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Online poll ideas for living in an economic recession

Joe — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:54:53 +0000

How many people do you know who have been in a foreclosure in the past year?: One: Myself; Myself and a few close friends; Myself and one or two close friends; A few close friends; One or two close friends; None
How concerned are you about losing your job?: Very; Some; A little; None; I’ve already lost my job; I don’t work; I don’t know
How many people in your circle have lost jobs recently?: More than ten; 6-9; 3-5; 1-2; None
How many people do you know who have lost their job?: More than ten close friends or family have; 6-9 have; 3-5; 1-2; None
How many people do you know who have had their retirement imperiled?: More than ten close friends or family have; 6-9 have; 3-5; 1-2; None
How many people do you know who have lost money on the stock market in the past year?: More than ten close friends or family have; 6-9 have; 3-5; 1-2; None
How many people do you know who have gained money on the stock market in the past year?: More than ten close friends or family have; 6-9 have; 3-5; 1-2; None
Have you ever been homeless?: Yes; Almost; No
Have you ever been fired or laid off?: Yes, fired; Yes, laid off; Yes, both fired and laid off; No, not yet; No
How often do you go out to eat?: More than 15 times a week; 10-14 times a week; 7-9 times a week; 5-6 times; 3-4; 1-2; None

Online poll ideas for Valentine’s Day:

Joe — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:20:00 +0000

For valentine’s day, for love, and for the lack thereof.

Valentine’s Day: Before the 14th

Got plans for Valentine’s Day?
( No, and I’m not making any / No, not yet / Yes / Yes! / I don’t know / I don’t care )
How many Valentine’s Day cards are you writing?
( 0 / 1 / 2 / 3-10 / 11-20 / 21-50 / 50+ / I don’t know / I don’t care )

Valentine’s Day: In General

When was the last time you sent or received flowers?
( Inthe past week / The past month / the past year / the past three years / the past ten years / I don’t know / I don’t care )
How much do you believe in Valentine’s Day?
( None / A little / Some / A bit / A good amount / A lot / Tons / I don’t know / I don’t care )

Love

How many people have you told “I love you” in your life?
( 0 / 1 / 2 / 3-10 / 11-20 / 21+ / I don’t know / I don’t care )
How many people have you told “I love you” in the past year?
( 0 / 1 / 2 / 3-10 / 11-20 / 21+ / I don’t know / I don’t care )
How many times have you been in love?
( 0 / 1 / 2 / 3-10 / 11-20 / 21+ / I don’t know / I don’t care )
How many times have you had your heart broken?
( 0 / 1 / 2 / 3-10 / 11-20 / 21-50 / 50+ / I don’t know / I don’t care )
How many hearts have you broken?
( 0 / 1 / 2 / 3-10 / 11-20 / 21-50 / 50+ / I don’t know / I don’t care )

For those who are married

Do you still believe in Valentine’s Day?
( No! / No / Yes / Yes! / I don’t know / I don’t care )
How many times have you thought about leaving your spouse?
( 0 / 1 / 2 / 3-10 / 11-20 / 21-50 / 50+ / I don’t know / I don’t care )

Online poll ideas for when the World Series comes to your town

Joe — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:08:00 +0000

Hey, you never know, the World Series could come to your town next.

World Series: Before ticket sales start

What’s the most you would pay for a single World Series ticket?
( I wouldn’t / $50 / $100 / $250 / $500 / $1,000 / $2,000 / $5,000 / More than that / I don’t know / I don’t care )
How many games have you been to this season?
( 0 / 1 / 2 / 3-5 / 6-10 / 11-20 / 21-50 / 50+ / I don’t know / I don’t care )

World Series: Before the Series starts

How many people do you know who have tickets for the World Series games?
( None / One / Two or three / 4-8 / 9-15 / 16-30 / 31+ )
What percent chance to do you give the [your team name] of winning the World Series?
( 100 / 90 / 80 / 70 / 60 / 50 / 40 / 30 / 20 / 10 / 0 / I don’t know / I don’t care )
What do you think the result of the World Series will be?
( [Your team] in 4 / [Your team] in 5 / [Your team] in 6 / [Your team] in 7 / [Their team] in 4 / [Their team] in 5 / [Their team] in 6 / [Their team] in 7 / I don’t know / I don’t care )

World Series: The day after a game

Did you watch / listen / go to last night’s game?
( Yes, I went to it / Yes, I watched it / Yes, I listened to it / Yes, I followed it online / No, but I wanted to / No, and I didn’t want to / No, I forgot about it )

