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Toplines - Summer - August 27, 2008
See Article National Survey of 2,000 Adults 1* Okay in terms
of your own personal life, would you say that the summer of 2008 was the best summer ever, an excellent summer,
good, fair, or poor? 5% Best ever 14% Excellent 30% Good 27% Fair 23% Poor 1% Not Sure 2* Now, I’m going
to read you a short list of summer activities… For each, please let me know if
you took part in that activity this summer… First, go to the beach… 39% Yes 59% No
2% Not sure 3* Okay, did you
have a cookout or a barbecue this summer? 76% Yes 23% No 0% Not sure 4* Next…Did you
watch fireworks this summer? 65% Yes 35% No
1% Not sure 5* Last one…Did you attend any
outdoor concerts or theater events? 34% Yes 65% No
1% Not sure 6* Now, I’m going
to read you a short list of summer activities… For each, please let me know if
you took part in that activity this summer… First, did you go swimming in a
pool or lake this summer? 56% Yes 44% No
0% Not sure 7* Okay, did you
vacation with friends or family this summer? 54% Yes 46% No 0% Not
sure 8* Next…did you
see any movies in a movie theater this summer? 55% Yes 45% No 1% Not sure 9* Fine…did you
read any books this summer? 73% Yes 25% No 1% Not sure 10* Last one…did you play any
board games or card games this summer? 62% Yes 37% No 1% Not sure NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 2
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |