Poll Finds Majority of Frequent Flyers Do Mileage Runs to Maintain Status
SURVEY METHODOLOGY
Results for this Frequent Business Traveler poll are based on an online survey conducted between December 16 and December 31, 2013, with a random sample of 813 adults. Of that group, 78.6% reside in the United States, 5.6% in Canada, 4.4% in the United Kingdom, and 2% in Australia. Forty-nine of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia were represented.
For results based on the total sample group, one can state with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±3.37 percentage points.
The survey was designed by Basex, a market research firm. Through organic and viral contact, we received 813 complete responses from frequent travelers.
While this group is not at all reflective of American society as a whole, it is reflective of a population that travels frequently.
CHARTS: MILEAGE AND MATTRESS RUNS
CORRECTION – JANUARY 7, 2014
The original version of this story stated that the percentage of frequent flyers who did both mileage and mattress runs in 2013 was 9.3%. The figure should instead be 16%.
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