In the last 7 days, did gas costs make you choose not to take a trip?

Skipped a trip because of gas costs · Asked in 24 waves, 2022–2024 · 1,356,575 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses

Periods loaded: week49, week50, week51, week52, week53, week54, week55, week56, week57, week58, week59, week60, week61, week62, week63, cycle01, cycle02, cycle03, cycle04, cycle05, cycle06, cycle07, cycle08, cycle09. Select-all checkbox item. Code 1 = box checked; 0 = left unchecked by a respondent who checked another box in the same question (derived from Census's -99); -99 = saw the question and checked nothing (skipped).

Percentages ofpeople who answered everyone asked

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Choose not to take a trip (i.e. chose not to visit a friend/restaurant/park etc., change a task from in-person to online to reduce gas use)32%

Not selected (box left unchecked; respondent checked another option)68%

Shares in 2024

Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.

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Choose not to take a trip (i.e. chose not to visit a friend/restaurant/park etc., change a task from in-person to online to reduce gas use)

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Not selected (box left unchecked; respondent checked another option)Choose not to take a trip (i.e. chose not to visit a friend/restaurant/park etc., change a task from in-person to online to reduce gas use)

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Answers as the source codes them

Waves

Poll	Field dates	Mode	Respondents	Responses
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 09 (2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16) Source variable GAS1. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. Select-all item; code 0 derived from -99 (see question notes).	2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16	web	51,280	46,633
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 08 (2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19) Source variable GAS1. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. Select-all item; code 0 derived from -99 (see question notes).	2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19	web	59,913	54,758
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 07 (2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22) Source variable GAS1. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. Select-all item; code 0 derived from -99 (see question notes).	2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22	web	70,429	61,111
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 06 (2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24) Source variable GAS1. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. Select-all item; code 0 derived from -99 (see question notes).	2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24	web	72,125	62,726
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 05 (2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27) Source variable GAS1. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. Select-all item; code 0 derived from -99 (see question notes).	2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27	web	72,162	62,490
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 04 (2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29)

All respondents	68%	32%	46633	±0.9
AK	66%	34%	484	±8
AL	61%	39%	711	±5
AR	65%	35%	755	±5
AZ	65%	35%	1189	±4
CA	60%	40%	3002	±4
CO	70%	30%	1176	±4
CT	72%	28%	772	±5
DC	88%	12%	544	±8
DE	73%	27%	488	±7
FL	69%	31%	1517	±4
GA	66%	34%	1043	±5
HI	72%	28%	499	±7
IA	69%	31%	736	±5
ID	62%	38%	998	±4
IL	69%	31%	1068	±4
IN	63%	37%	838	±4
KS	69%	31%	940	±5
KY	58%	42%	721	±6
LA	63%	37%	592	±5
MA	80%	20%	1064	±4
MD	72%	28%	1048	±4
ME	72%	28%	537	±6
MI	64%	36%	1146	±4
MN	75%	25%	977	±4
MO	74%	26%	855	±5
MS	61%	39%	612	±6
MT	68%	32%	553	±6
NC	67%	33%	785	±6
ND	68%	32%	335	±8
NE	69%	31%	803	±5
NH	76%	24%	817	±6
NJ	74%	26%	799	±5
NM	67%	33%	963	±5
NV	65%	35%	699	±6
NY	78%	22%	808	±5
OH	65%	35%	847	±5
OK	65%	35%	793	±5
OR	71%	29%	1214	±4
PA	72%	28%	1111	±5
RI	74%	26%	459	±6
SC	67%	33%	749	±5
SD	69%	31%	497	±6
TN	66%	34%	891	±5
TX	65%	35%	2230	±4
UT	62%	38%	1540	±4
VA	71%	29%	1279	±4
VT	77%	23%	412	±8
WA	70%	30%	1962	±4
WI	79%	21%	815	±5
WV	71%	29%	592	±6
WY	66%	34%	368	±9