Summer Travel đ
Hello from SurveyMonkey! In this weekâs newsletter, Brianna is back to share exclusive data on how record-high gas prices have impacted Americans' summer travel plans. Plus, find out how people are feeling about the economy overall (spoiler alert: people are concerned⊠read on to learn more). But first, as always, we wanted to shout out some of our research data in the news and on our blog:
Majorities of Americans donât want Supreme Court decisions on marriage, contraception overturned: in partnership with The 19th*, a new Momentive poll shows wide support for upholding Griswold v. Connecticut (83%), which established the right to access contraception, Loving v. Virginia (78%), which found laws banning interracial marriages violated the 14th Amendment, Obergefell v. Hodges (70%), which established the constitutional right to same-sex marriage. But, Americans are less united on Roe v. Wade (66%) â currently the only decision at risk of being overturned. Read the full story.
People are looking to quit despite high morale and steady job satisfaction: in the latest CNBC|Momentive Workforce Survey, 39% of people say theyâve seriously considered quitting their jobs â more than in any previous iteration of the survey. However, more workers now than ever before (28%) say morale among their coworkers is âexcellentâ these days. Read some of the coverage on CNBC.
Cracking down on password sharing may backfire for streaming services: a new Momentive poll shows that nearly 1 in 7 video streaming service subscribers share passwords instead of paying for their own subscriptions. While streaming service providers plan to crack down on password sharing, this may backfire as only a small percentage of users (15%) say theyâd sign up for individual accounts if their main streaming service provider prohibited account sharing. Read the full story on our blog.  Â
Some halt summer travel due to gas prices, but not Covid-19Â
Close to 3 in 4 people in the U.S. (71%) are either modifying or canceling their summer travel plans due to high gas prices (46% will modify their summer travel plans; 25% will cancel their plans entirely). A quarter (26%) say theyâll continue with their travel plans as usual.Â
Almost half of summer travelers plan to modify their travel plans â regardless of their mode of transportation â signaling that many Americans are cutting costs. Those who were planning to travel by car for their vacations are slightly more likely to modify their travel plans due to high gas prices (54%) compared to those planning to travel by plane (49%), train (48%) or bus (47%) and those traveling by plane are least likely to cancel.
High-income households are least affected: 42% of adults in households earning more than $100k will continue with their travel plans as usual while just 24% of adults in households earning between $50k and $100k and less than a quarter (18%) of those in households earning $50k or less plan to do the same. Â
Those who arenât traveling too far look to âstaycations:â 43% of those who plan to travel 50 miles or less this summer will cancel their plans, almost twice as many as those traveling between 50 and 100 miles (25%), and far more than those traveling between 100 and 500 miles (16%), 500 and 1000 miles (17%) and more than 1000 miles (13%). Â
But, Covid-19 isnât much of a worry for most Americans. More than half (53%) of adults donât expect Covid-19 to impact their travel plans and will continue with their usual travel plans. A third (34%) say theyâll modify their travel plans due to Covid-19, but just 11% plan to cancel summer travel plans. Â
Republicans are least concerned: 70% of Republicans will continue with usual travel plans compared with 43% of Democrats and 45% of independentsÂ
Those who are unvaccinated are more likely than those who are vaccinated to continue with usual travel plans (62% vs. 51%)Â
Adults of color are more likely to put travel plans on hold: 16% of Asians, 15% of Blacks and 15% of Hispanics plan to cancel travel plans while about half of whites (8%) say the same Â
Pain at the pump
As inflation continues to persist, the overwhelming majority of adults in the U.S. (93%) say the price of gas in their area is higher than normal. Â
Despite usual partisan splits, Democrats and Republicans are nearly in agreement: 93% of Democrats and 96% of Republicans say gas prices in their area are higher than normal.Â
The majority of Americans are concerned high gas prices are here to stay: 81% of adults are worried increases in gas prices will continue for an extended period. Just 16% donât expect high gas prices to last more than a few months.
Republicans are most worried: 94% are concerned increases in gas prices will continue for an extended period compared with 69% of Democrats and 87% of independentsÂ
Perception of the economy matters: 93% of adults who rate the economy as âpoorâ expect high gas prices to continue for an extended period â almost double that of those who rate the economy as âexcellentâ (54%)Â
Adults in households earning more than $100k are slightly more likely to expect high gas prices to last for a few months (20%) compared with 16% of adults in households earning between $50k-$100k and 15% of adults in households earning below $50kÂ
Economic concerns heighten
Amid looming fears of a recession and war abroad combined with continuing economic woes at home, many Americans are holding an increasingly dour view of the economy. Over half of adults (52%) rate the current state of the economy as âpoorâ â up 12% from a February NYT|Momentive poll. Few (31%) rate the economy as âfairâ while half as many (14%) rate it as âgoodâ, yet almost no one (2%) rates it as âexcellent.â This view remains consistent across gender, age, and income.Â
But, thereâs a heavy partisan split when it comes to the health of the economy. The majority 76% of Republicans rate the current state of the economy as âpoorâ while Democrats are more likely to have a mixed view of the economy: 30% rate the economy as âpoorâ; 42% rate it as âfairâ and 25% rate it as âgood.â