RJ doesn't just collect sneakers or obsess over keeping them clean. He's sexually attracted to them. As you can probably imagine, this makes life a little difficult for him.
Surveys are used a lot to convince people that your argument about (insert subject here) is totally more valid than theirs. "But seriously, penguins have WAY more teeth than dolphins, according to this survey..."
We still don't believe you, man. Sorry.
But surveys will come up with some interesting (some would say bizarre - okay, by some, I mean I would say) facts(?) about our society.