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Food See also: Health policy (obesity, etc.) | Budget (food stamps, etc,)

Gallup Poll. Nov. 6-9, 2014. N=828 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

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"Thinking about your weight, how would you describe your own personal weight situation right now: very overweight, somewhat overweight, about right, somewhat underweight, or very underweight?"

.

Very
overweight Somewhat
overweight About
right Somewhat
underweight Very
underweight

% % % % %

11/6-9/14
4 32 56 5 1

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"Would you like to lose weight, stay at your present weight, or put on weight?" Options rotated

.

Lose
weight Stay at
present Put on
weight Unsure
.

% % % %
.

11/6-9/14
51 40 8 1
.

1951
31 50 17 2
.

Gallup Poll. June 15-16, 2013. N=1,015 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

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"Next, suppose that on Election Day you could vote on key issues as well as candidates. Would you vote for or against a law that would limit the size of soft drinks and other sugary beverages served in restaurants to no more than 16 ounces?"

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Would vote
for Would vote
against Unsure
.

% % %
.

6/15-16/13
30 69 2
.

Gallup Poll. July 10-14, 2013. N=2,027 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.

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"Overall, how healthy would you say your diet is: very healthy, somewhat healthy, not too healthy, or not at all healthy?"

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Very
healthy Somewhat
healthy Not too
healthy Not at all
healthy Unsure

% % % % %

7/10-14/13
26 60 10 2 1

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"How much attention do you pay to the nutritional information that is printed on all food packages, including calories, and sugar, fat and vitamin content: a great deal, a fair amount, not much, or none at all?"

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A great
deal A fair
amount Not much None
at all Unsure

% % % % %

7/10-14/13
32 36 18 14 1

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"How much attention do you pay to the nutritional information that is printed on restaurant menus or posted in restaurants, including calories, and sugar and fat content: a great deal, a fair amount, not much, or none at all?"

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A great
deal A fair
amount Not much None
at all Unsure

% % % % %

7/10-14/13
18 25 26 29 2

Gallup Poll. June 15-16, 2013. N=1,015 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

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"Next, suppose that on Election Day you could vote on key issues as well as candidates. Would you vote for or against a law that would limit the size of soft drinks and other sugary beverages served in restaurants to no more than 16 ounces?"

.

Would vote
for Would vote
against Unsure
.

% % %
.

6/15-16/13
30 69 2
.

Gallup Poll. March 8-9, 2013. N=1,016 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.

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"I'm going to read some proposals that have been made to improve the nutritional value of foods students eat while at school. Please say whether you would vote for or against each of the following. . . ."

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Vote for Vote against Unsure
.

% % %
.

.

"A new federal law that would strictly limit the kinds of food that can be served in school meals or sold elsewhere in public schools to food that meets certain standards for high nutritional value" N=524 (Form A), margin of error ą 6

3/8-9/13
67 31 2
.

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"A new federal law that would strictly limit the kinds of foods that can be served in school meals or sold in vending machines, at snack bars and bake sales in public schools to food that meets certain standards for high nutritional value" N=492 (Form B), margin of error ą 6

3/8-9/13
57 41 3
.

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"A law that would prohibit students from bringing packed lunches or snacks to public schools"

3/8-9/13
17 81 2
.

Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation Poll. July 25-Aug. 5, 2012. N=3,130 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.

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"Do you support or oppose putting a special tax on junk food -- that is, things like soda, chips, and candy -- and using the money for programs to fight obesity?"

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Support Oppose Unsure
.

% % %
.

7/25 - 8/5/12
53 47 1
.

Gallup Poll. Dec. 3-6, 2010. N=1,003 adults nationwide, interviewed via Gallup Daily tracking. Margin of error ą 4.

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"Suppose that on Election Day you could vote on key issues as well as candidates. Please tell me whether you would vote for or against a law that would do each of the following. First, would you vote for or against a law that would increase government regulation of food safety?"

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Vote for Vote against Unsure
.

% % %
.

12/3-6/10
75 21 3
.

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. Aug. 11-16, 2010. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.5.

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"How confident are you that it is safe to eat seafood from the areas in the Gulf that were affected by the oil spill . . . ?"

