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50 APPENDIX A Summary Information About the Public Opinion Surveys Analyzed This appendix presents summary information about the 38 surveys analyzed, in two formats. First, a table provides a very brief set of key facts about each survey.
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51 Survey Sponsor or Author Sponsor Type Year Published Year Data Collected Survey Mode Geographic Level Census Region Sampling Base Sample Size Number of Survey Questions Mineta Transportation Institute (Agrawal, Nixon, and Murthy) Academic 2012 2012 Phone National U.S.
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52 Minnesota Department of Transportation (Wilbur Smith Associates) Sponsor or Funder: Minnesota Department of Transportation Authors: Wilbur Smith Associates Pollster: N/A Title: Congestion/Road Pricing Study: Technical Memorandum No.
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53 "the State/the Department of Transportation is inefficient or irresponsible with money or the use of taxes; inefficient or irresponsible with its budget": 6% "it is too costly to create and implement a new system": 5% "it would raise taxes or cost me/us more": 5% "it discourages incentive to drive fuel-efficient vehicles; it has an adverse impact on pollution; it will encourage wear and tear on roads": 5% "the gas tax is simple to collect": 4% "it hurts the lower and middle classes and working poor": 4% 3) "Earlier you rated the idea of a mileage-based tax a (READ NUMBER)
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54 Mineta Transportation Institute (Weinstein et al.) Sponsor or Funder: California Department of Transportation; U.S.
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55 Survey mode: Phone Sampling base: Adults Sampling strategy: Random Sample size: 1,302 Geographic level: State (Minnesota) Census region: Midwest Description of the mileage-based user fee: "a user fee based on mileage driven" Questions: 1)
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56 6) "Describe what, if anything, you liked most about this approach?
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57 It is easy to keep track of miles driven: 1.2% It is easy to report/only have to check in once or twice a year: 0.9% GPS does not have to be installed: 1.3% It is less invasive: 1.5% Other: 0.6% Others (net) : 8.9% It will help reduce congestion: 2.1% Liked approach (non-specific)
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58 It is based on the mileage driven: 11.5% Uncertainty of outcomes (net) : 8.3% There was not enough information: 4.7% Don't want gas tax eliminated: 1.2% Confusing: 1.1% How does it affect my driving out of state: 0.4% Does it apply to others from out of state: 0.4% Doesn't account for miles driven across states: 0.4% Convenience (net)
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59 How does it affect my driving out of state: 2.0% Does it apply to others from out of state: 1.6% Doesn't account for miles driven across states: 0.1% Convenience (net) : 24.5% It will be inconvenient: 12.3% Have to go somewhere/call in mileage: 12.4% Hard to budget for: 0.3% It is a burden for truckers: 0.6% Enforcement issues (net)
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60 Increasing vehicle registration fees: 10.7% Increasing the motor vehicle sales tax: 6.5% Adding toll roads to the road system: 19% Mileage-based user fee: 19% None/Don't know: 3.9% Rasmussen Reports Sponsor or Funder: Rasmussen Reports Authors: Rasmussen Reports Pollster: Rasmussen Reports Title: Toplines -- Mileage Tax -- February 21–22, 2009 Publisher and/or publication year: Rasmussen Reports (2009) Data collection year: 2009 Survey mode: Phone Sampling base: 1,000 Sampling strategy: Random Sample size: 1,000 Geographic level: National Census region: US Description of the mileage-based user fee: "a mileage tax that would tax drivers based on how many miles they drive" Questions: 1)
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61 Publisher and/or publication year: Mineta Transportation Institute (2009) Data collection year: 2008 Survey mode: Phone Sampling base: Adults Sampling strategy: Random Sample size: 1,500 Geographic level: State (California)
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62 Data collection year: 2009 Survey mode: Phone Sampling base: Registered voters Sampling strategy: N/A Sample size: 600 Geographic level: State (North Carolina) Census region: South Description of the mileage-based user fee: "a plan that would charge all drivers based on the number of miles they drive in North Carolina each year" Questions: 1)
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63 Questions: 1) "One idea (a DIFFERENT idea)
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64 Questions: 1) "How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statement: The U.S.
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65 Pollster: LDA Consulting and CIC Research, Inc. Title: 2010 State of the Commute Survey Publisher and/or publication year: National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (2011)
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66 Geographic level: National Census region: US Description of the mileage-based user fee: "annual fee for highway miles traveled, collected at the pump or through a regular inspection or registration process" Questions: 1) "Aside from a gas tax, where do you think the government should get additional funds for transportation-related infrastructure projects?
