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Jul 17, 2008 8:00 pm US/Pacific

Poll Shows Car-Loving Californians Cutting Gas Use

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SACRAMENTO (AP) ― A new poll shows two-thirds of Californians are cutting their gasoline use and reducing other spending because of soaring fuel prices.

The Field Poll also shows that majorities support building more nuclear power plants and liquid natural gas facilities in California.

Even so, a majority opposes more oil drilling offshore or on public land. And 70 percent oppose lowering air pollution standards as a way to squeeze out slightly higher gas mileage.

The poll found that 78 percent of survey respondents were driving less, 59 percent were using a family's most fuel-efficient vehicle and 28 percent said they are carpooling more.

Thursday's Field Poll of 809 registered voters was conducted July 8-14. The telephone survey has a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points.

(© 2008 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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