Who We Are: Complete Results
1. Gender
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Male |
48% |
X* |
|
Female |
52% |
X |
2. Would you say your ethnicity is:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
White/Caucasian |
85% |
X |
|
African American/Black |
2% |
X |
|
Hispanic/Latino |
2% |
X |
|
Asian/Pacific Islander |
7% |
X |
|
Native American/American Indian |
1% |
X |
|
Other |
2% |
X |
3. What is your age?
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
18-24 |
11% |
X |
|
25-34 |
20% |
X |
|
35-44 |
20% |
X |
|
45-54 |
21% |
X |
|
55-64 |
16% |
X |
|
65+ |
13% |
X |
4. Is your county of residence:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Multnomah County |
46% |
X |
|
Washington County |
31% |
X |
|
Clackamas County |
23% |
X |
(Multnomah County only) Do you live in:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Downtown |
0% |
X |
|
Southwest |
12% |
X |
|
NW (including Pearl) |
6% |
X |
|
North Portland |
7% |
X |
|
Northeast |
30% |
X |
|
Southeast |
29% |
X |
|
Outer Southeast (beyond 82nd) |
16% |
X |
5. How many years have you lived in the Portland area?
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Less than a year |
1% |
X |
|
1-5 years |
14% |
X |
|
6-10 years |
10% |
X |
|
More than 10 years |
44% |
X |
|
All my life |
30% |
X |
6. What is the highest level of education you’ve been able to obtain?
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Less than high school |
3% |
X |
|
High school diploma |
31% |
X |
|
Some college |
33% |
X |
|
College degree |
23% |
X |
|
Graduate/professional school |
10% |
X |
7. What is your annual income?
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Less than $25,000 |
18% |
X |
|
$25,000-$49,999 |
31% |
X |
|
$50,000-$99,999 |
34% |
X |
|
$100,000-$149,999 |
13% |
X |
|
$150,000-$249,000 |
3% |
X |
|
More than $250,000 |
1% |
X |
8. Is your marital status:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Married, no children |
18% |
X |
|
Married with children |
39% |
X |
|
Single, no children |
29% |
X |
|
Single with children |
6% |
X |
|
Divorced, no children |
2% |
X |
|
Divorced with children |
6% |
X |
9. What’s the least amount of money you need in the bank to feel rich?
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
$1,000 |
18% |
15% |
|
$10,000 |
22% |
30% |
|
$100,000 |
28% |
35% |
|
$1,000,000 |
22% |
15% |
|
$10,000,000 |
10% |
5% |
10. My company pays me what my skills are worth.
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Yes |
43% |
47% |
|
No |
57% |
53% |
11. I could make more money doing what I’m doing in a different state.
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Yes |
47% |
79% |
|
No |
53% |
21% |
12. If I lost my job today, I estimate it would take __ to find a new one.
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Less than a month |
18% |
6% |
|
A month |
13% |
28% |
|
Three months |
23% |
17% |
|
Six months |
15% |
44% |
|
A year or less |
11% |
6% |
|
More than a year |
11% |
0% |
|
I couldn’t find another job |
10% |
0% |
13. What percentage of your take-home pay do you spend on housing (mortgage or rent)?
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
5 percent or less |
18% |
15% |
|
10 percent |
8% |
10% |
|
20 percent |
25% |
10% |
|
30 percent |
23% |
30% |
|
40 percent |
13% |
30% |
|
50 percent or more |
13% |
5% |
14. How often do you eat out?
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Daily |
4% |
10% |
|
4-6 times a week |
11% |
45% |
|
1-3 times a week |
42% |
40% |
|
Occasionally |
42% |
5% |
|
Never |
2% |
0% |
15. At least one parent should remain home with children until the children are:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
