60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll September 27-30, 2012
[Pages:9]60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll September 27-30, 2012
In the White House, the President's commute to work is roughly 70 yards from where he goes to bed at night. If given the option, would you want to live within 100 yards of where you work, or would you prefer to live further away from where you work?
More Americans dont want to live near where they work.
The convenience of taking a short stroll to work appeals to less than half of working Americans. 46% of Americans who are employed either full-time or part-time say they would want to live within 100 yards of where they work ? roughly the same commute the President makes each morning. Americans who earn less are less likely to think a longer commute is worth it, however. 52% of Americans earning less than $50,000 a year would rather work within a hundred yards of where they live, while 56% of those earning more would prefer to live further away.
Would You Prefer to Work 100 Yards from where You Live?
(Among working Americans)
Total
$50K
Yes
46%
52%
41%
No
51
44
56
There are differences depending on where people live. Most working Americans who live in cities would prefer a short walk to work, while those who live in suburbs or more rural areas would not. Regionally, most employed Americans living in the West (58%) would like to live near where they work, while most employed Americans living in the rest of the country would not.
Every year, about a hundred new words are added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Which of the following additions to the 2012 dictionary do you think most deserves to be included? 1. "Sexting", 2. "F-Bomb", 3. "Aha moment" 4. "Man cave", or 5. "Bucket list".
Americans want "bucket list" in the dictionary before "man cave" or "sexting".
Getting "bucket list" into the dictionary should have been on Merriam-Websters bucket list, at least according to four in 10 Americans. "Bucket list" ? one of the new words added in 2012 ? was the top pick (40%) as the most deserving to be included, far ahead of "man cave" (17%), "sexting" (14%), "Aha moment" (4%), and "F-Bomb" (2%). "Bucket list" was the top choice of both men and women, but while men picked "man cave" (21%) second, women preferred "sexting" (16%) to "man cave" (14%).
Which Word Most Deserves to be in the Dictionary?
Total
Men Women
Bucket list
40%
40% 39%
Man cave
17
21 14
Sexting
14
13 16
Aha moment
4
2
6
F-Bomb
2
2
2
Kate Middleton and Prince Harry have both been photographed in various states of undress. When members of the British Royal family are photographed without their clothes, which comes closest to your reaction? 1. I blame the royal family for not covering up, 2. I blame the magazines for publishing the photos, 3. I blame the public for wanting to see the photos, or 4. I want to see the photos.
More Americans blame the paparazzi when the royals are caught without clothes.
For most Americans, the first reaction is not to go look when royals such as Kate Middleton and Prince Harry are photographed in various states of undress. 45% say their reaction is to blame the magazines when members of the Royal Family are caught without clothes, while 26% blame the public for wanting to see the photos, and another 16% blame the royals for getting caught in compromising circumstances. Just 3% say their reaction is to want to see the photos themselves.
When Members of the British Royal Family are
Photographed without Clothes, do You...?
Blame the magazines
45%
Blame the public
26
Blame the Royal Family 16
Want to see the photos
3
Would you be more unhappy if your spouse were uneducated, or more unhappy if your spouse were overweight?
Most Americans would take an overweight spouse over an uneducated one.
When asked which they would be unhappier with ? a spouse who is overweight or a spouse who is uneducated ? 60% would be unhappier if their spouse were uneducated.
Men and women - as well as single and married Americans - answer similarly, though better educated Americans put a higher premium on education. 76% of Americans with post graduate degrees would be unhappier if their spouse were uneducated; this is true of 51% of Americans with a high school diploma or less.
Uneducated Overweight
Would You Be More Unhappy if Your Spouse Were...?
Total
High School Some
College
Post
or Less
College
Grads
Grads
60%
51%
65%
65%
76%
24
28
22
23
19
Who would you rather have a heated debate with -- a supporter of a rival political party, or a supporter of a rival sports team?
. Most Americans would rather debate politics than sports.
When it comes to heated discourse, most Americans would rather debate politics than debate sports. If they got to choose, 52% say they would rather have a heated debate with a supporter of a rival political party, while just 36% would rather debate a supporter of a rival sports team.
There is little difference in regards to partisanship on this measure, but Americans with higher levels of education are more inclined to debate politics over sports, as are women (55%) over men (48%).
Would You Rather Debate a Supporter of...?
Total
Men Women
A rival political party
52%
48% 55%
A rival sports team
36
42 30
Which of the following hand gestures do you find the most annoying -- 1. "A-OK" 2. "Invisible quotation marks", 3. "Thumbs up", 4. "Fist pump", or 5. "Finger to the lips".
Men are most annoyed with a "finger to the lips", while women are most annoyed with the "fist pump".
What hand gesture do Americans find the most annoying? Americans are tied between a "finger to the lips" (25%) and a "fist pump" (25%) when picking from among a list that also includes "invisible quotation marks" (22%), ,,thumbs up" (6%), and "A-OK" (4%). Another one in 10 volunteers that they dont find any of these hand gestures to be annoying.
