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Question: Now let me ask about driving and cell phones. How often do you personally drive your car and at the same time hold your cell phone and talk into it?
  All Gender Age
Men Women 18-34 35-54 55-64 65+
very often 10% 12  9 27 11 12   2
sometimes 13% 15 12 15 20 15   2
rarely 23% 24 21 22 31 17 13
never 47% 44 49 31 36 50 67
Don't know/don't have a cell phone/ don't drive/ref.   7%   4   9    6   2   7 15

Question: How often do you see people driving a car while holding a cell phone and talking into it…?
  All
very often 84%
sometimes 12%
rarely   2%
never   1%
Don't know/ref. (vol)   1%

Question: Do you approve or disapprove of the Governor's recent proposal to let police issue a $100 ticket to people driving and using a hand held cell phone?
  All Dem Ind Rep. Conserv-
ative
Moderate Liberal
Approve 75% 80 68 72 76 66 78
Disapprove 23% 19 28 27 23 30 22
Not sure (vol.)   2%   1   4  1   1   4   1

 

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