PEACH STATE POLL -- Summer 2005
qo1a. Level of priority … Heart disease


Total School-aged children Atlanta vs. the rest of the state Respondent's Gender Race Aggregated Respondent's Age Level of Education
Has school-aged children Does not have school-aged children Atlanta Region Rest of the state Male Female White Nonwhite 18 - 25 years old 26 - 35 years old 36 - 45 years old 46 - 55 years old 56 - 65 years old 66 and older High School Diploma or Less Some College College Degree Post Grad Work
a. Heart disease READ IF NEEDED: Please tell me if this should be a top priority, a high priority, a medium priority, or a low priority for the state of Georgia. Top priority 24% 25% 23% 25% 22% 21% 26% 21% 28% 23% 24% 22% 23% 30% 19% 27% 23% 20% 24%
High priority 51% 43% 57% 50% 53% 53% 50% 48% 57% 56% 48% 50% 52% 47% 57% 52% 53% 51% 49%
Medium priority 20% 26% 17% 22% 19% 21% 20% 26% 12% 16% 27% 21% 20% 18% 16% 16% 20% 24% 24%
Low priority 3% 5% 1% 2% 3% 4% 2% 3% 1% 1% 1% 4% 4% 3% 3% 2% 2% 5% 1%
Not sure _ Refused (vol.) 2% 1% 2% 1% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3%
2% 1% 2% 5% 3% 2% 1% 2%
Total Unweighted Count 803 226 561 400 403 385 418 582 217 56 89 162 175 153 153 231 197 211 149

PEACH STATE POLL -- Summer 2005
qo1b. Level of priority … Cancer


Total School-aged children Atlanta vs. the rest of the state Respondent's Gender Race Aggregated Respondent's Age Level of Education
Has school-aged children Does not have school-aged children Atlanta Region Rest of the state Male Female White Nonwhite 18 - 25 years old 26 - 35 years old 36 - 45 years old 46 - 55 years old 56 - 65 years old 66 and older High School Diploma or Less Some College College Degree Post Grad Work
b. Cancer READ IF NEEDED: Please tell me if this should be a top priority, a high priority, a medium priority, or a low priority for the state of Georgia. Top priority 27% 29% 26% 27% 28% 27% 28% 25% 31% 32% 19% 29% 26% 35% 28% 30% 33% 18% 26%
High priority 54% 52% 55% 58% 49% 51% 56% 49% 62% 46% 70% 47% 55% 49% 50% 56% 52% 58% 46%
Medium priority 15% 14% 16% 13% 17% 16% 14% 20% 6% 19% 9% 18% 16% 12% 16% 10% 12% 17% 25%
Low priority 3% 5% 2% 1% 4% 5% 1% 4% 1% 3% 1% 5% 3% 3% 2% 2% 2% 4% 3%
Not sure _ Refused (vol.) 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 0%
1% 1% 0% 2% 3% 1% 1% 2% 1%
Total Unweighted Count 803 226 561 400 403 385 418 582 217 56 89 162 175 153 153 231 197 211 149

PEACH STATE POLL -- Summer 2005
qo1c. Level of priority … AIDS


Total School-aged children Atlanta vs. the rest of the state Respondent's Gender Race Aggregated Respondent's Age Level of Education
Has school-aged children Does not have school-aged children Atlanta Region Rest of the state Male Female White Nonwhite 18 - 25 years old 26 - 35 years old 36 - 45 years old 46 - 55 years old 56 - 65 years old 66 and older High School Diploma or Less Some College College Degree Post Grad Work
c. AIDS READ IF NEEDED: Please tell me if this should be a top priority, a high priority, a medium priority, or a low priority for the state of Georgia. Top priority 26% 29% 25% 28% 25% 26% 27% 21% 35% 31% 23% 31% 22% 28% 22% 29% 34% 15% 24%
High priority 45% 43% 47% 48% 42% 42% 48% 42% 50% 41% 53% 38% 51% 40% 48% 42% 44% 48% 48%
Medium priority 19% 20% 19% 19% 20% 20% 19% 26% 8% 18% 20% 20% 21% 19% 17% 17% 15% 26% 22%
Low priority 7% 8% 7% 4% 11% 10% 5% 8% 6% 10% 3% 9% 5% 7% 9% 9% 6% 8% 5%
Not sure _ Refused (vol.) 2% 0% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1%