World Series: During the Series

What percent chance to do you give the [your team name] of winning the World Series?
( 100 / 90 / 80 / 70 / 60 / 50 / 40 / 30 / 20 / 10 / 0 / I don’t know / I don’t care )

World Series: If your team gets swept

We got swept. How do you feel about that?
( The [your team name] embarrassed us all / I’ll be in the seats next season / I’m glad the other team won / Let’s find somebody to blame! / I’m a little bit devastated / I’m a lot devastated / I don’t know / Still don’t care )

World Series: Anytime Polls

How much of a [your team name] fan are you?
( Dyed-in-[your team color] fan / I’m a passionate fan / I’m a fan when they’re winning / I’m not a fan / You could call me an anti-fan / I like baseball, but not the [your-team-name] )
Making any wagers on these games?
( Yes, with my friends / Yes, with my bookie / Yes, with my co-workers / No, gambling is illegal / No / I don’t know / I don’t care )

Online poll ideas for the spring season

Joe — Tue, 08 May 2007 02:57:00 +0000

Hi spring. It’s a new season, and heck if that doesn’t open the doors to a new stable of online poll ideas. This page uses Creative Commons license 123, which means “steal these polls.”

Spring: At the beginning

How many times have you been to the park this month?
( I’m allergic to parks / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3-5 / 6-10 / 11+ / I don’t know )
How many t-shirts have you worn this month?
( 0 / 1 / 2 / 3-5 / 6-10 / 11+ / I don’t know )
Do you believe in spring cleaning?
( Yes / Kind of / Not really / No / Only if somebody else does it / I don’t know )

Spring: In the middle

How many times have you gone out without a jacket this spring?
( 0 / 1 / 2 / 3-5 / 6-10 / 11+ / I don’t know )
Does this weather make you skeptical of global warming?
( Yes! / Yes, a little / Maybe / Not really / Not at all / I don’t know )
Does this weather make you skeptical of global warming?
( Yes! / Yes, a little / Maybe / Not really / Not at all / I don’t know )

Spring: At the end

Looking forward to summer?
( Yeah! / Yes. / Maybe / No / No way! / I don’t know )

Spring: Just for fun

Birds or bees?
( Birds! / Bees! / A little bit of both / I don’t know )

17 online poll ideas for winter and snow

Joe — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 15:55:00 +0000

So, Denver’s had a lot of snow in the past couple weeks. Colorado too. Snow, snow snow. I cooked up a bunch of online poll ideas with snow- and winter-related questions, they’re below. Feel free to crib from them if you want, or contribute your own.

Snowfall: During

How are you planning to get to work tomorrow?
( By foot / By car / By skis / By mass transit / By bicycle / I’m not going to work / I don’t work / I don’t know )
Is your car snowed in?
( Yes / Yes, but not that deep / No / No, I don’t own a car )
How much longer did it take for you to get to work today?
( It didn’t / 30 minutes / 1 hour / 2 hours / 3 hours or more / I don’t work )

Snowfall: After

How much time did you spend shoveling snow?
( None / 30 minutes / 1 hour / 2 hours / 4 hours / 6 hours or more )
Have you broken out your sled yet?
( Yup! / No / I don’t own a sled / I live in Chicago )
Have you had to push your car out of the snow yet?
( Yes / No / I don’t own a car / I don’t know )
Have you helped push somebody elses car out of the snow?
( Yes / Yes, multiple times / No / I don’t know )
How many slush puddles have you stepped in so far?
( None! / 1 / 2 / 3-5 / 6 or more / I don’t know )
Do you think the local news gave too much coverage to the snow?
( Yes, lots / Yes, some / Not really / Not at all / I don’t know )

Snowfall: After (if the snow sticks around a while)

Is your car still snowed in?
( Yes / Yes, but I don’t care / No, not anymore / No, I don’t own a car / No / I don’t know )

Snowfall: Severe

Did you get your newspaper today?
( Yes / Yes, but it was late / No / No, but I don’t subscribe / I don’t know )
Have you gotten blisters from shoveling snow?
( Yes, lots / Yes / No / I don’t know )

Winter-Specific

Have you slipped and fallen on ice this season?
( Yes / No / Maybe / I don’t know )
How many snowballs have you thrown this season?
( None / A couple / A few / Lots! / Too many to count / I don’t know )
Have your pipes burst this winter?
( Yes / No / Not yet / I don’t know )
What are your feelings on slush?
( Yuck / Meh / Necessary evil / I don’t know )
How much do you like it when it snows a bunch?
( Lots / Some / Meh / Not much / Not much at all / I don’t know )