6 weeks old |
7% |
10% |
|
6 months old |
14% |
30% |
|
1 year old |
13% |
20% |
|
3 years old |
21% |
20% |
|
6 years old |
33% |
20% |
|
18 years old |
13% |
0% |
16. I would pay more in taxes for Oregon to subsidize state-supported day care.
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Yes |
29% |
58% |
|
No |
71% |
42% |
17. Spanking is an appropriate form of punishment.
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Yes |
57% |
30% |
|
No |
43% |
70% |
18. If money wasn’t an issue, I would put my own child in:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Public school |
31% |
26% |
|
Private, secular school |
47% |
74% |
|
A religious private school |
18% |
0% |
|
Home school |
4% |
0% |
19. How often do you have sex?
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Daily |
3% |
5% |
|
Several times a week |
17% |
20% |
|
At least once a week |
27% |
45% |
|
At least once a month |
21% |
25% |
|
A couple times a year |
11% |
0% |
|
Can’t remember the last time |
13% |
5% |
|
Never |
7% |
0% |
20. How often would you like to have sex?
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Daily |
14% |
15% |
|
Several times a week |
36% |
35% |
|
At least once a week |
28% |
45% |
|
At least once a month |
12% |
5% |
|
A couple times a year |
5% |
0% |
|
Never |
5% |
0% |
21. How often do you watch porn?
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Daily |
3% |
0% |
|
Weekly |
13% |
20% |
|
Monthly |
6% |
10% |
|
A few times a year |
7% |
20% |
|
Rarely |
20% |
10% |
|
Never |
51% |
40% |
22. True or False: I have never cheated on my current spouse/partner.
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
True |
84% |
84% |
|
False |
16% |
16% |
23. (Women) I have faked an orgasm.
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Yes |
47% |
66% |
|
No |
53% |
33% |
24. (Men) I know when my partner is faking an orgasm.
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Yes |
54% |
33% |
|
No |
46% |
66% |
25. True or False: You have had a same-sex sexual encounter.
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
True |
20% |
50% |
|
False |
80% |
50% |
26. On a scale of one (it stinks) to five (it’s awesome), rate your current satisfaction with your sex life.
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
1: It stinks |
17% |
5% |
|
2 |
13% |
5% |
|
3 |
30% |
35% |
|
4 |
23% |
50% |
|
5: It’s awesome |
17% |
5% |
27. I see a doctor:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
At least once a month |
4% |
5% |
|
Once every couple of months |
16% |
25% |
|
Annually |
43% |
40% |
|
Only when I’m sick |
32% |
25% |
|
Never |
4% |
5% |
28. The government should pay for health care for people who cannot afford it.
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Yes |
70% |
95% |
|
No |
30% |
5% |
29. Individuals with unhealthy lifestyles (e.g. smokers, obese individuals, drug addicts) should pay more for health insurance.
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Yes |
71% |
71% |
|
No |
29% |
29% |
30. Hypothetical: If you’re unable to live without life support instruments, would you want doctors to unplug you?
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Yes |
87% |
100% |
|
No |
13% |
0% |
31. Doctors should skip performing extreme life-saving procedures (such as heart transplants, etc) on patients over the age of 80.
