NW Poll

Getting to Know You

April 14, 2019 by PEMCO Insurance

According to the 2019 PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, 40 percent of residents say it’s not too important, or even not at all important, for them to make new friends. That’s almost double the number of respondents on the other end of the spectrum (24 percent) who say it’s very or extremely important to make new friends.

How about you? How important is it to make new friends?

Right now in your life, how important is it to you to make new friends?

Total	WA	OR
1235	635	600	Total
9	12	6	Extremely important
15	15	15	Very important
35	35	36	Somewhat important
30	30	30	Not too important
10	8	12	Not at all important
1	0	1	Don’t know

Right now in your life, how important is it to you to make new friends?

Washington		Oregon
Male	Female	Male	Female
19	5	7	5	Extremely important
15	15	19	12	Very important
31	39	37	35	Somewhat important
28	32	26	34	Not too important
7	9	10	13	Not at all important
0	0	1	1	Don’t know

Right now in your life, how important is it to you to make new friends?

Washington		Oregon
<35	35+	<35	35+
20	8	10	4	Extremely important
19	13	19	13	Very important
33	36	36	36	Somewhat important
20	35	22	34	Not too important
8	8	11	12	Not at all important
0	0	2	1	Don’t know

Right now in your life, how important is it to you to make new friends?

Washington		Oregon
With Children	No Children	With Children	No Children
25	3	10	3	Extremely important
16	12	16	14	Very important
32	39	32	38	Somewhat important
18	38	28	33	Not too important
9	8	13	12	Not at all important
0	0	1	0	Don’t know

Even if it’s not important to you right now, how easy or difficult do you think it is to make friends in the city where you live?

Total	WA	OR
1235	635	600	Total
11	14	9	Very easy
25	24	25	Somewhat easy
25	24	26	Neither easy nor difficult
25	25	26	Somewhat difficult
12	12	13	Very difficult
2	1	1	Don’t know

Even if it’s not important to you right now, how easy or difficult do you think it is to make friends in the city where you live?

Washington		Oregon
Male	Female	Male	Female
19	9	10	7	Very easy
23	25	26	24	Somewhat easy
25	23	25	26	Neither easy nor difficult
22	28	26	26	Somewhat difficult
10	15	10	15	Very difficult
1	0	3	2	Don’t know

Even if it’s not important to you right now, how easy or difficult do you think it is to make friends in the city where you live?

Washington		Oregon
<55	55+	<55	55+
16	7	10	5	Very easy
25	22	24	26	Somewhat easy
23	29	24	31	Neither easy nor difficult
23	31	25	29	Somewhat difficult
13	10	15	6	Very difficult
0	1	2	3	Don’t know

Even if it’s not important to you right now, how easy or difficult do you think it is to make friends in the city where you live?

Washington		Oregon
With Children	No Children	With Children	No Children
23	8	11	7	Very easy
26	25	26	26	Somewhat easy
19	26	23	26	Neither easy nor difficult
22	27	26	25	Somewhat difficult
10	14	12	12	Very difficult
0	0	2	4	Don’t know

About the PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll
PEMCO Insurance commissioned this independent survey, conducted by FBK Research of Seattle, that asked Washington and Oregon residents questions about driving habits and attitudes toward current Northwest issues. The sample size, 600 respondents in Washington and 600 in Oregon, yields an accuracy of +/- 4.1 percent at the 95 percent confidence level. In other words, if this study were conducted 100 times, in 95 instances the data will not vary by more than the associated error range.

About PEMCO Insurance
PEMCO Insurance, established in 1949, is a Seattle-based provider of auto, home, boat, and umbrella insurance to Northwest residents. PEMCO Insurance is sold to consumers by the method they choose – phone, local community agents, or online.

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