The two gestures find their detractors breaking along gender lines. For men, a "finger to the lips" (32%) is the most annoying, followed by "invisible quotation marks" (25%). For women, its "the fist pump" (31%) that comes in first as the most annoying.
Which Hand Gesture is Most Annoying?
Total
Men Women
Finger to the Lips
25%
32% 20%
Fist Pump
25
18 31
Invisible quotation marks 22
25 20
Thumbs up
6
6
6
A-OK
4
4
4
None of them (vol.)
10
10 11
If you were directing a new film version of the New Testament, which of the following actors would you cast to play Jesus -- Al Pacino, Daniel Day Lewis, Denzel Washington, Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, or Woody Allen?
Denzel Washington is the top choice to play Jesus.
Academy Award winner Denzel Washington is Americans top choice to play Jesus if they were casting a new film version of The New Testament. 21% pick him from a list that includes fellow Oscar winners Daniel Day Lewis (14%) and Al Pacino (13%). 11% pick Ryan Gosling and 10% choose noted Director Woody Allen. A mere 3% pick Phillip Seymour Hoffman, who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Truman Capote.
Men and women both choose Denzel Washington. He is also the top pick among all age groups, although a quarter of Americans ager 65 and over do not think any the listed actors should play Jesus if a new film was made. Ryan Gosling gets more support among those under age 30 than any other age group.
45% of black Americans pick Denzel Washington, far ahead of any other actor.
Denzel Washington Daniel Day Lewis Al Pacino Ryan Gosling Woody Allen Philip Seymour Hoffman None of them (vol.)
Who Would You Cast To Play Jesus?
All 18-29 30-44 45-64 65+
21% 20% 21% 23% 17%
14
9 18 16 13
13 13
9 17 14
11 17 13
9
3
10 15 14
7
4
3
4
5
2
5
15 11 13 15 23
White 17% 16 12 12 11
4 15
Black 45%
4 15
6 5 2 13
What is Kwanzaa? 1. A holiday celebrating African- American heritage, 2. The Muslim week of penance, 3. A Nigerian term meaning ,,An act of good will' OR 4. A city in the Ukraine.
Most Americans know what Kwanzaa is.
Six in ten Americans correctly identify that Kwanzaa is a holiday that celebrates African-American heritage, but a quarter dont know what Kwanzaa is. Few pick other answers such as a Muslim week of penance (8%), a Nigerian term meaning an act of good will (6%) or a city in the Ukraine. Black Americans (65%) are only slightly more likely to correctly identify the holiday than whites (61%), though a majority of both groups do.
What is Kwanzaa?
All White
Holiday celebrating African-American heritage
60% 61%
Muslim week of penance
8
9
Nigerian term meaning an act of good will
6
6
A city in the Ukraine
3
2
Dont know
23 22
Black 65%
5 9 7 14
Other 51%
6 9 4 29
Do you have a public library card? IF YES: Do you know where your library card is right now?
Most Americans both have a library card AND know where it is.
Going to the library may not be an endangered practice, at least judging by the number of Americans who still have library cards. 55% of Americans not only own a library card, but also know where that library card is. 6% have a library card but dont know where it is, and another 40% dont have a library card at all.
There is little difference by income, though women (62%) are significantly more likely to have a library card and know where it is than men (47%), and Americans with college degrees (67%) are more likely to have one than those without (50%). In addition Americans living in urban (55%) or suburban (57%) areas are more likely to have a library card and know where it is than those in small towns or rural areas (47%).
Do You Have a Library Card and Do You Know Where it Is?
Total
Men Women
Have card and know where it is
55%
47% 62%
Have card but dont know where it is
6
6
6
Dont have a library card
40
47 33
Which of the following holiday movies is the most overplayed on television? 1. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, 2. Elf, 3. It's a Wonderful Life, 4. Miracle on 34th Street, 5. A Charlie Brown Christmas, or 6. A Christmas Story.
A Christmas Story is the most overplayed holiday movie on television.
When it comes to the most overplayed movie on television, its not the former perennial classics like Its a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street that top the list. Bob Clarks 1983 comedy A Christmas
Story is the top choice as the most overplayed holiday movie, picked by 23% of Americans, a movie
which is now often shown repeatedly in a 24-hour marathon every year. In second place is the 2003
Will Ferrell vehicle Elf (14%), followed by National Lampoons Christmas Vacation (13%) and A Charlie
Brown Christmas (13%) ? both tied for third place ahead of the more venerable Its a Wonderful Life (12%) and Miracle on 34th Street (9%).
Its younger Americans, however, that seem to be most weary of A Christmas Story. 35% of Americans under 45 pick it, compared to just 15% of those between 45 and 64, and 4% of those 65 and over. Instead, seniors 65 and older pick A Charlie Brown Christmas (20%) as the most overplayed holiday movie.
