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  Childhood Obesity

Childhood Obesity - Survey Results

Please choose the one that best describes you:
Homecook  
69%
Nutritionist  
6%
Foodservice  
12%
Educator  
14%
Please describe your situation:
Parent/guardian with child/chlldren under 18  
65%
Parent/guardian with child/chlldren over 18/adult.  
19%
Never a parent/guardian  
15%
I am aware of the issue of childhood obesity/overweight:
yes  
97%
no  
0%
uncertain  
3%
In my neighborhood/region, the problem of overweight/obese children
over the past 5 years appears to be:
increasing  
77%
decreasing  
5%
same  
14%
uncertain  
4%
I think the primary cause of issue childhood overweight/obesity is due to:
eating too much/poorly  
9%
too little exercise  
6%
combination of diet and exercise  
84%
uncertain  
1%
Parent/guardian only. In the past year, have you made changes in food
preparation/purchase in an effort to help control a child/children's weight?
yes  
55%
no  
27%
uncertain  
3%
I am not a parent/guardian  
15%
Have you observed, or do you know of, changes in your district's
school lunch program designed to help address the childhood
obesity/overweight issue?
yes  
39%
no  
41%
uncertain  
21%
Do you think schools should be allowed to offer/sell sodas or foods
commonly referred to as "junk food"?
yes  
11%
no  
83%
uncertain  
6%
Do you think that physical education should be part of school
curriculums throughout most/all grade levels?
yes  
96%
no  
3%
uncertain  
1%
Do schools in your district offer physical education classes to most/all grade levels?
yes  
68%
no  
21%
uncertain  
11%
Optional: Parents/guardian only. In my opinion, my child/children's weight is:
about right/average  
45%
overweight  
35%
underweight  
4%
I am not a parent/guardian  
17%
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