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67 Questions: 1) "One idea (a DIFFERENT idea)
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68 Questions: 1) "The Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
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69 Data collection year: N/A Survey mode: Multiple Sampling base: Adults Sampling strategy: N/A Sample size: 2,650 Geographic level: National Census region: US Description of the mileage-based user fee: "the idea of replacing the gas tax with a mileage-based road user fee" Questions: 1) "How do you feel about the idea of replacing the gas tax with a mileage-based road user fee?
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70 Sampling base: Registered Voters Sampling strategy: N/A Sample size: 1,001 Geographic level: National Census region: US Description of the mileage-based user fee: "works like a user fee instead by charging based on the number of miles driven on the roads it funds" Questions: 1) "As you may know, Congress is likely to update the law that deals with our transportation infrastructure.
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71 Questions: 1) "Before participating in this survey, had you heard about the concept of paying a fee based on the miles you drive?
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72 9) "Each vehicle should be assigned to one of several categories based on fuel efficiency and/or level of criterion emissions as defined by the U.S.
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73 17) "If private companies are certified by the state to collect use fee information for vehicle miles traveled, they should be able to offer devices with additional features such as traffic information, global positioning system and other features that improve my safety and driving information." (Agree with statement)
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74 25) "I would like a high-tech system to collect fees based on miles traveled that also provides driver benefits such as directions, traffic information, location and fuel consumption." (Agree with statement)
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75 2) "Imagine that the current state gas tax was eliminated and replaced by a tax that was based only on the number of miles the car was driven in Georgia.
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76 Questions: 1) "One idea (a DIFFERENT idea)
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77 Questions: 1) "What should be done with the gas tax?
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78 Title: National Survey of 1,000 Adults Publisher and/or publication year: Rasmussen Reports (2012) Data collection year: 2012 Survey mode: Phone Sampling base: Adults Sampling strategy: Random Sample size: 1,000 Geographic level: National Census region: US Description of the mileage-based user fee: "taxing people based on how many miles they drive" Questions: 1)
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79 Questions: 1) "There are a number of long term funding options being considered to address the state's long-term transportation financial challenges.
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80 2) "A VARIATION on the mileage tax just described is to have the tax rate VARY depending upon how much the vehicle pollutes.
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81 3) "Would you support an effort to replace the gasoline tax with a mileage user-fee?
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82 Agree: 35.3% Disagree: 39.9% Strongly Disagree: 19.5% 9) "Please tell me whether you strongly agree, agree, disagree or strongly disagree with the following statements about a mileage user-fee: A mileage user-fee is unfair to people living in rural areas because they have to drive more miles to get to places they need to go"; Refused: 0.7% Strongly Agree: 32.5% Agree: 46.3% Disagree: 18.7% Strongly Disagree: 1.8% 10)
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83 Strongly Agree: 34.0% Agree: 3.9% Disagree: 27.0% Strongly Disagree: 4.4% 14) "Below is a list of statements in favor of and against a mileage user-fee administered through odometer readings.
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84 Strongly Agree: 6.4% Agree: 47.2% Disagree: 30.7% Strongly Disagree: 15.0% 19) "Would you be in support of or opposed to replacing the gasoline tax in your state with a mileage user-fee based on odometer readings?
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85 $40 Yes: 66.7% No: 33.3% $50 Yes: 75.0% No: 25.0% More than $50 Yes: 66.7% No: 33.3% 23) "Would you be willing to take any of the following actions to oppose an odometer-based mileage user-fee in your state?
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86 $40 Refused: 0.8% Yes: 82.6% No: 16.7% $50 Refused: 0.9% Yes: 89.9% No: 9.2% More than $50 Refused: 0.9% Yes: 9.9% No: 89.1% 26) "For this question, please think about a federal level mileage user-fee.
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87 Strongly Agree: 16.0% Agree: 49.8% Disagree: 30.4% Strongly Disagree: 2.5% 30) "Below is a list of statements in favor of and against the basic GPS-based mileage user-fee just described.
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88 Refused: 1.1% Strongly Agree: 43.5% Agree: 40.5% Disagree: 12.7% Strongly Disagree: 2.1% 35) "Below is a list of statements in favor of and against the basic GPS-based mileage user-fee just described.
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89 No: 36.0% I would sign a petition supporting this advanced GPS-based mileage user-fee as a replacement for the gasoline tax. Refused: 2.8% Yes: 63.3% No: 33.8% 39)
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90 $30 Yes: 43.8% No: 56.3% $40 Yes: 71.4% No: 28.6% $50 Yes: 80.0% No: 20.0% More than $50 Yes: 75.0% No: 25.0% Advanced GPS $1 Refused: 2.6% Yes: 21.9% No: 75.5% $5 Refused: 1.4% Yes: 9.3% No: 89.3% $10 Refused: 3.2% Yes: 20.3% No: 76.5% $20 Yes: 33.3% No: 66.7% $30 Yes: 42.1% No: 57.9% $40 Yes: 62.5% No: 37.5%
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91 $50 Yes: 80.0% No: 20.0% More than $50 Refused: 25% Yes: 50.0% No: 25.0% 41) "Would you be willing to take any of the following actions to oppose this basic/advanced GPS-based mileage user-fee in your state?
