[lbo-talk] 3/4 of Americans say gas prices a hardship, 1/2 say it's serious

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Jun 16 14:46:35 PDT 2008


Record-High Pain at the Pump Leads More Motorists to Park it

For drivers across the country, the tipping point is past: A record number of Americans say soaring gasoline prices are causing them serious financial hardship, and 55 percent have cut back on their driving as a result, up sharply in the past month.

Seventy-seven percent in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll call gas prices a financial hardship, and 51 percent say it’s a “serious” hardship – up respectively by 14 and 17 points from a month ago to their highest in polls dating to 2000.

See the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll at http://abcnews.go.com/ PollingUnit/PainAtThePump/story?id=5175624&page=1

PDF version with charts and full questionnaire at http:// www.abcnews.go.com/images/PollingUnit/1065a14Gas.pdf



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