| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #19767 |
| 1 | Are you connected to Wichita's public water supply? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Youngest Person | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.7% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < 10 | 11 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | > 40 | |
| Yes | 78% | 76% | 80% | 64% | 85% | 87% | 82% | 73% | 85% | 74% | 87% | 90% | ** | 76% | 86% | 75% | 74% | 75% | 89% | 75% | 72% | 80% | ** | 81% |
| No | 17% | 15% | 18% | 25% | 12% | 12% | 14% | 19% | 13% | 19% | 12% | 10% | ** | 23% | 13% | 14% | 24% | 15% | 11% | 13% | 27% | 20% | ** | 15% |
| Not Sure | 5% | 8% | 2% | 11% | 2% | 1% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 6% | 1% | 0% | ** | 2% | 1% | 11% | 2% | 10% | 1% | 11% | 1% | 0% | ** | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 33% | 26% | 24% | 16% | 60% | 40% | 74% | 11% | 12% | 3% | 36% | 31% | 30% | 37% | 36% | 16% | 33% | 18% | 11% | 5% | 34% |
| 2 | Do you or does anyone in your household work at a business that is connected to Wichita's public water supply? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Youngest Person | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < 10 | 11 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | > 40 | |
| Yes | 44% | 46% | 42% | 53% | 52% | 47% | 9% | 53% | 32% | 46% | 38% | 40% | ** | 57% | 38% | 39% | 50% | 42% | 35% | 57% | 58% | 44% | ** | 25% |
| No | 52% | 51% | 52% | 40% | 45% | 52% | 88% | 42% | 67% | 52% | 42% | 60% | ** | 41% | 55% | 60% | 48% | 57% | 65% | 41% | 29% | 56% | ** | 72% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 2% | 6% | 7% | 3% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 20% | 0% | ** | 2% | 7% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 12% | 0% | ** | 3% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 33% | 26% | 24% | 16% | 60% | 40% | 74% | 11% | 12% | 3% | 36% | 31% | 30% | 37% | 36% | 16% | 33% | 18% | 11% | 5% | 34% |
| 3 | Do you have children who attend a school that is connected to Wichita's public water supply? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Youngest Person | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < 10 | 11 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | > 40 | |
| Yes | 36% | 33% | 39% | 31% | 60% | 34% | 10% | 44% | 24% | 36% | 20% | 48% | ** | 36% | 36% | 36% | 40% | 38% | 32% | 62% | 51% | 19% | ** | 10% |
| No | 61% | 65% | 56% | 65% | 36% | 62% | 88% | 53% | 73% | 62% | 74% | 47% | ** | 63% | 61% | 61% | 59% | 58% | 66% | 34% | 42% | 81% | ** | 88% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 7% | 4% | ** | 1% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 7% | 0% | ** | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 33% | 26% | 24% | 16% | 60% | 40% | 74% | 11% | 12% | 3% | 36% | 31% | 30% | 37% | 36% | 16% | 33% | 18% | 11% | 5% | 34% |
| 4 | How do you most often drink water? Straight from the tap? Filtered tap water through a faucet, pitcher or refrigerator? Filtered through a system that includes reverse osmosis? Or bottled water? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Youngest Person | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < 10 | 11 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | > 40 | |
| Tap | 43% | 43% | 43% | 42% | 38% | 40% | 60% | 40% | 48% | 45% | 55% | 20% | ** | 30% | 50% | 50% | 35% | 47% | 46% | 39% | 37% | 41% | ** | 51% |
| Filtered Tap | 25% | 21% | 29% | 27% | 29% | 22% | 18% | 28% | 21% | 30% | 6% | 12% | ** | 40% | 16% | 18% | 33% | 24% | 17% | 25% | 37% | 28% | ** | 19% |
| Filtered System | 10% | 13% | 7% | 8% | 4% | 20% | 10% | 6% | 16% | 5% | 15% | 37% | ** | 14% | 7% | 10% | 14% | 8% | 7% | 13% | 10% | 6% | ** | 8% |
| Bottled | 21% | 22% | 20% | 23% | 28% | 17% | 10% | 25% | 14% | 20% | 22% | 31% | ** | 15% | 27% | 22% | 17% | 20% | 30% | 23% | 16% | 25% | ** | 21% |
| Not Sure | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 0% | ** | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ** | 2% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 33% | 26% | 24% | 16% | 60% | 40% | 74% | 11% | 12% | 3% | 36% | 31% | 30% | 37% | 36% | 16% | 33% | 18% | 11% | 5% | 34% |
| 5 | Where have you received the most information about fluoridation? TV? Radio? Newspaper? Internet? Direct Mail? Your dentist or doctor? Somewhere else? Or have you not received any information? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Youngest Person | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < 10 | 11 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | > 40 | |
| TV | 44% | 45% | 43% | 42% | 45% | 48% | 39% | 43% | 45% | 35% | 66% | 74% | ** | 40% | 60% | 32% | 42% | 45% | 54% | 48% | 39% | 54% | ** | 40% |
| Radio | 7% | 6% | 8% | 14% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 10% | 3% | 8% | 10% | 0% | ** | 14% | 2% | 5% | 12% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 21% | 0% | ** | 2% |
| Newspaper | 15% | 16% | 14% | 3% | 18% | 21% | 26% | 10% | 23% | 18% | 5% | 2% | ** | 19% | 15% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 18% | 8% | 15% | 7% | ** | 25% |
| Internet | 8% | 9% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 14% | ** | 8% | 4% | 13% | 13% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 6% | 12% | ** | 5% |
| Direct Mail | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | ** | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 0% | ** | 1% |
| Dentist/doctor | 7% | 2% | 11% | 6% | 10% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 5% | 9% | 0% | 3% | ** | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 1% | ** | 5% |