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Yes |
49% |
47% |
|
No |
51% |
53% |
32. Transgender surgery and/or treatments should be covered by insurance.
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Yes |
36% |
71% |
|
No |
64% |
29% |
33. I consider myself
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Religious |
25% |
5% |
|
Spiritual |
39% |
40% |
|
Atheist |
10% |
25% |
|
Agnostic |
17% |
15% |
|
Confused |
8% |
15% |
34. Do you believe there is some form of an afterlife?
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Yes |
60% |
30% |
|
No |
16% |
20% |
|
I don’t know |
24% |
50% |
35. I participate in organized religious activities:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Daily |
3% |
0% |
|
Weekly |
20% |
0% |
|
For major religious holidays |
26% |
37% |
|
Never |
51% |
63% |
36. My religion shapes my decision making:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
In every way |
25% |
10% |
|
Only about myself and my family |
25% |
15% |
|
Not at all |
51% |
75% |
37. I believe religion is:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Generally a positive force in society |
35% |
10% |
|
Roughly equally good and bad in its influence on society |
47% |
70% |
|
Generally a negative force in society |
18% |
20% |
38. If I were redesigning the US currency, I would include the phrase “In God We Trust.”
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Yes |
60% |
16% |
|
No |
40% |
84% |
39. Please choose one. The best thing about Portland is:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
The food scene |
19% |
15% |
|
How close it is to so many outdoor activities |
52% |
35% |
|
Its indie arts culture |
2% |
5% |
|
Its smart urban planning |
4% |
10% |
|
It’s progressive/liberal |
22% |
35% |
40. I plan to still be living in Portland in 10 years.
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Yes |
76% |
79% |
|
No |
24% |
21% |
41. To best develop more jobs, Portland should:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Recruit more large companies |
18% |
15% |
|
Help start and grow more existing businesses |
40% |
55% |
|
Reduce taxes and fees and regulations |
30% |
10% |
|
Keep doin’ what we’re doin’; stuff will happen |
12% |
20% |
42. The creative class in Portland is:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
A real economic sector |
54% |
84% |
|
Bogus |
46% |
16% |
43. Oregon’s budget woes should be solved primarily by:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Making wealthy people pay more taxes |
41% |
74% |
|
Making businesses pay more taxes |
7% |
0% |
|
Making everyone pay more taxes |
8% |
5% |
|
Reducing public employees’ wages and/or benefits |
14% |
0% |
|
Nonsense. The budget woes are about inefficiencies. Make do. |
30% |
21% |
44. True or false: Portland is a welcoming place for people of color.
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
True |
77% |
47% |
|
False |
23% |
53% |
45. Who becomes Mayor of Portland will matter.
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Yes |
76% |
78% |
|
No |
24% |
22% |
46. True or False: Oregon drivers are among the worst in the country.
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
True |
20% |
42% |
|
False |
80% |
58% |
47. Portland should absorb new growth by:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Building more densely throughout the city |
14% |
37% |
|
Building more densely mainly along key bus and train corridors |
25% |
37% |
|
We’re dense enough, so expand the urban growth boundary already |
33% |
11% |
|
I don’t really care |
28% |
16% |
48. Portland’s best years are:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Right now |
17% |
47% |
|
Ahead of us |
50% |
47% |
|
Behind us |
32% |
5% |
49. I’d swim in the Willamette River (near the waterfront)
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Yes |
10% |
21% |
|
No |
90% |
79% |
50. The biggest threat to Portland’s livability is:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
Climate change |
5% |
11% |
|
Cost of living |
29% |
33% |
|
Population growth |
12% |
11% |
|
Boneheaded leaders |
23% |
0% |
|
Economic stagnation |
27% |
33% |
|
The Big One |
4% |
11% |
51. I believe Portland will suffer a major earthquake in:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
The next 1-5 years |
8% |
5% |
|
The next 6-25 years |
53% |
53% |
|
Any second |
8% |
16% |
|
Yeh, whatever, I doubt I’ll be around |
31% |
26% |
52. If I was making a postcard for Portland that contained the phrase “Home, Sweet Home,” I’d pair it with an image of:
|
|
PDX |
PoMo |
|
The Willamette River |
17% |
5% |
|
The skyline |
43% |
47% |
|
The Farmers Market |
10% |
21% |
|
A microbrew |
17% |
11% |
|
Other |
14% |
16% |
Other responses from PDX:
- Mount Hood
- Food carts. Food carts as far as the eye can see
- Bridges, river and downtown along the river, dusk
- A strip club on 82nd
- Hood River Gorge
- St. Johns Bridge
- Oregon Coast
- Gardens, trees, and parks
- Rose Garden
- Grassroots protests against big business
- The Timbers or Timbers Army
- Dancing in the Rain
- The Made in Oregon sign
- Rolling hills
- Skyline made from beer, liquor, wine bottles
- Belmont Street
- Aerial shot of all our forests
- Streetcars & MAX
- Rocking chair
- A neighborhood like Laurelhurst or Irvington or Hawthorne
- The bridges
- VanPort remnants, because we’re bridging cultures here
- A tattooed bartender hugging a yuppie lawyer
- An aerial view of the greater metropolitan area
Other response from PoMo: Tree, bird, tattooed indie dude enjoying music and food scene
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