1% 1% 7% 5% 3% 1% 2% 1%
Total Unweighted Count 803 226 561 400 403 385 418 582 217 56 89 162 175 153 153 231 197 211 149

PEACH STATE POLL -- Summer 2005
qo1d. Level of priority … Cigarette smoking


Total School-aged children Atlanta vs. the rest of the state Respondent's Gender Race Aggregated Respondent's Age Level of Education
Has school-aged children Does not have school-aged children Atlanta Region Rest of the state Male Female White Nonwhite 18 - 25 years old 26 - 35 years old 36 - 45 years old 46 - 55 years old 56 - 65 years old 66 and older High School Diploma or Less Some College College Degree Post Grad Work
d. Cigarette smoking READ IF NEEDED: Please tell me if this should be a top priority, a high priority, a medium priority, or a low priority for the state of Georgia. Top priority 18% 22% 15% 17% 19% 18% 18% 14% 24% 18% 9% 19% 19% 28% 19% 20% 18% 14% 20%
High priority 32% 33% 31% 29% 34% 32% 31% 28% 38% 30% 35% 32% 29% 25% 37% 37% 34% 27% 26%
Medium priority 30% 27% 33% 33% 27% 29% 32% 34% 25% 31% 42% 22% 35% 21% 24% 22% 33% 35% 36%
Low priority 18% 17% 18% 18% 17% 18% 18% 21% 12% 19% 14% 23% 15% 23% 16% 18% 13% 23% 18%
Not sure _ Refused (vol.) 2% 1% 3% 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1%
4% 2% 3% 4% 4% 2% 1% 1%
Total Unweighted Count 803 226 561 400 403 385 418 582 217 56 89 162 175 153 153 231 197 211 149

PEACH STATE POLL -- Summer 2005
qo1e. Level of priority … Illegal drug abuse


Total School-aged children Atlanta vs. the rest of the state Respondent's Gender Race Aggregated Respondent's Age Level of Education
Has school-aged children Does not have school-aged children Atlanta Region Rest of the state Male Female White Nonwhite 18 - 25 years old 26 - 35 years old 36 - 45 years old 46 - 55 years old 56 - 65 years old 66 and older High School Diploma or Less Some College College Degree Post Grad Work
e. Illegal drug abuse READ IF NEEDED: Please tell me if this should be a top priority, a high priority, a medium priority, or a low priority for the state of Georgia. Top priority 31% 38% 27% 32% 30% 28% 34% 28% 37% 29% 27% 33% 37% 35% 26% 31% 39% 23% 30%
High priority 46% 44% 48% 42% 51% 45% 47% 46% 47% 48% 47% 39% 47% 44% 58% 49% 46% 48% 41%
Medium priority 15% 11% 16% 16% 13% 15% 14% 19% 7% 16% 17% 16% 13% 13% 9% 12% 10% 17% 25%
Low priority 7% 7% 7% 8% 5% 10% 4% 6% 7% 5% 9% 11% 3% 8% 2% 7% 4% 11% 3%
Not sure _ Refused (vol.) 1%
2% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 2% 1%
1%
0% 4% 2% 1% 1% 0%
Total Unweighted Count 803 226 561 400 403 385 418 582 217 56 89 162 175 153 153 231 197 211 149

