To which of the following do you most look forward during a St. Louis summer? |
A summer of neighborhood fairs and fireworks:
14%
A summer of patio dining and drinking:
39%
A summer of getting ahead or catching up in school:
1%
A summer of free outdoor concerts:
12%
A summer that includes a vacation somewhere else:
14%
I hate summer in St. Louis:
19%
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To which of the following do you least look forward to during a St. Louis summer?
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The heat:
10%
The humidity:
62%
Unflattering fashions worn in public places:
4%
Fair Saint Louis and other causes of traffic jams:
3%
All the kids underfoot:
12%
I love everything about summer in St. Louis:
9%
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Do you plan to take a vacation somewhere else this summer? |
Yes:
67%
No, I will take a vacation but stay in St. Louis:
13%
No vacation for me this summer:
20%
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How do you plan to travel to your vacation destination this summer? |
Car:
46%
Bus:
1%
Train:
1%
Airplane:
31%
Bicycle:
1%
Some other way:
2%
Only in my dreams:
19%
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Compared to your last summer vacation, do you plan to spend more money or less money on this year's vacation? |
More money:
29%
Less money:
36%
About the same:
34%
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If you are going to take a vacation out of town, how long do you expect to be gone? |
A day or two:
16%
A week or two:
57%
A month or two:
1%
The whole summer:
2%
I'm not taking a vacation:
24%
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Which purely theoretical change would most improve a summer vacation for you? |
No children:
20%
No spouse:
4%
No in-laws:
6%
No cell phone:
34%
No diet:
38%
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When you are traveling on vacation, are you the one more likely to ask strangers where they are from or are the strangers? |
I'm more likely to ask first:
49%
They're more likely to ask first:
51%
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When someone asks you where you are from while you are traveling on vacation, are you most likely to say "St. Louis," "Missouri," "Illinois," or something else? |
St. Louis:
76%
Missouri:
7%
Illinois:
1%
Something else:
16%
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In which of the following movies would you most like to vacation? |
Weekend at Bernie's:
19%
Dirty Dancing:
21%
National Lampoon's Vacation:
15%
Little Miss Sunshine:
7%
High School Musical 2:
2%
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull:
36%
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Which of the following quintessential youth summer jobs is the best job description for the adult job you eventually got? |
Lifeguard:
11%
Caddy:
3%
Camp counselor:
23%
Tutor:
9%
Office intern:
32%
Construction crew:
9%
Burger flipper:
2%
Nanny:
5%
I still have one of those real summer jobs:
6%
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Are you ready for swimsuit season? |
Yes:
37%
No:
37%
I never wear swimsuits:
27%
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Do you agree with a new City ordinance that requires most multi-family buildings to have lifeguards on duty at their swimming pools? |
Yes:
71%
No:
29%
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How often do you plan to use the outdoor swimming pools at the City's recreation centers this summer? |
Almost every day:
3%
Once a week or so:
4%
Hardly ever:
17%
Never:
76%
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Have you heard much about the City's plans to build two new recreation centers? |
I've heard a lot:
12%
I've heard something, but I don't know a lot:
24%
I've heard almost nothing:
10%
I've heard nothing at all:
54%
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With which of the following candidates for Missouri governor would you most like to take a long summer road trip? |
Kenny Hulshof:
49%
Jay Nixon:
26%
Sarah Steelman:
25%
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