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Cell Phones and Driving: FactFinder 12 Scientific Survey

June 15, 2010

Geography Surveyed: Kansas
Data Collected: 06/15/2010
Release Date: 06/15/2010 20:45 ET
Sponsor: KWCH-TV Wichita

1. Should driving while talking on a cell phone be legal? Or illegal?

  • 42% Legal
  • 52% Illegal
  •   6% Not Sure

Asked of 500 Adults
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.5%

2. Should driving while talking on a hands-free phone be legal? Or illegal?

  • 75% Legal
  • 22% Illegal
  •   2% Not Sure

Asked of 500 Adults
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.9%

3. Should driving while sending emails or text messages be legal? Or illegal?

  • 10% Legal
  • 89% Illegal
  •   1% Not Sure

Asked of 500 Adults
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 2.8%

4. Should laws about using cell phones while driving be decided on at the state level? Or by individual counties and cities?

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  • 77% State
  • 17% Individual Counties And Cities
  •   5% Not Sure

Asked of 500 Adults
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.8%

5. How often do you use a hand held cell phone while driving? Regularly? Occasionally? Or almost never?

  •   4% Do Not Drive
  • 26% Regularly
  • 28% Occasionally
  • 41% Almost Never
  •    0% Not Sure

Asked of 500 Adults
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 4.5%

6. How often do send emails or text messages while driving?

  •   8% Regularly
  • 13% Occasionally
  • 79% Almost Never
  •    1% Not Sure

Asked of 479 Drivers
Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.8%

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