Mini Poll: Keeping Your St. Louis Cool
Current Totals:
How do you generally prefer to keep cool in the summer?
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Air conditioning; all day, every day, pretty much everywhere:
72%
Air conditioning, but only on the worst days:
26%
No A/C at all. Fans/iced drinks/swimming pools/something else can make it cool enough for me:
2%
I never get hot enough to need anything in the summer:
0%
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What is the temperature (F) of the space in which you are answering this question right now?
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In the 90s or higher:
5%
In the 80s:
10%
In the high 70s:
50%
In the low 70s:
30%
69 degrees or lower:
5%
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Do you know someone who does not have air conditioning at home?
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Yes:
24%
No:
76%
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Do you generally run your air conditioner in the summer when you sleep?
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Yes:
94%
No:
4%
I don't know, because I am asleep:
1%
No AC:
1%
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What is the general type of air conditioner in your home?
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Wall/Window Through:
9%
Split Type:
1%
Portable:
1%
Central Air Cooling/Heating:
89%
Something else:
0%
No AC:
1%
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Do you think that every classroom in the St. Louis Public School district should be air conditioned?
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Do you think that the meeting chamber of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen should be air conditioned?
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Have you ever used one of the City of St. Louis cooling centers that open during extended heat emergencies?
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Yes:
1%
No:
99%
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What was your utility bill at home last month?
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$99 or less:
16%
$100-$199:
44%
$200-$299:
19%
$300-$399:
9%
$400-$499:
2%
$500 or more:
3%
I did not receive an electric bill:
1%
I don't know because I don't pay the bill:
5%
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Do you think your cooling bill is generally higher than other people's, generally lower, or about the same?
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Higher:
23%
Lower:
30%
About the same:
45%
I do not receive an electric bill:
1%
I don't know because I don't pay the bill:
1%
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Are you familiar with the concept of the passive cooling of living and working spaces?
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Yes:
20%
Yes, somewhat:
24%
No:
56%
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Would you be interested in applying for a low-interest, 20-year government loan to finance energy efficient upgrades to your home or to install renewable energy features such as solar panels?
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Which of the following modifications to your daily routine would you be most willing to do on very hot days in order to help with air quality/ozone issues?
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Skip mowing my yard:
27%
Not getting gasoline that day:
22%
Using alternative trasnportation:
6%
Carpooling:
3%
I probably wouldn't do any of those things:
11%
I already do all or most of those things every day:
30%
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Would you rather drive a great looking car without an air conditioner or an ugly car with a great air conditioner?
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Great looking not air-conditioned car:
13%
Ugly air-conditioned car:
87%
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Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.
1295
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