Poll Results: Dress

March 02, 2015, 8:46 PM GMT+0

These are the topline results of a YouGov/Huffington Post survey of 1000 US adults interviewed February 28 - March 2, 2015 on the dress. The results show that most think it is blue and black. The margin of error is 4.1%.

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Have you heard about the debate over a photo of a dress that different people see as being different colors?
Yes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74%
No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26%

As you may know, a photo of a dress sparked controversy this week because people can’t agree on which colors it is. Some Democrats in Congress have weighed in to say the dress is white and gold. Which of the following color combinations do you think best describes this dress?
Asked of half of respondents
White and gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27%
Blue and black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57%
Some other combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4%

As you may know, a photo of a dress sparked controversy this week because people can’t agree on which colors it is. Some Republicans in Congress have weighed in to say the dress is white and gold. Which of the following color combinations do you think best describes this dress?
Asked of the other half of respondents
White and gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32%
Blue and black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56%
Some other combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5%

Regardless of which colors YOU think the dress is, which is closer to your opinion:
I DO understand someone could see the dress as a different set of colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46%
I DON’T understand how anyone could see the dress as a different set of colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15%

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