Survey Questions
Obese people should be allowed to park in handicapped spaces and have other special accommodations. (OBSEPARK)
| | TOTAL | % |
| 1) Agree | 89 | 19.1 |
| 2) Disagree | 311 | 66.7 |
| 3) It depends | 53 | 11.4 |
| 4) Dont Know/No answer | 13 | 2.8 |
| TOTAL | 466 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details |
| Scope: | Regional Sample |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Sample |
| Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Movie theaters and airlines should be required to provide some seats larger than normal to accommodate obese people. (OBSESEAT)
| | TOTAL | % |
| 1) Agree | 329 | 70.6 |
| 2) Disagree | 105 | 22.5 |
| 3) It depends | 17 | 3.6 |
| 4) Dont Know/No answer | 15 | 3.2 |
| TOTAL | 466 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details |
| Scope: | Regional Sample |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Sample |
| Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Obese people should be allowed to park in handicapped spaces and have other special accommodations. (OBSEPARK)
| | TOTAL | % |
| 1) Agree | 160 | 15.8 |
| 2) Disagree | 730 | 72.1 |
| 3) It depends | 107 | 10.6 |
| 4) Dont know/No answer | 16 | 1.6 |
| TOTAL | 1,013 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details |
| Scope: | Regional Sample |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Sample |
| Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Movie theaters and airlines should be required to provide some seats larger than normal to accommodate obese people. (OBSESEAT)
| | TOTAL | % |
| 1) Agree | 665 | 65.6 |
| 2) Disagree | 262 | 25.9 |
| 3) It depends | 31 | 3.1 |
| 4) Dont know/No answer | 55 | 5.4 |
| TOTAL | 1,013 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details |
| Scope: | Regional Sample |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Sample |
| Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Carol is a substantially overweight White woman. She has lost weight in the past but always gains it back again. Setup to personality, character and behavior questions--What percent of the persons behavior is influenced by the genes they inherit, and what percent is influenced by their learning experience? The higher the number, the more you think the behavior is influenced by learning and experience; the lower the number, the more you think it is influenced by genes. (GENENVO1)
| | TOTAL | % |
| 1) 100% genes | 164 | 6.9 |
| 2) | 42 | 1.8 |
| 3) | 43 | 1.8 |
| 4) | 39 | 1.6 |
| 5) | 124 | 5.2 |
| 6) | 42 | 1.8 |
| 7) | 60 | 2.5 |
| 8) | 55 | 2.3 |
| 9) | 44 | 1.8 |
| 10) | 248 | 10.4 |
| 11) | 196 | 8.2 |
| 12) | 126 | 5.3 |
| 13) | 54 | 2.3 |
| 14) | 74 | 3.1 |
| 15) | 239 | 10 |
| 16) | 77 | 3.2 |
| 17) | 102 | 4.3 |
| 18) | 155 | 6.5 |
| 19) | 75 | 3.1 |
| 20) | 107 | 4.5 |
| 21) 100% environment | 288 | 12.1 |
| 98) Dont know | 14 | 0.6 |
| 99) No answer | 14 | 0.6 |
| TOTAL | 2,382 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details |
| Scope: | U.S. Sample |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Sample |
| Mode: | In-Person |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Do you think most obese people are seriously overweight mainly because of bad diet and exercise habits, or are they seriously overweight mainly because of things they cant control such as their inherited metabolism? (RSNOBESE)
| | TOTAL | % |
| 1) Because of bad diet and exercise habits | 235 | 50.4 |
| 2) Because of things they cant control | 100 | 21.5 |
| 3) Both | 103 | 22.1 |
| 4) It depends | 15 | 3.2 |
| 5) Dont Know/No answer | 13 | 2.8 |
| TOTAL | 466 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details |
| Scope: | Regional Sample |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Sample |
| Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Obese people should take responsibility for their own health and lose weight. (OBSERESP)
| | TOTAL | % |
| 1) Agree | 359 | 77 |
| 2) Disagree | 46 | 9.9 |
| 3) It depends | 55 | 11.8 |
| 4) Dont Know/No answer | 6 | 1.3 |
| TOTAL | 466 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details |
| Scope: | Regional Sample |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Sample |
| Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Do you think most obese people are seriously overweight mainly because of bad diet and exercise habits, or are they seriously overweight mainly because of things they cant control such as their inherited metabolism? (RSNOBESE)
| | TOTAL | % |
| 1) Because of bad diet and exercise habits | 568 | 56.1 |
| 2) Because of things they cant control | 212 | 20.9 |
| 3) Both (volunteered) | 183 | 18.1 |
| 4) It depends (volunteered) | 18 | 1.8 |
| 5) Dont know/No answer | 32 | 3.2 |
| TOTAL | 1,013 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details |
| Scope: | Regional Sample |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Sample |
| Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Obese people should take responsibility for their own health and lose weight. (OBSERESP)
| | TOTAL | % |
| 1) Agree | 812 | 80.2 |
| 2) Disagree | 77 | 7.6 |
| 3) It depends | 103 | 10.2 |
| 4) Dont know/No answer | 21 | 2.1 |
| TOTAL | 1,013 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details |
| Scope: | Regional Sample |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Sample |
| Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Obese people face a lot of discrimination these days. (OBSEDISC)
| | TOTAL | % |
| 1) Agree | 357 | 76.6 |
| 2) Disagree | 85 | 18.2 |
| 3) It depends | 10 | 2.1 |
| 4) Dont Know/No answer | 14 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 466 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details |
| Scope: | Regional Sample |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Sample |
| Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Obese people face a lot of discrimination these days. (OBSEDISC)
| | TOTAL | % |
| 1) Agree | 766 | 75.6 |
| 2) Disagree | 176 | 17.4 |
| 3) It depends | 25 | 2.5 |
| 4) Dont know/No answer | 46 | 4.5 |
| TOTAL | 1,013 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details |
| Scope: | Regional Sample |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Sample |
| Mode: | Phone |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Are you in favor of or against public funding of: programs to prevent obesity? (FNDOBSTY)
| | TOTAL | % |
| 1) Strongly in favor of | 294 | 20 |
| 2) In favor of | 615 | 41.9 |
| 3) Neither in favor of nor against | 264 | 18 |
| 4) Against | 224 | 15.3 |
| 5) Strongly against | 70 | 4.8 |
| TOTAL | 1,467 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details |
| Scope: | U.S. Sample |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Sample |
| Mode: | In-Person |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Are you in favor of or against public funding of: programs to prevent obesity? (FNDOBSTY)
| | TOTAL | % |
| 1) Strongly in favor of | 294 | 19.8 |
| 2) In favor of | 615 | 41.4 |
| 3) Neither in favor of nor against | 264 | 17.8 |
| 4) Against | 224 | 15.1 |
| 5) Strongly against | 70 | 4.7 |
| 8) Dont know | 18 | 1.2 |
| 9) No answer | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 1,485 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details |
| Scope: | U.S. Sample |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Sample |
| Mode: | In-Person |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] Try to imagine actually doing the following things, and indicate how much money someone would have to pay you, (anonymously and secretly) to be willing to do each thing. For each action, assume that nothing bad would happen to you afterwards. Also assume that you cannot use the money to make up for your action. Make cruel remarks to an overweight person about his or her appearance [Moral Foundations Sacredness Scale-Short Version] (MFSS17)
| | TOTAL | % |
| -1) Refused | 25 | 1.6 |
| 1) $0 (Id do it for free) | 38 | 2.5 |
| 2) $10 | 13 | 0.9 |
| 3) $100 | 51 | 3.4 |
| 4) $1,000 | 63 | 4.2 |
| 5) $10,000 | 72 | 4.7 |
| 6) $100,000 | 50 | 3.3 |
| 7) $1 million dollars or more | 99 | 6.5 |
| 8) Never for any amount of money | 1,107 | 72.9 |
| TOTAL | 1,518 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details |
| Scope: | U.S. Sample |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Random Sample |
| Mode: | Online |
[ Analyze Results | Add to Question Bank | View Question Bank ] New technologies make it possible to discover many things about the unborn early in the pregnancy. For each of the following test results I read, please tell me which statement on this card best describes your feelings. Just call off the letter. A test reveals . . . b. the baby will have a genetic tendency toward obesity -- being overweight. (See note 4 on the ARDA summary page) (TOBESE)
| | TOTAL | % |
| 1) Serious enough to have an abortion | 36 | 1.7 |
| 2) Serious enough to strongly consider an abortion | 61 | 2.9 |
| 3) Serious enough to give a little consideration to an abortion | 84 | 4 |
| 4) Not a consideration, you would definitely not consider an abortion | 1,906 | 91.3 |
| TOTAL | 2,087 | 100.0 |
| Survey Details |
| Scope: | U.S. Sample |
| Frame: | U.S. Adults |
| Sample: | Other |
| Mode: | In-Person |
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SubCategories
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| Accommodations: | This question type asks the respondent their opinion about accommodations that might be made for obese people. |
| Causes of Obesity: | Questions that ask the respondent their opinion regarding potential causes of obesity. |
| Face Discrimination?: | Does the respondent believe that the obese face discrimination? |
| Favor Funding: | Does the respondent favor funding for program designed to reduce obesity? |
| Personal Attitude: | This question type asks how the respondent feels about obese people. |
