2/8: Holy Super Powers, Batman! Mind Reading and Time Travel Top List

February 8, 2011 by Marist Poll
Filed under Featured, Living, Odds and Ends, Odds and Ends Polls

Superman, Spider-Man, and Wonder Woman step aside! Americans have their own super hero dreams! The Marist Poll asked which super power U.S. residents would like to have, and they answered. More than a quarter — 28% — report they would like to have the ability to read people’s minds, and the same proportion — 28% — say they would like to be able to time travel. The ability to fly is the preference of 16% while 11% say they wish they could teleport. 10% pick invisibility, and 8% are unsure.

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Mind reading tops the list of those in Gen X — 36% — and Americans in the Silent-Greatest generation — 28%. The number one pick of Baby Boomers — 33% — is time travel. Time travel and reading minds are closely matched among Millennials, receiving 26% and 25%, respectively.

35% of men wish they could travel through time while 30% of women would like to read people’s minds.

Table: Super Power Preference

Marist Poll Methodology

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8 Responses to “2/8: Holy Super Powers, Batman! Mind Reading and Time Travel Top List”

dan on February 9th, 2011 12:12 pm

love this. what does your choice tell you about you?
StephQJ on February 10th, 2011 10:24 am

I just did a blog post about this exact topic last night. I hadn’t seen this study and was delighted when it popped up on HLN this morning!
hairsalonknoxville on February 10th, 2011 11:19 am

LOL! I would have 8 octopus arms so I could do hair color and hair cuts for 8 clients at the same time!
Welder on February 10th, 2011 2:25 pm

Do they have any super hero now !!
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