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Very
confident Very
confident Somewhat
confident Not too
confident Not confident
at all

% % % % %

8/11-16/10
5 7 33 24 31

CBS News Poll. Dec. 17-22, 2009. N=1,048 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
							.
"Using a grade of A, B, C, D and F -- where A is excellent and F is very poor -- and using any of the grades in between. ... How would you grade the U.S. on ensuring the safety of the food supply in the U.S.?"
							.
		A	B	C	D	F	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	12/17-22/09	7	33	34	18	6	2
							.
"Do you support or oppose putting a special tax on junk food -- that is, things like soda, chips, and candy?"
							.
		Support	Oppose	Unsure	.	.	.
		%	%	%	.	.	.
	ALL	38	60	2	.	.	.
	Men	33	66	1	.	.	.
	Women	42	54	4	.	.	.
							.
"Do you think putting a special tax on junk food would encourage more people to lose weight, or wouldn't it do that?"
							.
		Would	Would not	Unsure	.	.	.
		%	%	%	.	.	.
	12/17-22/09	26	72	2	.	.	.
							.
"Overall, how confident are you that the food you buy is safe to eat: very confident, somewhat confident, not too confident, not at all confident?"
							.
		Very confident	Somewhat confident	Not too confident	Not at all confident	.	.
		%	%	%	%	.	.
	ALL	32	52	14	2	.	.
	Men	40	45	13	1	.	.
	Women	24	58	14	3	.	.

CBS News/New York Times Poll. April 25-29, 2008. N=1,065 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Some foods contain genetically modified ingredients in order to make them taste better and last longer. How much have you heard or read about this: a lot, some, not much or nothing at all?"
						.
		A lot	Some	Not much	Nothing at all
		%	%	%	%
	4/25-29/08	17	39	27	17

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"Do you think foods that contain genetically modified ingredients should be labeled indicating that or don't you think that is necessary?"
						.
		Should be	Not necessary	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/25-29/08	87	11	2

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"How likely is it that you would buy food that is labeled as having been genetically modified: very likely, somewhat likely, not very likely, or not at all likely?"
						.
		Very likely	Somewhat likely	Not very likely	Not at all likely	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/25-29/08	12	31	24	29	4

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Neil Newhouse (R). July 27-30, 2007. N=approx. 500 adults nationwide.
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"When it comes to food products produced in China, do you have a great deal of confidence, quite a bit of confidence, just some confidence, or very little confidence that these food products are safe to eat?"
						.
		Great deal	Quite a bit	Just some	Very little	None (vol.)
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/27-30/07	3	5	25	55	10

USA Today/Gallup Poll. July 6-8, 2007. N=1,014 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"How concerned are you about the safety of food in your local grocery stores that comes from [see below]: very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not concerned at all?"
						.
		Very Concerned	Somewhat Concerned	Not Too Concerned	Not at All Concerned	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	China
	7/6-8/07	46	28	17	8	1
						.
	Mexico
	7/6-8/07	28	33	26	12	1
						.
	The United States
	7/6-8/07	11	28	33	29	-

Gallup Poll. July 7-10, 2005. N=1,006 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Do you feel confident or not confident that the food available at most grocery stores is safe to eat?"
						.
		Confident	Not Confident	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/7-10/05	88	12	-
	7/8-11/04	87	12	1
	7/9-11/02	85	13	2
	7/19-22/01	89	10	1
						.
"Do you feel confident or not confident that the food served at most restaurants is safe to eat?"
						.
		Confident	Not Confident	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/7-10/05	76	23	1
	7/19-22/01	77	21	2
						.
"How much confidence do you have in the federal government to ensure the safety of the food supply in the U.S.? Would you say you have a great deal, a fair amount, not much, or none at all?"
						.
		A Great Deal	A Fair Amount	Not Much	None At All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/7-10/05	19	61	15	5	-
	7/8-11/04	31	54	11	3	1
	7/9-11/02	19	58	16	6	1
	7/19-22/01	21	61	13	4	1

