I would buy a pricey watch at Hamilton Jewelers:
17%
I would order bottle service at Nectar:
2%
I would become the national Finance Chairman for the Hillary Clinton for President Committee:
14%
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What is the most you would pay for a ticket to a sold-out sporting or music event that you really wanted to attend? |
The price on the ticket:
36%
$25 more than face value:
28%
$100 more than face value:
25%
$250 more than face value:
5%
Whatever it took:
7%
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What is the most you would pay to have your house so clean that you could invite Mayor Slay over for dinner on a Wednesday night without your having to tidy up first? |
I'd pay ten dollars a week:
13%
I'd pay twenty-five dollars a week:
26%
I'd pay fifty dollars a week:
39%
I'd pay a hundred dollars a week:
18%
I'd pay two hundred fifty dollars a week, and more:
5%
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What is the most you would pay for the perfect martini? |
$5:
13%
$10:
40%
$15:
10%
Two cents, and somebody else would have to drink it:
37%
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What is the most you'd ever pay for a pair of shoes? |
Male Respondents: |
$25:
1%
$50:
10%
$100:
65%
$500:
23%
$1000:
1%
No limit, if I really liked them:
0%
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Female Respondents: |
$25:
1%
$50:
11%
$100:
63%
$500:
22%
$1000:
0%
No limit, if I really liked them:
4%
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How much would you be willing to spend on a superlative meal at a local restaurant? |
$10 per person:
2%
$25 per person:
12%
$50 per person:
34%
$75 per person:
25%
$100 per person, or more:
27%
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What is the most you'd pay to be able to park your car at the curb in front of the Stan Musial statue at Busch Stadium during a ballgame? |
$1:
23%
$5:
12%
$10:
27%
$25:
32%
$50, or more:
6%
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How much would you be willing to pay for a great haircut? |
Male Respondents: |
$20 or less:
49%
$21 to $50:
39%
$51 to $100:
7%
More than $100:
1%
I'd pay anything, if you give me some hair:
4%
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Female Respondents: |
$20 or less:
10%
$21 to $50:
38%
$51 to $100:
38%
More than $100:
10%
I'd pay anything, if you give me some hair:
4%
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What is the most you would pay for your once-in-a-lifetime dream vacation? |
About a hundred dollars:
1%
About five hundred dollars:
2%
About a thousand dollars:
19%
About five thousand dollars:
54%
Ten thousand dollars, or more:
23%
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Would you rather have a luxury vehicle that was unreliable, or a dented, rusty car that never broke down? |
Luxury vehicle in the shop a lot:
23%
Junker on the road:
77%
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Which of the following do you think is the biggest waste of good money? |
An expensive meal:
3%
An expensive bottle of wine:
20%
An expensive car:
14%
An expensive purse:
32%
An expensive vacation:
1%
An expensive pet:
30%
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Which of the following parts of health care do you feel is the most unreasonably priced? |
Hospital charges:
37%
Prescription costs:
24%
Doctors' bills:
4%
Insurance premiums:
36%
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Which is more aggravating to you, the cost of milk or the cost of gas? |
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