Americans Favor Cars Over Kids
Updated: Wed, Jan 31 10:50 AM EST
DETROIT (Reuters) - America's long love affair with the car, complete with
gifts on Valentine's Day, would appear to be going a bit too far, a poll
shows. The nationwide online survey by Ohio-based Progressive Insurance
found that 45 percent of married Americans ranked their cars as the thing
they considered most important to them. In answer to separate questions
regarding their preferences, only 6 percent rated their children as
important and just 10 percent said their spouse or significant other was
important to them, the survey said. The survey, conducted Jan. 5-15 and
based on answers from 516 respondents, found that 84 percent of Americans
love their cars while 32 percent have actually given their four-wheeled
gas-guzzler a name. Seventeen percent of male participants planned to buy
their vehicle a gift on Valentine's Day, the poll said. It did not say what
gifts might be handed out for the occasion but Progressive, the
fourth-largest auto insurance company in the United States, suggested
rose-scented air fresheners or a vintage can of motor oil.
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