Gallup Poll. July 7-10, 2005. N=1,006 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"As you may know, some food products and medicines are being developed using new scientific techniques. The general area is called 'biotechnology' and includes tools such as genetic engineering and genetic modification of food. How closely have you been following the news about this issue: very closely, somewhat closely, not too closely, or not at all?"
						.
		Very Closely	Somewhat Closely	Not Too Closely	Not At All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/7-10/05	9	31	35	25	-
	7/7-9/03	9	32	34	25	-
	7/19-22/01	11	34	33	21	1
						.
"Overall would you say you strongly support, moderately support, moderately oppose, or strongly oppose the use of biotechnology in agriculture and food production?"
						.
		Strongly Support	Moderately Support	Moderately Oppose	Strongly Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/7-10/05	9	36	29	16	10
	7/7-9/03	9	38	27	18	8
	7/19-22/01	9	43	24	14	10
						.
"From what you know or have heard, do you believe that foods that have been produced using biotechnology pose a serious health hazard to consumers, or not?"
						.
		Pose Hazard	Don't Pose Hazard	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/7-10/05	33	54	13
	7/7-9/03	34	54	12
	7/19-22/01	30	53	17

ABC News Poll. July 9-13, 2003. N=1,024 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"How confident are you that the food we eat in the United States is safe: very confident, somewhat confident, not very confident or not at all confident?"
						.
		Very	Somewhat	Not Very	Not at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/03	39	49	9	3	1
	11/97	27	56	12	4	-
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"Scientists can change the genes in some food crops and farm animals to make them grow faster or bigger and be more resistant to bugs, weeds and disease. Do you think this genetically modified food, also known as bio-engineered food, is or is not safe to eat?" Half sample
						.
		Safe	Not Safe	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/03	46	46	9
	6/01	35	52	13
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"Do you think the federal government should or should not require labels on food saying whether it has been genetically modified or bio-engineered?" Half sample
						.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/03	92	6	2
	6/01	93	6	1
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"If you saw a label on food at your market saying it had been genetically modified or bio-engineered, would you be more likely to buy it, less likely to buy it, or would it make no difference in your buying decision?" Half sample
						.
		More	Less	No Difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/03	6	55	37	2
	6/01	5	57	34	3
						.
"Some livestock and poultry are fed antibiotics and hormones to make them disease resistant and faster-growing. Do you think food from farm animals that are fed antibiotics and hormones is or is not safe to eat?" Half sample
						.
		Safe	Not Safe	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/03	49	42	10
						.
"Do you think the federal government should or should not require labels on food saying whether it's from farm animals that have been fed antibiotics or hormones?" Half sample
						.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/03	85	11	4
						.
"If you saw a label on food at your market saying it's from farm animals that have been fed antibiotics or hormones, would you be more likely to buy it, less likely to buy it, or would it make no difference in your buying decision?" Half sample
						.
		More	Less	No Difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	7/03	4	47	45	4

Gallup Poll. July 7-9, 2003. N=1,006 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"Overall, do you think that most of the food served in fast food restaurants is very good for you, fairly good for you, not too good for you, or not good at all for you?"
						.
		Very Good	Fairly Good	Not Too Good	Not Good at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/7-9/03	1	22	53	23	1
						.
"How responsible is the fast food industry for the health problems faced by obese people in this country: very responsible, somewhat responsible, not too responsible, or not responsible at all?" Options rotated
						.
		Very	Somewhat	Not Too	Not at All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	7/7-9/03	6	27	25	41	1
						.
"Would you favor or oppose holding the fast food industry legally responsible for the diet-related health problems of people who eat fast food on a regular basis?"
						.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/7-9/03	9	89	2

ABC News.com Poll. June 13-17, 2001. N=1,024 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
			.
"If you saw a label on food at your market saying it had been grown or raised organically, without the use of pesticides, chemical fertilizers or feed additives, would you be more likely to buy it, less likely to buy it, or would it make no difference in your buying decision?"
			.
		%
	More likely	52
	Less likely	10
	Make no difference	36
	No opinion	2

Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology poll conducted by the Mellman Group (D) and Public Opinion Strategies (R). Jan. 22-28, 2001. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
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"How much have you seen, read or heard recently regarding genetically modified food that is sold in grocery stores? Have you heard a great deal, some, not too much, or nothing at all recently regarding genetically modified food that is sold in grocery stores?" Asked of half the sample.
						.
		%
	A great deal	9
	Some	35
	Not too much	29
	Nothing at all	25
	Don't know	1
						.
"How likely would you be to eat genetically modified foods? Would you be very likely, somewhat likely, not too likely, or not at all likely to eat genetically modified foods?"
						.
		%
	Very likely	10
	Somewhat likely	29
	Not too likely	23
	Not at all likely	31
	Don't know	8
						.
"As far as you know, have you ever eaten genetically modified foods?"
						.
		%
	Yes	19
	No	62
	Don't know	19
						.
"When you go to the grocery store how important is it to you to know whether a product contains genetically modified agricultural products? Is it very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important for you to know whether a product contains genetically modified agricultural products?"
						.
		%
	Very important	46
	Somewhat important	29
	Not too important	11
	Not at all important	10
	Don't know	4
						.
"To the best of your knowledge, how much of the food in a typical American grocery store is genetically modified -- that is, food modified through biotechnology -- or contains genetically modified ingredients?"
						.
		%
	Less than 25%	38
	25% to 50%	22
	50% to 75%	10
	More than 75%	4
	Don't know	25
						.
"Do you think genetically modified foods are basically safe, basically unsafe, or don’t you have an opinion on this?"
						.
		%
	Basically safe	29
	Basically unsafe	25
	Don't know	46
						.
"Now, as you may know, more than half of products at the grocery store are produced using some form of biotechnology or genetic modification. Knowing this, do you think genetically modified foods are basically safe, basically unsafe, or don’t you have an opinion on this?"
						.
		%
	Basically safe	48
	Basically unsafe	21
	Don't know	31
						.
"Now I'm going to read you a list of organizations from which you can get information about genetically modified foods. After each, please tell me how much you trust what each organization says about genetically modified foods. Do you trust what they have to say about genetically modified foods a great deal, some, not too much, or not at all? If you have never heard of the organization, or don’t know, please say so and we'll move on. . . ."
						.
		Great Deal	Some	Not Too Much	Not at All	Unsure/ Never Heard Of
		%	%	%	%	%
	The Food and Drug Administration, or FDA	41	44	7	8	1
						.
	Friends and family	37	43	11	7	2
						.
	Farmers	34	48	9	6	2
						.
	Scientists and academics	33	49	8	7	4
						.
	The Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA	33	48	9	8	2
						.
	Food safety groups	32	54	7	4	3
						.
	Research centers	28	54	9	5	3
						.
	Environmental groups	23	51	12	11	3
						.
	Consumer groups	21	56	11	9	4
						.
	Grocery stores	9	51	22	15	2
						.
	Food manufacturers	8	44	24	23	2
						.
	Local community leaders	6	46	23	22	4
						.
	Elected officials	3	30	25	39	2

The Harris Poll. June 8-12, 2000. N=1,015 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
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"How much have you seen, read, or heard about [see below]: a lot, some, not much, or nothing at all?"
						.
		A Lot	Some	Not Much	Nothing At All	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	"new genetically modified foods"
		15	42	28	14	1
						.
	"new types of plants and crops which have been genetically engineered"
		16	42	27	14	1
						.
"How likely do you think it is that the following will happen because of the use of new types of plants and crops developed by genetic engineering: very, somewhat, not very, or not at all likely? . . ."
						.
		Very Likely	Somewhat Likely	Not Very Likely	Not At All Likely	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	"Food based on these new crops will be poisonous or cause diseases in people who eat them"
		14	31	22	25	7
						.
	"Agricultural production will increase"
		29	37	16	13	6
						.
	"They will upset the balance of nature and damage the environment"
		25	31	22	15	6
						.
	"They will make food less expensive than it would be otherwise"
		14	28	23	29	6
						.
"Do you think the government should require the labeling of all packaged and other food products stating that they include corn, soy or other products which have come from genetically modified crops, or is that not important?"
						.
		%
	Should require	86
	Not important	13
	Not sure	1
						.
"Overall do you think the benefits of developing and growing these new plants and crops outweigh the risks of doing this, or do you think the risks outweigh the benefits?"
						.
			%
	Benefits outweigh the risks		38
	Risks outweigh the benefits		48
	Not sure		14

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