| Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #19277 |
| 1 | In the past, New York City has passed laws about trans fats and salt content in foods. In general, do you support? Or do you oppose? City laws regarding foods and beverages? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Weight | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Underwei | Right we | Overweig | Manhatta | Brooklyn | Queens | The Bron | Staten I | |
| Support | 55% | 51% | 58% | 58% | 56% | 52% | 49% | 57% | 51% | 57% | 55% | 53% | 51% | 52% | 55% | 54% | 59% | 60% | 50% | 53% | 45% |
| Oppose | 39% | 46% | 34% | 37% | 42% | 42% | 37% | 39% | 40% | 37% | 37% | 42% | 44% | 36% | 41% | 39% | 33% | 35% | 44% | 37% | 54% |
| Not Sure | 6% | 3% | 9% | 6% | 2% | 6% | 14% | 4% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 5% | 5% | 12% | 4% | 8% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 1% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 46% | 54% | 36% | 24% | 24% | 16% | 60% | 40% | 39% | 23% | 25% | 14% | 7% | 47% | 45% | 21% | 29% | 27% | 13% | 10% |
| 2 | Mayor Bloomberg has proposed banning the sale of all sugary drinks over 16 ounces in the city. The ban would not apply to diet sodas, fruit juices or alcoholic beverages. |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Weight | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Underwei | Right we | Overweig | Manhatta | Brooklyn | Queens | The Bron | Staten I | |
| Support | 39% | 40% | 38% | 35% | 42% | 44% | 34% | 38% | 40% | 42% | 33% | 35% | 47% | 39% | 44% | 34% | 45% | 47% | 32% | 37% | 22% |
| Oppose | 57% | 58% | 56% | 58% | 57% | 54% | 59% | 58% | 56% | 54% | 63% | 61% | 49% | 59% | 52% | 62% | 50% | 50% | 62% | 57% | 77% |
| Not Sure | 4% | 2% | 6% | 7% | 1% | 3% | 7% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 6% | 5% | 1% |
| Total | 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% | 46% | 54% | 36% | 24% | 24% | 16% | 60% | 40% | 39% | 23% | 25% | 14% | 7% | 47% | 45% | 21% | 29% | 27% | 13% | 10% |
| 3 | Would it be possible or impossible to enforce this ban? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Weight | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Underwei | Right we | Overweig | Manhatta | Brooklyn | Queens | The Bron | Staten I | |
| Possible | 34% | 36% | 33% | 38% | 32% | 34% | 27% | 36% | 31% | 46% | 22% | 31% | 27% | 40% | 39% | 29% | 44% | 36% | 31% | 29% | 22% |
| Impossible | 53% | 54% | 53% | 50% | 55% | 53% | 57% | 52% | 54% | 44% | 68% | 58% | 46% | 44% | 51% | 56% | 47% | 54% | 52% | 55% | 64% |
| Not Sure | 13% | 11% | 15% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 17% | 12% | 14% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 27% | 15% | 10% | 15% | 9% | 10% | 17% | 16% | 14% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 46% | 54% | 36% | 24% | 24% | 16% | 60% | 40% | 39% | 23% | 25% | 14% | 7% | 47% | 45% | 21% | 29% | 27% | 13% | 10% |
| 4 | Do you make an effort to avoid having too much sugar in your diet? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Weight | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 3.3% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Underwei | Right we | Overweig | Manhatta | Brooklyn | Queens | The Bron | Staten I | |
| Yes | 83% | 79% | 87% | 77% | 82% | 88% | 92% | 79% | 89% | 88% | 80% | 77% | 87% | 70% | 83% | 86% | 91% | 83% | 79% | 85% | 75% |
| No | 14% | 15% | 12% | 18% | 15% | 11% | 7% | 17% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 19% | 11% | 25% | 12% | 13% | 6% | 12% | 17% | 14% | 25% |
| Not Sure | 3% | 5% | 1% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 1% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 46% | 54% | 36% | 24% | 24% | 16% | 60% | 40% | 39% | 23% | 25% | 14% | 7% | 47% | 45% | 21% | 29% | 27% | 13% | 10% |
| 5 | How often do you read nutrition labels on products? Regularly? Occasionally? Or almost never? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Weight | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.4% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Underwei | Right we | Overweig | Manhatta | Brooklyn | Queens | The Bron | Staten I | |
| Regularly | 61% | 59% | 62% | 57% | 62% | 63% | 63% | 59% | 63% | 69% | 55% | 50% | 63% | 67% | 65% | 55% | 70% | 57% | 62% | 59% | 48% |
| Occasionally | 31% | 31% | 30% | 30% | 28% | 32% | 32% | 29% | 32% | 24% | 36% | 35% | 31% | 22% | 25% | 37% | 25% | 34% | 27% | 28% | 46% |
| Almost Never | 9% | 10% | 8% | 13% | 9% | 5% | 4% | 12% | 5% | 6% | 9% | 14% | 6% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 4% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 7% |
| Not Sure | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 46% | 54% | 36% | 24% | 24% | 16% | 60% | 40% | 39% | 23% | 25% | 14% | 7% | 47% | 45% | 21% | 29% | 27% | 13% | 10% |
| 6 | What part of the nutrition label do you pay the most attention to? Calories? Carbohydrates? Cholesterol? Fat? Fiber? Sugar? Sodium? Or something else? |
| 500 Adults | All | Gender | Age | <50 / 50+ | Race | Weight | Region | ||||||||||||||
| Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% | Male | Female | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | 18-49 | 50+ | White | Black | Hispanic | Other | Underwei | Right we | Overweig | Manhatta | Brooklyn | Queens | The Bron | Staten I | |
| Calories | 32% | 31% | 33% | 46% | 29% | 25% | 14% | 39% | 21% | 31% | 23% | 47% | 21% | 22% | 32% | 34% | 33% | 33% | 28% | 31% | 41% |
| Carbs | 6% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 9% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 3% | 6% | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 8% | 7% | 9% | 5% | 8% | 12% | 7% | 7% | 10% | 4% | 10% | 7% | 19% | 10% | 10% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 11% | 9% | 1% |
| Fat | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 9% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 11% | 8% | 10% | 11% | 13% | 9% | 7% | 13% | 13% | 27% |
| Fiber | 2% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 10% | 1% | 5% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 5% | 1% | 1% |
| Sugar | 18% | 18% | 17% | 16% | 17% | 19% | 20% | 16% | 19% | 18% | 20% | 11% | 23% | 30% | 18% | 15% | 21% | 19% | 15% | 21% | 6% |
| Sodium | 9% | 9% | 10% | 3% | 10% | 12% | 20% | 6% | 15% | 10% | 13% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 6% | 13% | 5% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 12% |
| Other | 6% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 8% | 2% | 3% | 8% | 2% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 4% | 8% | 4% | 0% |
| Not Sure | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 8% | 11% | 6% | 9% | 8% | 11% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 10% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 3% |
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| Composition of Adults | 100% | 46% | 54% | 36% | 24% | 24% | 16% | 60% | 40% | 39% | 23% | 25% | 14% | 7% | 47% | 45% | 21% | 29% | 27% | 13% | 10% |