Toplines: Gas Prices

Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

June 25, 2008

1* How likely is it that the price of gas will fall below $4 a gallon this year?

9% Very likely

22% Somewhat likely

41% Not very likely

24% Not at all likely

4% Not sure

2* Okay… how likely is it that the price of gas will rise above $5 a gallon this year?

25% Very likely

35% Somewhat likely

29% Not very likely

4% Not at all likely

6% Not sure

3* Which of the following is the best long-term solution to the nation’s energy problems—offshore drilling for oil, solar power, nuclear power, wind power, hybrid cars, or learning to live with less?

30% Offshore drilling for oil

13% Solar power

13% Nuclear power

7% Wind power

9% Hybrid cars

19% Learning to live with less

8% Not sure

4* Which of the following is the best short-term solution to the nation’s energy problems—offshore drilling for oil, solar power, nuclear power, wind power, hybrid cars, or learning to live with less?

30% Offshore drilling for oil

13% Solar power

13% Nuclear power

7% Wind power

9% Hybrid cars

19% Learning to live with less

8% Not sure

5* How likely is it that the world will run out of oil within the next twenty years?

9% Very likely

20% Somewhat likely

39% Not very likely

25% Not at all likely

7% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence