Nutrition and Food

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

	Very healthy	Some- what\| healthy	Not too healthy	Not at all healthy	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2008 Jul 10-13	24	61	12	2	*
2007 Jul 12-15	25	60	13	2	*
2005 Jul 7-10	26	60	12	2	*
2004 Jul 8-11	24	60	13	2	1
2003 Jul 7-9	23	64	12	1	*
2001 Jul 19-22	25	59	14	2	*
* Less than 0.5%

Do you feel confident or not confident that the food available at most grocery stores is safe to eat?

	Confident	Not confident	No opinion
	%	%	%
2008 Jul 10-13	82	17	1
2007 Jul 12-15	82	17	1
2006 Dec 8-10	87	12	1
2006 Jul 6-9	84	15	1
2005 Jul 7-10	88	12	*
2004 Jul 8-11	87	12	1
2002 Jul 9-11	85	13	2
2001 Jul 19-22	89	10	1
2001 Mar 26-28	81	18	1
2000 Mar 30-Apr 2	80	18	2
1999 Sep 23-26	80	19	1
* Less than 0.5%

Do you feel confident or not confident that the food served at most restaurants is safe to eat?

	Confident	Not confident	No opinion
	%	%	%
2008 Jul 10-13	71	26	3
2007 Jul 12-15	73	25	2
2006 Dec 8-10	74	24	2
2006 Jul 6-9	74	24	2
2005 Jul 7-10	76	23	1
2001 Jul 19-22	77	21	2
2001 Mar 26-28	68	29	3
1999 Sep 23-26	69	30	1

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	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2008 Jul 10-13	15	56	21	8	1
2007 Jul 12-15	18	53	21	8	*
2006 Dec 8-10	22	60	15	3	*
2006 Jul 6-9	22	54	18	6	*
2005 Jul 7-10	19	61	15	5	*
2004 Jul 8-11	31	54	11	3	1
2002 Jul 9-11	19	58	16	6	1
2001 Jul 19-22	21	61	13	4	1
2001 Mar 26-28	25	54	17	3	1
1999 Sep 23-26	15	61	19	5	*
* Less than 0.5%

Have you, personally, done any of the following in the past year as a direct result of a government food safety advisory or a product recall, or not? How about -- [RANDOM ORDER]?

A. Thrown out food or returned it to the store

	Yes, have	No, have not	No opinion
2008 Jul 10-13	33%	66	*
2007 Jul 12-15	40%	60	*
* Less than 0.5%

B. Avoided buying certain brands or types of food

	Yes, have	No, have not	No opinion
2008 Jul 10-13	60%	40	*
2007 Jul 12-15	62%	37	*

C. Worried you ate something that may have been contaminated

	Yes, have	No, have not	No opinion
2008 Jul 10-13	25%	75	*
2007 Jul 12-15	26%	74	*
* Less than 0.5%

Do you have any children who will be attending school in kindergarten through grade 12 this year?

	Yes	No	No opinion
2007 Aug 3-5	29%	71	*
* Less than 0.5%

(Asked of those who are parents of children in grades K-12) Generally speaking, would you describe the lunches served in the school that your oldest child attends as -- very nutritious, somewhat nutritious, not that nutritious, or not nutritious at all?

	Very nutritious	Somewhat nutritious	Not that nutritious	Not nutritious at all	No opinion
2007 Aug 3-5	21%	42	17	10	11

(Asked of those who are parents of children in grades K-12)Thinking about the amount of foods such as fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grain breads offered in your child's school, do you think the school is offering enough of these kinds of food, or should it offer more?

	Offering enough	Should offer more	No opinion
2007 Aug 3-5	27%	66	8

(Asked of those who are parents of children in grades K-12)Do you think your child's school is offering too many foods that should not be served to children, or not?

	Yes, too many	No, not	No opinion
2007 Aug 3-5	43%	48	8

(Asked of those who are parents of children in grades K-12)How much do you think school lunches are to blame for the problem of childhood obesity -- a great deal, a moderate amount, not much, or not at all?

	Great deal	Moderate amount	Not much	Not at all	No opinion
2007 Aug 3-5	9%	22	37	30	2

How much attention do you pay to the food warnings and nutritional recommendations you hear or read about? Do you pay -- a lot of attention, a fair amount, some, not too much, or none at all?

	A lot	Fair amount	Some	Not too much	None at all	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%	%
2006 Jul 12-15	28	37	19	10	6	--
2006 Dec 8-10 ^	33	38	15	9	4	--
2003 Jul 7-9	23	33	23	12	9	*
2002 Jul 9-11	22	33	21	16	8	*
1989 Sep 12-15	26	36	16	13	9	*

* Less than 0.5%
^ Asked of a half sample

How often do you, personally, shop for groceries -- frequently, occasionally, rarely, or never?

	Frequently	Occasionally	Rarely	Never	No opinion
2007 Jul 6-8	71%	20	6	2	1

(Asked of those who frequently or occasionally shop for groceries) When you shop for groceries, do you make a special effort to buy items produced in the United States, or not?

	Yes, make special effort	No, do not	No opinion
2007 Jul 6-8	51%	47	1

(Asked of grocery shoppers who make a special effort to buy items produced in the United States) As you may know, the items in your local grocery store come from many different countries. In general, how easy or difficult is it for you to tell which countries produced the items in your grocery store? Is it -- [ROTATED: very easy, somewhat easy, somewhat difficult, (or) very difficult]?

	Very easy	Somewhat easy	Somewhat difficult	Very difficult	No opinion
2007 Jul 6-8	13	29	38	19	1

How concerned are you about the safety of food in your local grocery stores that comes from -- [RANDOM ORDER] -- very concerned, somewhat concerned, not too concerned, or not concerned at all?

*2007 Jul 6-8*	Very concerned	Somewhat concerned	Not too concerned	Not concerned at all	No opinion
China	46%	28	17	8	1
Mexico	28%	33	26	12	1
The United States	11%	28	33	29	*
* Less than 0.5%

When it comes to nutritional recommendations and food warnings that you hear or read about, are you paying -- [ROTATED: more attention, about the same amount, or less attention] -- than you did five years ago?

	More attention	Same amount	Less attention	No opinion
2006 Dec 8-10	64%	28	8	*
* Less than 0.5%
^ Asked of a half sample

How often, if ever, do you eat at fast food restaurants, including drive-thru, take-out, and sitting down in the restaurant -- every day, several times a week, about once a week, once or twice a month, a few times a year, or never?

	Every day	Several times a week	About once a week	Once/ Twice month	A few times a year	Never	No opinion
2006 Dec 8-10	3%	20	33	25	15	4	*
2003 Jul 7-9	4%	17	31	30	13	5	*
* Less than 0.5%

Thinking about the food you eat, for each of the following please say if it is something you actively try to include in your diet, something you actively try to avoid, or something you don't think about either way. How about -- [RANDOM ORDER]?

A. Beef and other red meat

	Include	Avoid	Don't think about	No answer
	%	%	%	%
2006 Dec 8-10	60	18	21	1
2004 Jul 8-11	59	20	21	*
2002 Jul 9-11	60	23	17	*
* Less than 0.5%

B. Carbohydrates

	Include	Avoid	Don't think about	No answer
	%	%	%	%
2006 Dec 8-10	38	25	36	1
2004 Jul 8-11	33	27	39	1
2002 Jul 9-11	50	20	28	2

C. Dairy products

	Include	Avoid	Don't think about	No answer
	%	%	%	%
2006 Dec 8-10	71	10	18	*
2004 Jul 8-11	67	14	19	*
2002 Jul 9-11	70	13	16	1

D. Fish and other seafood

	Include	Avoid	Don't think about	No answer
	%	%	%	%
2006 Dec 8-10	70	11	19	*
2004 Jul 8-11	71	11	18	*
2002 Jul 9-11	76	10	14	*
* Less than 0.5%

E. Salt

	Include	Avoid	Don't think about	No answer
	%	%	%	%
2006 Dec 8-10	24	49	27	*
2004 Jul 8-11	23	47	30	*
2002 Jul 9-11	27	45	28	*

F. Sugar

	Include	Avoid	Don't think about	No answer
	%	%	%	%
2006 Dec 8-10	22	51	27	*
2004 Jul 8-11	21	51	28	*
2002 Jul 9-11	29	43	27	1

G. Vegetables

	Include	Avoid	Don't think about	No answer
	%	%	%	%
2006 Dec 8-10	91	2	7	*
2004 Jul 8-11	90	2	8	*
2002 Jul 9-11	91	2	7	*
* Less than 0.5%

H. Trans fats

	Include	Avoid	Don't think about	No answer
2006 Dec 8-10	5%	64	30	1

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	No opinion
2005 Jul 7-10	9%	31	35	25	*
2003 Jul 7-9	9%	32	34	25	*
2001 Jul 19-22 ^	11%	34	33	21	1
* Less than 0.5%
^ Asked of a half sample

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	No opinion
	%	%	%	%	%
2005 Jul 7-10	9	36	29	16	10
2003 Jul 7-9	9	38	27	18	8
2001 Jul 19-22	9	43	24	14	10
2000 Mar 30-Apr 2	12	36	23	18	11
1999 Sep 23-26	9	42	25	16	8

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?

	Yes	No	No opinion
	%	%	%
2005 Jul 7-10	33	54	13
2003 Jul 7-9	34	54	12
2001 Jul 19-22	30	53	17
2000 Mar 30-Apr 2	30	51	19
1999 Sep 23-26	27	53	20

From a health perspective, which of the following do you think is more beneficial for the average American -- [ROTATED: a diet low in fat, (or) a diet low in carbohydrates]?

	Low in fat	Low in carbo- hydrates	Both/ Equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Medical evidence unclear (vol.)		No opinion
2004 Jul 8-11	67%	23	5	2		*	3
2002 Jul 9-11	68%	22	5	1		1	3
* Less than 0.5%
(vol.) = Volunteered response

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	Bad (vol.)	No opinion
2003 Jul 7-9	1%	22	53	23	*	1
* Less than 0.5%
(vol.) = Volunteered response

If fast food restaurants offered new healthier menu options, would you be very likely to choose these, or would you probably stick with your current favorite items?

[BASED ON 804 ADULTS WHO EAT AT FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS AT LEAST MONTHLY]

	Very likely to choose	Stick with favorite items	Already choose healthiest items (vol.)	No opinion
2003 Jul 7-9	56%	41	2	1
(vol.) = Volunteered response

If fast food restaurants offered new healthier menu options, would you be more likely to eat at these types of restaurants, or not?

[BASED ON 201 ADULTS WHO EAT AT FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS LESS THAN MONTHLY]

	Yes, more likely	No, not	No opinion
2003 Jul 7-9	41%	57	2

How responsible is the fast food industry for the health problems faced by obese people in this country -- [ROTATED: very responsible, somewhat responsible, not too responsible, (or) not responsible at all]?

	Very respons- ible	Somewhat respons-ible	Not too respons- ible	Not respons- ible at all	No opinion
2003 Jul 7-9	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	No opinion
2003 Jul 7-9	9%	89	2

Do you think it would be justified or unjustified to set higher health insurance rates for people who are significantly overweight?

	Justified	Unjustified	No opinion
2003 Jul 7-9	43%	55	2

All in all, does the fact that a person is overweight make you respect them more, respect them less, or does it make no difference to you?

	Respect person more	Respect person less	Makes no difference	No opinion
2003 Jul 7-9	1%	16	83	*
* Less than 0.5%

If you were in a position to hire someone for a job, and you learned that the person was overweight, would it make you more likely to hire that person, less likely, or would it make no difference?

	More likely	Less likely	No difference	No opinion
2003 Jul 7-9	1%	20	78	1

When it comes to knowing how to eat a healthy diet, which of the following statements best describes you -- you are very confused, you are somewhat confused, you are not very confused, or you are not at all confused?

	Very confused	Somewhat confused	Not very confused	Not at all confused	No opinion

2002 Jul 9-11	3%	21	26	49	1
1999 Sep 23-26	3%	14	19	63	1
1993 Dec 2-22 ^	5%	22	27	45	1
^ The Gallup Organization for the American Dietetic Association