Gas Prices

Survey of 1,000 Adults

March 28-29, 2008

1* How much of an impact has the rising cost of gasoline had on your personal lifestyle?

51% Big impact

31% Some impact

13% Little impact

4% No impact

1% Not sure

2* How likely is it that you’ll purchase a hybrid car as your next vehicle?

13% Very likely

19% Somewhat likely

29% Somewhat unlikely

28% Very unlikely

10% Not sure

3* Looking ahead ten years from now, will most new cars sold be hybrid vehicles or will most new cars still use traditional gasoline powered motors?

47% Hybrid

31% Traditional gasoline powered

22% Not sure

4* Over the course of the next three months, will gas prices increase, decrease or stay about the same?

74% Increase

8% Decrease

14% Stay about the same

5% Not sure

5* Will gas prices have a major impact, minor impact or no impact on your summer vacation plans?

48% Major impact

30% Minor impact

17% No impact

4% Will not take a summer vacation

1% Not sure

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