PEACH STATE POLL -- Summer 2005
qo1f. Level of priority … Alcohol abuse


Total School-aged children Atlanta vs. the rest of the state Respondent's Gender Race Aggregated Respondent's Age Level of Education
Has school-aged children Does not have school-aged children Atlanta Region Rest of the state Male Female White Nonwhite 18 - 25 years old 26 - 35 years old 36 - 45 years old 46 - 55 years old 56 - 65 years old 66 and older High School Diploma or Less Some College College Degree Post Grad Work
f. Alcohol abuse READ IF NEEDED: Please tell me if this should be a top priority, a high priority, a medium priority, or a low priority for the state of Georgia. Top priority 21% 21% 20% 21% 21% 22% 19% 17% 26% 27% 12% 21% 24% 27% 16% 28% 21% 12% 19%
High priority 37% 39% 37% 34% 41% 33% 41% 37% 39% 33% 41% 36% 41% 34% 39% 42% 39% 35% 30%
Medium priority 30% 28% 31% 32% 28% 31% 29% 34% 23% 27% 32% 33% 27% 29% 31% 21% 30% 32% 43%
Low priority 10% 12% 9% 11% 8% 11% 8% 10% 10% 12% 14% 10% 6% 6% 9% 6% 7% 19% 7%
Not sure _ Refused (vol.) 2% 1% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 4% 5% 3% 2% 2% 0%
Total Unweighted Count 803 226 561 400 403 385 418 582 217 56 89 162 175 153 153 231 197 211 149

PEACH STATE POLL -- Summer 2005
qo1g. Level of priority … Obesity


Total School-aged children Atlanta vs. the rest of the state Respondent's Gender Race Aggregated Respondent's Age Level of Education
Has school-aged children Does not have school-aged children Atlanta Region Rest of the state Male Female White Nonwhite 18 - 25 years old 26 - 35 years old 36 - 45 years old 46 - 55 years old 56 - 65 years old 66 and older High School Diploma or Less Some College College Degree Post Grad Work
g. Obesity READ IF NEEDED: Please tell me if this should be a top priority, a high priority, a medium priority, or a low priority for the state of Georgia. Top priority 20% 21% 19% 22% 18% 21% 20% 15% 28% 21% 18% 26% 15% 23% 16% 22% 19% 18% 20%
High priority 35% 36% 34% 32% 38% 35% 34% 36% 32% 32% 33% 31% 39% 31% 44% 32% 34% 41% 32%
Medium priority 30% 27% 32% 32% 28% 29% 31% 31% 28% 32% 34% 28% 34% 27% 22% 29% 32% 26% 35%
Low priority 14% 16% 13% 14% 14% 13% 14% 15% 11% 15% 15% 13% 12% 17% 11% 14% 14% 14% 13%
Not sure _ Refused (vol.) 1%
2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 1% 0%
2% 0% 3% 7% 3% 1% 1% 1%
Total Unweighted Count 803 226 561 400 403 385 418 582 217 56 89 162 175 153 153 231 197 211 149

PEACH STATE POLL -- Summer 2005
qo1h. Level of priority … Childhood obesity in particular


Total School-aged children Atlanta vs. the rest of the state Respondent's Gender Race Aggregated Respondent's Age Level of Education
Has school-aged children Does not have school-aged children Atlanta Region Rest of the state Male Female White Nonwhite 18 - 25 years old 26 - 35 years old 36 - 45 years old 46 - 55 years old 56 - 65 years old 66 and older High School Diploma or Less Some College College Degree Post Grad Work
h. Childhood obesity in particular READ IF NEEDED: Please tell me if this should be a top priority, a high priority, a medium priority, or a low priority for the state of Georgia. Top priority 30% 31% 29% 32% 27% 30% 30% 27% 34% 30% 29% 33% 26% 31% 26% 25% 35% 26% 33%
High priority 40% 40% 40% 39% 40% 41% 38% 38% 43% 37% 40% 39% 41% 37% 46% 43% 35% 44% 37%
Medium priority 22% 20% 22% 21% 23% 21% 23% 24% 17% 25% 27% 17% 26% 16% 16% 22% 21% 21% 24%
Low priority 7% 9% 6% 7% 8% 7% 8% 8% 5% 8% 5% 9% 6% 10% 7% 8% 9% 8% 4%
Not sure _ Refused (vol.) 1% 0% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 0%
2% 0% 6% 4% 2% 1% 1% 2%
Total Unweighted Count 803 226 561 400 403 385 418 582 217 56 89 162 175 153 153 231 197 211 149

PEACH STATE POLL -- Summer 2005
qo2. Which comes closer to your view about obesity- that obesity is a disease or that obesity is more a problem of bad eating and bad lifestyle habits?


