InsuranceQuotes.com Poll: Less Than One-Third of American Adults Plan to Travel by Car to Thanksgiving Destination

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Just 28 percent of U.S. adults say they'll travel by car to a Thanksgiving destination this year, according to a poll commissioned by InsuranceQuotes.com. The poll was conducted online by Harris Interactive from Oct. 4-6, 2011, among 2,171 adults 18 and older.

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Of Americans who do plan to travel by car this Thanksgiving, 31 percent are worried about the cost of fuel, according to the InsuranceQuotes.com poll. That was the No. 1 concern cited by Thanksgiving motorists. According to AAA, the national average price for regular unleaded gasoline was $3.39 per gallon in mid-November, about 50 cents more than one year ago.

"For some Americans, it appears that the cost of gobbling up too much gas to head to Grandma's house is keeping them at home for Thanksgiving turkey and all the trimmings," said John Egan, managing editor of InsuranceQuotes.com.

Among other findings of the poll:

• 60 percent of those spending time on the road over the Thanksgiving holiday will be putting in 100 miles or more round trip. Of those, 57 percent plan to take a break along the way.
• Travelers heading more than 100 miles one way by car to get to their Thanksgiving destination and who plan to take a break along the way cite using the restroom (82 percent), getting food and beverages (78 percent), fueling up (69 percent) and stopping to rest or sleep (27 percent) as their primary reasons for breaking. Of these long-distance trekkers, 62 percent plan to stop at a gas station or convenience store along the way; 58 percent at a highway rest stop or service area; and 54 percent at a restaurant.

Survey methodology

This survey was conducted online within the United States by Harris Interactive on behalf of InsuranceQuotes.com from Oct. 4-6, 2011, among 2,171 adults ages 18 and older. This online survey is not based on a probability sample and, therefore, no estimate of theoretical sampling error can be calculated. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables, please contact John Egan at [email protected].

To read the complete InsuranceQuotes.com story, visit http://www.insurancequotes.com/thanksgiving_travel.

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