To which of the following do you most look forward to during a St. Louis summer?
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Attending neighborhood fairs and fireworks:
5%
Having the kids around:
6%
Dining and drinking on patios, decks, and sidewalks:
46%
Getting ahead or catching up in school:
1%
Attending free outdoor concerts:
13%
Vacationing somewhere else:
16%
September:
12%
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To which of the following do you least look forward to during a St. Louis summer?
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Heat:
16%
Humidity:
62%
Unflattering fashions worn in public places:
5%
Fair St. Louis and other causes of traffic jams:
3%
Having the kids around:
1%
I love everything about summer in St. Louis:
13%
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Which of the following things are you most likely to do when the thermometer gets to "sweltering" in St. Louis this summer?
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I find a body of water in which to float or wade:
15%
I drink large quantities of fluid:
17%
I stay inside with an air conditioner:
60%
I run through a sprinkler or a fire hydrant opened by proper authorities:
2%
I picture myself in a cool place:
3%
I leave town:
3%
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Who do you most worry about when St. Louis summer temperature gets unbearable?
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Pets:
25%
Babies:
3%
The elderly:
51%
The homeless:
6%
The Cardinals:
8%
Myself:
6%
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Which of the following "good deeds" would you consider doing this summer?
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Give refreshments to the homeless:
5%
Check on elderly neighbors, friends, and family members:
52%
Make sure the neighborhood pets are well-hydrated:
23%
Donate to Cool Down St. Louis:
19%
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Which of the following is the St. Louis summer disaster about which you worry most?
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Lightning strikes:
15%
Flash floods:
8%
Barbecue fires:
2%
Heat waves:
44%
Warm beer:
13%
My bathing suit:
18%
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Which of the following is closest to the sort of Emergency Weather Plan you might have?
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Stock up on canned food and bottled water:
30%
Keep a cooler full of beer and buy a generator:
15%
Check into a hotel when I can't stay at home:
34%
Borrow stuff from somebody who actually planned ahead:
21%
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Which of the following is generally the most painful event of your summer?
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A bad sunburn:
17%
An itchy rash or insect bite:
24%
Sitting on hot leather car seats:
14%
Brain freeze from a sno-cone:
8%
Opening the utility bill:
37%
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Which of the following things is the best way to beat the summer heat?
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Cooling off with frozen custard at Ted Drewes:
42%
Visiting the penguins and puffins at the St. Louis Zoo:
18%
Perusing the periodicals in the air-conditioned St. Louis Public Library:
15%
Watching Albert Pujols swat homeruns at a Cardinals game:
22%
Singing along at the Muny:
3%
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How often do you plan to use the outdoor swimming pools at the City's recreation centers this summer?
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Almost every day:
1%
Once a week or so:
3%
Hardly ever:
11%
Never:
86%
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Which of the following is the biggest summer turnoff?
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Hairy backs, poolside:
32%
Speedos, backside:
33%
Tube tops, topside:
8%
Hot canines, tableside:
15%
Sunglasses, inside:
12%
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Which of the following classic summer songs are you most likely to sing a friendly karaoke contest?
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Mungo Jerry, "In the Summertime":
14%
The Who, "Summertime Blues":
8%
The Drifters, "Under the Boardwalk":
28%
The Lovin' Spoonful, "Summer in the City":
31%
Beach Boys, "All Summer Long":
9%
Alice Cooper, "School's Out":
11%
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Which of the following movies is most worth the ticket price (and time) at the Moolah Theater this summer?
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The Hangover:
23%
Year One:
3%
Star Trek:
24%
Up:
16%
Bruno:
10%
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:
20%
Inglourious Basterds:
3%
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