Total School-aged children Atlanta vs. the rest of the state Respondent's Gender Race Aggregated Respondent's Age Level of Education
Has school-aged children Does not have school-aged children Atlanta Region Rest of the state Male Female White Nonwhite 18 - 25 years old 26 - 35 years old 36 - 45 years old 46 - 55 years old 56 - 65 years old 66 and older High School Diploma or Less Some College College Degree Post Grad Work
O2. Which comes closer to your view about obesity- that obesity is a disease or that obesity is more a problem of bad eating and bad lifestyle habits? Disease 13% 10% 15% 13% 14% 9% 17% 13% 14% 5% 12% 15% 16% 20% 13% 17% 11% 13% 11%
Bad eating_lifestyle 80% 84% 78% 82% 78% 85% 75% 79% 82% 91% 81% 80% 76% 74% 76% 78% 82% 80% 80%
DK_Refused [vol.] 7% 6% 7% 5% 8% 5% 8% 8% 4% 4% 8% 5% 8% 6% 11% 5% 7% 7% 8%
Total Unweighted Count 803 226 561 400 403 385 418 582 217 56 89 162 175 153 153 231 197 211 149

PEACH STATE POLL -- Summer 2005
qO3. How much responsibility does the individual bear when it comes to being overweight?


Total School-aged children Atlanta vs. the rest of the state Respondent's Gender Race Aggregated Respondent's Age Level of Education
Has school-aged children Does not have school-aged children Atlanta Region Rest of the state Male Female White Nonwhite 18 - 25 years old 26 - 35 years old 36 - 45 years old 46 - 55 years old 56 - 65 years old 66 and older High School Diploma or Less Some College College Degree Post Grad Work
O3. How much responsibility does the individual bear when it comes to being overweight? READ OPTIONS All of the responsibility 27% 29% 26% 30% 24% 25% 29% 29% 23% 28% 20% 30% 26% 32% 35% 30% 28% 27% 23%
A great deal 50% 53% 49% 45% 56% 51% 49% 51% 50% 57% 50% 49% 48% 48% 46% 46% 52% 47% 60%
Some of the responsibility 21% 17% 22% 24% 17% 22% 19% 17% 26% 13% 29% 19% 24% 18% 14% 20% 18% 26% 15%
Hardly any 1% 0% 1% 0% 1% 0% 1% 1%


1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1%
1%
None at all 0%
0% 0% 0%
0% 0%



1% 0%
0%
0%
DK_Refused [vol.] 1% 1% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2%
2% 1% 1% 3% 3% 1% 0% 1%
Total Unweighted Count 803 226 561 400 403 385 418 582 217 56 89 162 175 153 153 231 197 211 149

PEACH STATE POLL -- Summer 2005
qO4. How much responsibility do marketers and producers of unhealthy foods bear when it comes to individuals being overweight?


Total School-aged children Atlanta vs. the rest of the state Respondent's Gender Race Aggregated Respondent's Age Level of Education
Has school-aged children Does not have school-aged children Atlanta Region Rest of the state Male Female White Nonwhite 18 - 25 years old 26 - 35 years old 36 - 45 years old 46 - 55 years old 56 - 65 years old 66 and older High School Diploma or Less Some College College Degree Post Grad Work
O4. How much responsibility do marketers and producers of unhealthy foods bear when it comes to individuals being overweight? READ OPTIONS All of the responsibility 5% 6% 5% 6% 4% 2% 8% 3% 9% 5% 5% 4% 6% 5% 7% 4% 9% 3% 4%
A great deal 28% 25% 29% 28% 28% 30% 26% 24% 35% 22% 24% 31% 31% 29% 31% 28% 27% 27% 29%
Some of the responsibility 33% 33% 34% 32% 35% 31% 36% 35% 31% 32% 41% 27% 32% 37% 31% 36% 32% 33% 31%
Hardly any 16% 15% 16% 19% 12% 17% 15% 18% 11% 18% 18% 16% 15% 12% 13% 14% 11% 22% 17%
None at all 17% 20% 16% 14% 20% 20% 14% 19% 13% 22% 12% 20% 16% 17% 15% 15% 21% 14% 19%
DK_Refused [vol.] 1% 0% 1% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
1%
1% 3% 2% 1%
0%
Total Unweighted Count 803 226 561 400 403 385 418 582 217 56 89 162 175 153 153 231 197 211 149

PEACH STATE POLL -- Summer 2005
qo5. Should state Government become involved in addressing the issue of obesity or is this an area where government does not belong?