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92 $5 Refused: 1.3% Yes: 8.1% No: 90.6% $10 Refused: 1.2% Yes: 24.3% No: 74.5% $20 Refused: 0.5% Yes: 57.7% No: 41.9% $30 Refused: 1.2% Yes: 63.7% No: 35.1% $40 Refused: 1.9% Yes: 79.1% No: 19.0% $50 Refused: 0.8% Yes: 94.4% No: 4.8% More than $50 Refused: 0.8% Yes: 78.8% No: 20.3% Advanced GPS $1 Refused: 0.7% Yes: 10.5% No: 88.9% $5 Refused: 1.1% Yes: 7.4%
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93 No: 91.5% $10 Refused: 1.6% Yes: 25.7% No: 72.8% $20 Refused: 0.4% Yes: 58.2% No: 41.4% $30 Refused: 1.9% Yes: 68.9% No: 29.3% $40 Yes: 82.3% No: 17.7% $50 Refused: 0.7% Yes: 89.5% No: 9.8% More than $50 Yes: 81.0% No: 19.0% 44) "For this question, please think about a federal level mileage user-fee.
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94 45) Below is a list of statements in favor of and against the advanced GPS-based mileage user-fee described above.
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95 Disagree: 12.1% Strongly Disagree: 2.2% 50) "Below is a list of statements in favor of and against the advanced GPS-based mileage user-fee described above.
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96 Title: Vehicle Miles Traveled Fee System in Nevada: Public Perceptions & Preferences Publisher and/or publication year: Transportation Research Record (2013) Data collection year: N/A Survey mode: In-person Sampling base: Adults Sampling strategy: Convenience Sample size: 173 Geographic level: Local (Las Vegas, Nevada)
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97 4) Rank the following VMT components based on personal importance from 1 to 5 [Five (5)
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98 Bi-annually: 9% Quarterly: 17% Monthly: 46% 10) "How would a VMT fee affect your use of a transit system (bus, rail, etc.)
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99 MassInc Polling Group Sponsor or Funder: Barr Foundation Authors: MassInc Polling Group Pollster: MassInc Polling Group Title: Massachusetts Statewide Poll of 1,506 Registered Voters Publisher and/or publication year: MassInc Polling Group (2013) Data collection year: 2013 Survey mode: Phone Sampling base: Registered voters Sampling strategy: N/A Sample size: 1,506 Geographic level: State (Massachusetts)
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100 Survey mode: Phone Sampling base: Registered voters Sampling strategy: Random Sample size: 900 Geographic level: State (Oregon) Census region: West Description of the mileage-based user fee: "a tax on miles driven"; "a road use tax"; "a road use tax based on the total miles driven" Questions: 1)
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101 Description of the mileage-based user fee: "a tax on miles driven"; "a road use tax"; "a road use tax based on the total miles driven" Questions: 1) "One idea is to eliminate the tax on gasoline and replace it with a tax on miles driven.
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102 4) "I support the use of Mileage-Based User Fees to fund the highway system." Reponses from Utah Participants: Agree/Strongly agree: 18% 5)
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103 Sample size: 1,044 Geographic level: National Census region: US Description of the mileage-based user fee: "replace federal gas and diesel taxes with taxes based on how many miles a vehicle is driven" Questions: 1) "Here are some ways to pay for transportation projects, such as highway construction, improvements to roads and bridges, and maintenance of public roads.
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104 Questions: 1) "Would you favor or oppose a plan to eliminate the gas tax and instead charge drivers a fee based on the number of miles they drive?
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105 2) "A "VARIATION on the mileage tax just described is to have the tax rate VARY depending upon how much the vehicle pollutes.
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106 Data collection year: 2014 Survey mode: Phone Sampling base: Registered voters Sampling strategy: N/A Sample size: 800 Geographic level: National Census region: US Description of the mileage-based user fee: "using technology to charge drivers a fee for each mile a vehicle is driven" Questions: 1) "Some have proposed raising money for transportation by using technology to charge drivers a fee for each mile a vehicle is driven.
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107 Questions: 1) "A road usage charge is a different way to fund transportation.
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108 6) Given the information provided in this survey, which option do you think is more fair, a per gallon gas tax or a per mile road usage charge?
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