How much do you (honestly) admit to knowing about the new Federal Car Allowance Rebate System (aka, "Cash for Clunkers")?
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Every detail:
10%
Broad outline:
76%
Just the name:
10%
Nothing at all:
4%
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Owns Clunker | Does Not Own Clunker |
Every detail:
21%
Broad outline:
70%
Just the name:
6%
Nothing at all:
4%
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Every detail:
9%
Broad outline:
78%
Just the name:
10%
Nothing at all:
2%
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Have you - or has a family member - taken advantage of the Cash for Clunkers program?
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I have:
3%
I have and so has a family member:
1%
A family member has, but I have not:
6%
Not yet, but I or a family member will:
7%
Neither I nor a family member has - or will:
83%
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Obama Good Job | Obama Bad Job |
I have:
4%
I have and so has a family member:
0%
A family member has, but I have not:
6%
Not yet, but I or a family member will:
10%
Neither I nor a family member has – or will:
80%
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I have:
2%
I have and so has a family member:
1%
A family member has, but I have not:
6%
Not yet, but I or a family member will:
5%
Neither I nor a family member has – or will:
87%
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In your opinion, is the Cash for Clunkers program generally a good idea or a bad idea?
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Good idea:
58%
Bad idea:
42%
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Obama Good Job | Obama Bad Job |
Good idea:
85%
Bad idea:
15%
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Good idea:
27%
Bad idea:
73%
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Which of the following goals does the Cash for Clunkers programs better accomplish?
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Help the economy a little by encouraging automobile sales:
50%
Help the environment a little by taking gas guzzlers off the road:
23%
It does neither:
27%
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Which of the following is the most important reason you will not take advantage of the Cash for Clunkers program?
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The voucher is not high enough:
2%
My current vehicle does not qualify for the program:
33%
The vehicle I want to buy does not qualify for the program:
5%
I am not looking for another vehicle right now:
52%
I do not know enough about the program:
2%
I have used (or will use) the program:
6%
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Owns Clunker | Does Not Own Clunker |
The voucher is not high enough:
12%
My current vehicle does not qualify for the program:
17%
The vehicle I want to buy does not qualify for the program:
4%
I am not looking for another vehicle right now:
48%
I do not know enough about the program:
4%
I have used (or will use) the program:
15%
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The voucher is not high enough:
1%
My current vehicle does not qualify for the program:
37%
The vehicle I want to buy does not qualify for the program:
5%
I am not looking for another vehicle right now:
54%
I do not know enough about the program:
2%
I have used (or will use) the program:
2%
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The government initially planned to spend about $950 million on the Cash for Clunkers program. That money quickly ran out and Congress has authorized an additional $2 billion to extend the program. Should Congress have authorized additional funds to keep the program going, or should it have ended?
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Congress should have authorized additional funds:
49%
The program should have ended:
51%
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Obama Good Job | Obama Bad Job |
Congress should have authorized additional funds:
76%
The program should have ended:
24%
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Congress should have authorized additional funds:
18%
The program should have ended:
82%
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How likely do you think it is that new car sales next year will be hurt by the "Cash for Clunkers" program this year?
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Very likely:
27%
Somewhat likely:
32%
Not very likely:
35%
Not at all likely:
6%
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How likely do you think it is that used cars sales next year will be hurt by the "Cash for Clunkers" program this year?
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Very likely:
22%
Somewhat likely:
34%
Not very likely:
35%
Not at all likely:
8%
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Which of the following principles does the Cash for Clunkers program's initial oversubscription best illustrate?
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Environmental interest by consumers:
3%
The appeal of "free" money:
71%
Pent up demand for vehicles:
8%
Early signs of economic recovery:
6%
The wisdom of PT Barnum:
11%
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Obama Good Job | Obama Bad Job |
Environmental interest by consumers:
4%
The appeal of "free" money:
71%
Pent up demand for vehicles:
11%
Early signs of economic recovery:
9%
The wisdom of PT Barnum:
4%
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Environmental interest by consumers:
2%
The appeal of "free" money:
72%
Pent up demand for vehicles:
4%
Early signs of economic recovery:
2%
The wisdom of PT Barnum:
20%
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Do you think the "clunkers" acquired by the Cash for Clunkers program should be crushed, should the parts be allowed to be used for repairs, or should the cars be resold cheaply overseas?
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Crushed:
19%
Scrapped for parts:
69%
Resold cheaply overseas:
13%
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Owns Clunker | Does Not Own Clunker |
Crushed:
12%
Scrapped for parts:
69%
Resold cheaply overseas:
19%
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Crushed:
20%
Scrapped for parts:
71%
Resold cheaply overseas:
9%
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Which of the following do you think the most common scam problem will be with the Cash for Clunkers program?
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Dealers who scrap parts for cash or resell cars rather than disable the engines and crush them, as directed by the government:
61%
Disreputable websites aimed at stealing identity information from probable participants:
16%
People will try to prove their car is a "clunker" when it is not:
23%
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Do you think that Cash for Clunker vouchers should be good for purchases of scooters and bicycles?
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Yes:
33%
Just bicycles:
1%
Just scooters:
5%
No:
61%
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Owns Clunker | Does Not Own Clunker |
Yes:
32%
Just bicycles:
2%
Just scooters:
4%
No:
62%
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Yes:
34%
Just bicycles:
1%
Just scooters:
4%
No:
61%
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Do you drive a clunker?
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Yes:
14%
No:
82%
I don't own a car:
4%
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Obama Good Job | Obama Bad Job |
Yes:
13%
No:
84%
I don't own a car:
2%
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Yes:
14%
No:
81%
I don't own a car:
5%
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About how many miles are on the odometer of your current primary vehicle?
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More than 300,000:
1%
More than 200,000:
2%
More than 150,000:
11%
More than 100,000:
20%
More than 50,000:
27%
More than 25,000:
17%
More than 10,000:
11%
9,999 or less:
9%
I don't own a car:
2%
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Is your current primary vehicle have a foreign (e.g., BMW, Kia, Volvo) or a domestic (e.g., Ford, Chevrolet) nameplate?
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Foreign:
48%
Domestic:
49%
I don't own a car:
4%
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How would you characterize the first six months of the Obama Administration?
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Efficient vehicle:
53%
Clunker:
47%
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Owns Clunker | Does Not Own Clunker |
Efficient vehicle:
52%
Clunker:
48%
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Efficient vehicle:
55%
Clunker:
45%
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