Obesity, Attitudes about - Measurement Concept

Attitudes about obesity/obese people
15 Questions match selected parameters.

Survey Questions

GENENVO1 from General Social Survey, 2004
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 person's 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. FNDOBSTY from General Social Survey 2012 Cross-Section and Panel Combined - Instructional Dataset
Are you in favor of or against public funding of: programs to prevent obesity? FNDOBSTY from General Social Survey 2012 Cross-Section and Panel Combined, (Inapplicable Responses Coded as Missing)
Are you in favor of or against public funding of: programs to prevent obesity? TOBESE from Life Choices, 1990
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) MFSS17 from Measuring Morality Study, 2012
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] OBSEDISC from Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 2000
Obese people face a lot of discrimination these days. OBSEPARK from Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 2000
Obese people should be allowed to park in handicapped spaces and have other special accommodations. OBSERESP from Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 2000
Obese people should take responsibility for their own health and lose weight. OBSESEAT from Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 2000
Movie theaters and airlines should be required to provide some seats larger than normal to accommodate obese people. RSNOBESE from Southern Focus Poll, Non-South Survey, Spring 2000
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 can't control such as their inherited metabolism? OBSEDISC from Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 2000
Obese people face a lot of discrimination these days. OBSEPARK from Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 2000
Obese people should be allowed to park in handicapped spaces and have other special accommodations. OBSERESP from Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 2000
Obese people should take responsibility for their own health and lose weight. OBSESEAT from Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 2000
Movie theaters and airlines should be required to provide some seats larger than normal to accommodate obese people. RSNOBESE from Southern Focus Poll, South Survey, Spring 2000
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 can't control such as their inherited metabolism?