Most Overplayed Holiday Movie
Total
18-29 30-44 45-64 65+
A Christmas Story
23%
35% 35% 15% 4%
Elf
14
16 16 15
8
Christmas Vacation
13
13 12 14 12
A Charlie Brown Christmas
13
13
6 16 20
Its a Wonderful Life
12
7
8 16 18
Miracle on 34th Street
9
6
9 12 10
When you hear the name Kim Kardashian, which of the following comes to mind first? 1. A self-made businesswoman, 2. A reality television star, 3. A perfume line, 4. Certain physical traits, or 5. A sex tape.
Just 1% of Americans know Kim Kardashian for her perfume line.
Despite starting her own perfume line and posing as a centerfold in Playboy, Kim Kardashian is best known as a reality television star ? its what 50% say comes to mind when they hear her name. A distant second place is the sex tape she made prior to her television career (18%), but both are ahead of "self made businesswoman" (8%), "certain physical traits" (7%), and "a perfume line" (1%).
Both men and women are most likely to think of Kim Kardashian as a reality television star, but men (23%) are conspicuously more likely than women (13%) to think of her sex tape.
What Comes to Mind When You Think of Kim Kardashian?
Total
Men Women
Reality television star
50%
44% 55%
A sex tape
18
23 13
A self-made businesswoman
8
7
9
Certain physical traits
7
7
7
A perfume line
1
2
1
This poll was conducted at the CBS News interviewing facility among a random sample of 1,102 adults nationwide, interviewed by telephone September 27-30, 2012. Phone numbers were dialed from random digit dial samples of both standard land-line and cell phones. The error due to sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus three percentage points. The error for subgroups is higher. This poll release conforms to the Standards of Disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls.
CBS NEWS/60 MINUTES/VANITY FAIR September 27-30, 2012
q37 In the White House, the President's commute to work is roughly 70 yards from where he goes to bed at night. If given the option, would you want to live within 100 yards of where you work, or would you prefer to live further away from where you work?
Live within 100 yards Live further away DK/NA
***** TOTAL RESPONDENTS *****
**** Income ****
Total
$50K
%
%
%
46
52
41
51
44
56
4
4
3
q38 Every year, about a hundred new words are added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Which of the following additions to the 2012 dictionary do you think most deserves to be included? 1. "Sexting", 2. "F-Bomb", 3. "Aha moment" 4. "Man cave", or 5. "Bucket list".
Sexting F-Bomb Aha moment Man cave Bucket list DK/NA
Total %
14 2 4
17 40 22
Men Women
%
%
13 16
2
2
2
6
21 14
40 39
22 23
q39 Kate Middleton and Prince Harry have both been photographed in various states of undress. When members of the British Royal family are photographed without their clothes, which comes closest to your reaction? 1. I blame the royal family for not covering up, 2. I blame the magazines for publishing the photos, 3. I blame the public for wanting to see the photos, or 4. I want to see the photos.
I blame the royal family
16
I blame the magazines
45
I blame the public
26
I want to see the photos
3
DK/NA
11
16 16
42 48
25 27
4
2
14
7
q40 Would you be more unhappy if your spouse were uneducated, or more unhappy if your spouse were overweight?
Unhappy if uneducated Unhappy if overweight Don't care (vol.) DK/NA
Total
% 60 24
9 7
*************** Education ***************
H.S.
Some
College
Post
Or less
College
Grads
Grads
%
%
%
%
51
65
65
76
28
22
23
19
13
9
5
3
8
4
7
3
q41 Who would you rather have a heated debate with -- a supporter of a rival political party, or a supporter of a rival sports team?
Rival political party Rival sports team Neither (vol.) DK/NA
** TOTAL RESPONDENTS **
Total
Men Women
%
%
%
52
48 55
36
42 30
9
7 12
3
3
3
q42 Which of the following hand gestures do you find the most annoying -- 1. "A-OK" 2. "Invisible quotation marks", 3. "Thumbs up", 4. "Fist pump", or 5. "Finger to the lips".
A-OK
4
Invisible quotation marks
22
Thumbs up
6
Fist pump
25
Finger to the lips
25
None of them (vol.)
10
DK/NA
7
4
4
25 20
6
6
18 31
32 20
10 11
5
9
q43 If you were directing a new film version of the New Testament, which of the following actors would you cast to play Jesus -- Al Pacino, Daniel Day Lewis, Denzel Washington, Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, or Woody Allen?
Al Pacino Daniel Day Lewis Denzel Washington Ryan Gosling Philip Seymour Hoffman Woody Allen None of them (vol.) DK/NA
Total %
13 14 21 11
3 10 15 12
******** AGE ********
18-29 30-44 45-64 65+
%
%
%
%
13
9 17 14
9 18 16 13
20 21 23 17
17 13
9
3
4
5
2
5
15 14
7
4
11 13 15 23
11
8 11 21
q44 What is Kwanzaa? 1. A holiday celebrating African-American heritage, 2. The Muslim week of penance, 3. A Nigerian term meaning "An act of good will" OR 4. A city in the Ukraine.
Holiday celebrating Africa Muslim week of penance Nigerian term A city in the Ukraine DK/NA
Total %
60 8 6 3
23
***** RACE *****
White Black Other
%
%
%
61 65 51
9
5
6
6
9
9
2
7
4
22 14 29
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