About 40% of those surveyed by THE DAILY and the Fox Sports/TMG Poll were unable to name a company with unfair labor practices and poor working conditions. However, of those identifying a company which they perceived as maintaining unfair labor practices and poor working condition, 16.4% selected Nike. In June, the Fox Sports/TMG Poll surveyed 1,133 U.S. and Canadian residents, ages 12+:
CAN YOU NAME A COMPANY THAT CURRENTLY MAINTAINS UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES AND POOR WORKING CONDITIONS? |
Don't Know | 42.3% | Reebok | 0.6% |
None | 22.9% | Ford | 0.4% |
Nike | 16.4% | Texaco | 0.4% |
adidas | 0.9% | Other | 5.3% |
General Motors | 0.7% | No Answer | 4.0% |
K-Mart | 0.7% | | |
HAVE YOU EVER NOT BOUGHT A PRODUCT OF A COMPANY BECAUSE OF THAT COMPANY'S LABOR PRACTICES AND WORKING CONDITIONS? |
SEX |
| TOTAL | MEN | WOMEN |
YES | 39.2% | 34.3% | 43.5% |
NO | 54.9% | 59.5% | 50.8% |
DON'T KNOW | 4.8% | 4.9% | 4.7% |
|
HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
| $0-30K | $30-50K | $50-70K | $70-100K | $100K+ |
YES | 35.9% | 45.3% | 44.6% | 48.5% | 47.9% |
NO | 59.0% | 50.2% | 52.2% | 45.6% | 49.3% |
DON'T KNOW | 5.1% | 4.5% | 2.7% | 5.8% | 2.8% |
AGE |
| 12-17 | 18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
YES | 21.2% | 30.9% | 44.5% | 43.8% | 58.3% | 44.2% | 28.3% |
NO | 73.3% | 65.1% | 50.8% | 52.2% | 34.3% | 48.8% | 63.0% |
DON'T KNOW | 4.8% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 6.9% | 4.7% | 5.8% |