| Other | 10% | 12% | 9% | 16% | 8% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 12% | 0% | 7% | ** | 7% | 3% | 19% | 4% | 16% | 6% | 17% | 7% | 4% | ** | 8% |
| Never Received | 7% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 4% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 13% | 0% | ** | 3% | 8% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 21% | ** | 12% |
| Not Sure | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ** | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | ** | 1% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 33% | 26% | 24% | 16% | 60% | 40% | 74% | 11% | 12% | 3% | 36% | 31% | 30% | 37% | 36% | 16% | 33% | 18% | 11% | 5% | 34% |
| 6 | What is most important to you when it comes to water fluoridation? Health benefits? Health risks? The cost in adding it to the water supply? If it can be removed from the water supply once added? Or something else? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Youngest Person | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < 10 | 11 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | > 40 | |
| Benefits | 41% | 32% | 50% | 38% | 45% | 39% | 43% | 41% | 40% | 44% | 29% | 38% | ** | 48% | 41% | 33% | 38% | 51% | 40% | 39% | 51% | 39% | ** | 38% |
| Risks | 31% | 35% | 28% | 29% | 28% | 36% | 32% | 29% | 35% | 29% | 36% | 41% | ** | 32% | 35% | 31% | 37% | 22% | 32% | 32% | 36% | 38% | ** | 29% |
| Cost | 15% | 20% | 11% | 20% | 13% | 13% | 12% | 17% | 13% | 16% | 9% | 16% | ** | 11% | 13% | 22% | 13% | 19% | 17% | 22% | 6% | 4% | ** | 17% |
| Can Be Removed | 4% | 6% | 3% | 7% | 2% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 18% | 0% | ** | 1% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 0% | 2% | 13% | ** | 5% |
| Other | 4% | 5% | 4% | 2% | 8% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% | ** | 5% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 6% | ** | 5% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 0% | ** | 3% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 0% | ** | 6% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 33% | 26% | 24% | 16% | 60% | 40% | 74% | 11% | 12% | 3% | 36% | 31% | 30% | 37% | 36% | 16% | 33% | 18% | 11% | 5% | 34% |
| 7 | Who should decide whether to add fluoride to the water supply? The state government? City government? Or voters? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Youngest Person | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.2% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < 10 | 11 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | > 40 | |
| State | 4% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 8% | 4% | ** | 6% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 9% | 0% | 6% | 2% | 0% | ** | 4% |
| City | 9% | 13% | 5% | 0% | 9% | 17% | 15% | 4% | 16% | 7% | 1% | 27% | ** | 15% | 6% | 6% | 13% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 7% | 2% | ** | 10% |
| Voters | 85% | 83% | 87% | 97% | 79% | 78% | 79% | 89% | 78% | 88% | 90% | 64% | ** | 78% | 88% | 88% | 83% | 83% | 85% | 81% | 89% | 98% | ** | 81% |
| Not Sure | 2% | 2% | 3% | 0% | 6% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 4% | ** | 1% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 0% | ** | 4% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 33% | 26% | 24% | 16% | 60% | 40% | 74% | 11% | 12% | 3% | 36% | 31% | 30% | 37% | 36% | 16% | 33% | 18% | 11% | 5% | 34% |
| 8 | If the youngest person in your household is ... |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Youngest Person | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < 10 | 11 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | > 40 | |
| <10 | 33% | 35% | 30% | 54% | 42% | 14% | 2% | 48% | 9% | 31% | 14% | 58% | ** | 35% | 23% | 36% | 34% | 34% | 30% | 100% | 0% | 0% | ** | 0% |
| 11 - 20 | 18% | 10% | 26% | 20% | 29% | 15% | 1% | 24% | 9% | 18% | 23% | 9% | ** | 20% | 22% | 15% | 24% | 13% | 12% | 0% | 100% | 0% | ** | 0% |
| 21 - 30 | 11% | 16% | 6% | 21% | 2% | 7% | 8% | 13% | 7% | 10% | 10% | 16% | ** | 5% | 16% | 12% | 2% | 16% | 17% | 0% | 0% | 100% | ** | 0% |
| 31 - 40 | 5% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 4% | 2% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 16% | 0% | ** | 2% | 4% | 9% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ** | 0% |
| >40 | 34% | 33% | 35% | 0% | 19% | 61% | 86% | 9% | 71% | 36% | 38% | 17% | ** | 38% | 36% | 28% | 36% | 32% | 39% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ** | 100% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 33% | 26% | 24% | 16% | 60% | 40% | 74% | 11% | 12% | 3% | 36% | 31% | 30% | 37% | 36% | 16% | 33% | 18% | 11% | 5% | 34% |
| 9 | Are you the parent of a child who takes fluoride supplements? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Party Affiliation | Ideology | Youngest Person | ||||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Republic | Democrat | Independ | Conserva | Moderate | Liberal | < 10 | 11 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | > 40 | |
| Yes | 14% | 10% | 18% | 14% | 29% | 5% | 3% | 20% | 4% | 16% | 3% | 10% | ** | 15% | 9% | 16% | 17% | 12% | 10% | 30% | 15% | 0% | ** | 3% |
| No | 82% | 87% | 77% | 85% | 67% | 90% | 88% | 77% | 89% | 81% | 87% | 86% | ** | 82% | 84% | 82% | 78% | 85% | 88% | 68% | 81% | 100% | ** | 89% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 3% | 7% | 3% | 9% | 4% | ** | 3% | 7% | 2% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 0% | ** | 8% |
| Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Composition of Adults | 100% | 49% | 51% | 33% | 26% | 24% | 16% | 60% | 40% | 74% | 11% | 12% | 3% | 36% | 31% | 30% | 37% | 36% | 16% | 33% | 18% | 11% | 5% | 34% |