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  2009 Summer Lake Tides Poll Results







  • 8% Sparklers and other fire works with less than ¼ of a grain of explosive mixture
  • 4% Roman candles, firecrackers, bottle rockets, mortars or other fireworks that explode or leave the ground
  • 12% Both Types
  • 72% I don't purchase or use fireworks
  • 2% No Answer
  • 19%  July 4th only
  • 6%  Holidays and Celebrations
  • 3%  Whenever the mood strikes
  • 65%  Never
  • 5%  No Answer
  • 18%  Over land
  • 3%  Over a lake or an other water body
  • 6%  Both
  • 65%  Neither
  • 5%  No Answer
  • 11%  To protect the water from the pollution caused by fireworks
  • 8%  Easier to clean up afterwards
  • 6%  Convenience
  • 0%  To reduce or accentuate the sound
  • 0%  So the largest number of people can enjoy them
  • 0%  So they do not bother other people
  • 65%  I don't use fireworks
  • 7%  No Answer
  • 11%  To reduce the fire hazard
  • 3%  The beauty of the fireworks' reflection on the surface
  • 0%  To reduce litter on the land
  • 0%  Convenience
  • 0%  To reduce or accentuate the sound
  • 1%  So the largest number of people can enjoy them
  • 0%  So they do not bother other people
  • 71%  I don't use fireworks
  • 11%  No Answer

  • 80%  Yes
  • 14%  No
  • 5%  No Answer
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