The Providence Business News Executive Poll is a weekly
survey of 70 top business leaders throughout the state, representing small and
large companies in a variety of industries and businesses.
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QUESTION: You can have two tickets to one of the following events. Which do you choose?
Front row at a Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band concert: 7%
Red Sox versus Yankees at Fenway Park during the pennant race in September: 36%
A dinner for about 100 guests with President Bush at the White House: 57%
QUESTION: Which is your favorite season?
Spring: 21% Summer: 36% Fall: 43% Winter: 0%
QUESTION: It’s time to turn in your briefcase. Which would you rather be?
A professional athlete: 22%
A talented musician: 14%
A television or movie star: 14%
A best-selling author: 50%
QUESTION: You’ve got a year’s sabbatical to write a book. What do you write?
The biography of a famous person you admire: 14%
An educational text in your field of expertise: 14%
A mystery or suspense novel: 36%
A satiric or comedic farce: 36%
QUESTION: Is this the year the Red Sox break the “Curse of the Bambino” and win the World Series (answer with your head, not your heart)?
Yes: 29%
No: 71%
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