1. Do you agree that the impending oil shortage could drive gasoline prices to $5 per gallon and beyond?
Response Percent
Response Total
Yes
45%
9
No
55%
11
Total Respondents
20
(skipped this question)
0
2. Pressure on the Price of Gasoline
1. Can the pressure on the price of gasoline best be alleviated through government intervention or through alternative technologies by private industry?
Response Percent
Response Total
Government Intervention
5%
1
Private Industry
95%
19
Total Respondents
20
(skipped this question)
0
3. Alternative Transit
1. Do you believe that alternative transit can play a major role in reducing the need for importing foreign oil?
Response Percent
Response Total
Yes
70%
14
No
30%
6
Total Respondents
20
(skipped this question)
0
4. Rise in Gasoline Prices
1. Who is MOST responsible for the extraordinary rise in gasoline prices?
Response Percent
Response Total
Consumers
17.6%
3
Government
29.4%
5
Private Industry
23.5%
4
Speculators
29.4%
5
Total Respondents
17
(skipped this question)
3
5. Government Goal
1. Should increased investment in the research and development of alternative energies be a government goal?
Response Percent
Response Total
Yes
84.2%
16
No
15.8%
3
Total Respondents
19
(skipped this question)
1
6. Research and Development
1. Do you support research and development into alternative forms of mass transit and transport?
Response Percent
Response Total
Yes
73.7%
14
No
26.3%
5
Total Respondents
19
(skipped this question)
1
7. Cost of Energy in Your Business
1. How much is the cost of energy in your business (as a percentage of revenue)?
Response Percent
Response Total
1%
42.1%
8
5%
47.4%
9
10%
0%
0
More
10.5%
2
Total Respondents
19
(skipped this question)
1
8. Rise in the Cost of Oil
1. What does your business plan to do about the impending rise in the cost of oil?
(Choose all that apply)