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Drive My Car - Sneak Preview of Demographic Breakdown

Drive My Car?

26% Favor Complete Cell Phone Ban Behind the Wheel

56% Think 16 Is Too Young to Drive

 
National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted October 17-18, 2013 by Rasmussen Reports
  Total Gender Age <40> Race Party Married Children at Home Income Investor Employment What age should someone be allowed to get a driver's license? Should states require teen drivers to spend more time behind the wheel with a parent/other adult before allowing them to drive alone? Would raising age for driver's licenses reduce cost of auto insurance for everyone? Should age limit be set for older drivers when they're required to take an annual test before having license renewed? What age should annual test begin for older drivers? Does your state prohibit the use of hand-held cell phone while driving? Should people be allowed to talk on a cell phone while driving? Who should set policy for cell phone usage while driving? Should there be a complete ban on cell phone use while driving or should hands-free devices be allowed?
Adults Men Women 18-39 40-64 65+ < Men Men 40+ < Wom Wom 40+ White Black Other Republican Democrat Other Married Non Married Yes No Under $30K $30K-$50K $50K-$100K $100K-$200K $200K+ Not sure Yes No Gov't Entrepreneur Prvt. Co. Retired Other 15 16 17 18 21 Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure 70 75 80 85 Older than 85 Not sure Yes No Not sure Yes No Not sure Federal government State governments Not sure There should be complete ban on cell phone use Drivers should be allowed to use hands-free devices Not sure
What age should someone be allowed to get a driver's license? 15 4% 6% 3% 5% 5% 2% 14% 4% 0% 3% 5% 2% 4% 7% 2% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 2% 7% 2% 1% 30% 4% 3% 6% 0% 13% 2% 4% 3% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4% 4% 4% 1% 9% 3% 4% 5% 2% 7% 4% 2% 1% 4% 3% 3% 7% 4% 8% 3% 2% 3% 5% 4% 2% 5% 1%
16 38% 35% 42% 41% 39% 31% 22% 37% 56% 39% 39% 41% 35% 37% 38% 40% 39% 38% 37% 39% 36% 37% 41% 42% 27% 35% 39% 37% 52% 33% 44% 27% 36% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 35% 53% 51% 24% 49% 49% 37% 41% 42% 29% 44% 39% 38% 46% 53% 37% 42% 34% 48% 32% 54% 30% 41% 43% 28% 42% 48%
17 20% 20% 21% 17% 23% 21% 23% 19% 13% 23% 23% 22% 14% 23% 22% 17% 20% 22% 21% 20% 27% 18% 17% 24% 18% 23% 23% 18% 15% 22% 17% 21% 30% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 20% 20% 23% 21% 20% 20% 19% 20% 27% 18% 24% 26% 28% 7% 13% 22% 19% 18% 18% 23% 9% 19% 22% 14% 18% 22% 20%
18 32% 34% 30% 35% 28% 35% 36% 33% 31% 30% 30% 28% 39% 30% 32% 34% 33% 31% 35% 31% 29% 32% 37% 29% 24% 27% 32% 33% 31% 27% 34% 38% 27% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 36% 18% 19% 45% 20% 26% 37% 25% 25% 43% 24% 28% 30% 32% 25% 33% 28% 38% 25% 35% 34% 42% 29% 35% 42% 29% 26%
21 4% 5% 3% 1% 5% 9% 4% 5% 0% 4% 2% 6% 7% 3% 4% 5% 4% 4% 3% 5% 4% 5% 3% 3% 1% 10% 3% 6% 1% 6% 2% 9% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 4% 5% 2% 7% 2% 2% 2% 8% 3% 3% 3% 4% 3% 11% 6% 5% 3% 4% 1% 6% 0% 4% 4% 3% 8% 3% 3%
Not sure 1% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 1% 2% 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 1% 1% 2% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 1% 0% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0% 1% 2% 0% 1% 2% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 2% 0% 1% 0% 2% 0% 0% 2% 0% 2%
Survey Demographics
  Total
Adults
Gender Men 49%
Women 51%
  Total
Adults
Age 18-39 37%
40-64 44%
65+ 18%
  Total
Adults
Race White 65%
Black 11%
Other 24%
  Total
Adults
Party Republican 29%
Democrat 35%
Other 36%