Total School-aged children Atlanta vs. the rest of the state Respondent's Gender Race Aggregated Respondent's Age Level of Education
Has school-aged children Does not have school-aged children Atlanta Region Rest of the state Male Female White Nonwhite 18 - 25 years old 26 - 35 years old 36 - 45 years old 46 - 55 years old 56 - 65 years old 66 and older High School Diploma or Less Some College College Degree Post Grad Work
O5. Should state Government become involved in addressing the issue of obesity or is this an area where government does not belong? Government should address 43% 46% 42% 46% 40% 45% 41% 36% 55% 32% 51% 44% 42% 49% 38% 36% 41% 47% 52%
Government does not belong 53% 51% 54% 51% 56% 53% 54% 59% 43% 66% 46% 53% 54% 47% 56% 58% 56% 50% 46%
Dont know_refused [vol.] 4% 3% 4% 3% 4% 2% 5% 4% 2% 1% 3% 3% 3% 4% 6% 6% 2% 3% 2%
Total Unweighted Count 803 226 561 400 403 385 418 582 217 56 89 162 175 153 153 231 197 211 149

PEACH STATE POLL -- Summer 2005
qO6. Do you believe that public schools in Georgia have a responsibility to make the parents of overweight children aware of the possible health consequences of their child being overweight?


Total School-aged children Atlanta vs. the rest of the state Respondent's Gender Race Aggregated Respondent's Age Level of Education
Has school-aged children Does not have school-aged children Atlanta Region Rest of the state Male Female White Nonwhite 18 - 25 years old 26 - 35 years old 36 - 45 years old 46 - 55 years old 56 - 65 years old 66 and older High School Diploma or Less Some College College Degree Post Grad Work
O6. Do you believe that public schools in Georgia have a responsibility to make the parents of overweight children aware of the possible health consequences of their child being overweight? Yes 70% 72% 69% 71% 70% 75% 66% 67% 75% 75% 70% 70% 70% 64% 71% 74% 66% 69% 74%
No 28% 27% 28% 27% 28% 23% 32% 30% 23% 25% 30% 28% 27% 33% 23% 22% 32% 30% 25%
Dont know_ Refused[vol] 2% 1% 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%

3% 3% 3% 6% 4% 2% 1% 1%
Total Unweighted Count 803 226 561 400 403 385 418 582 217 56 89 162 175 153 153 231 197 211 149

PEACH STATE POLL -- Summer 2005
qO7. Would you support or oppose this sort of confidential height/weight reporting for students in Georgias school system?


Total School-aged children Atlanta vs. the rest of the state Respondent's Gender Race Aggregated Respondent's Age Level of Education
Has school-aged children Does not have school-aged children Atlanta Region Rest of the state Male Female White Nonwhite 18 - 25 years old 26 - 35 years old 36 - 45 years old 46 - 55 years old 56 - 65 years old 66 and older High School Diploma or Less Some College College Degree Post Grad Work
O7. Would you support or oppose this sort of confidential height_weight reporting for students in Georgias school system? Strongly support 37% 36% 37% 40% 33% 39% 35% 31% 45% 33% 28% 42% 33% 38% 53% 42% 31% 35% 40%
Somewhat support 22% 21% 23% 20% 24% 25% 20% 24% 19% 31% 18% 20% 27% 22% 15% 22% 26% 22% 17%
Somewhat oppose 14% 16% 14% 15% 14% 10% 18% 14% 15% 15% 20% 9% 15% 15% 12% 12% 19% 12% 13%
Strongly oppose 24% 25% 23% 22% 26% 23% 25% 28% 18% 20% 30% 25% 25% 22% 14% 20% 20% 30% 26%
DK [vol.] 3% 3% 2% 3% 2% 3% 2% 3% 2% 1% 4% 3% 1% 3% 5% 4% 3% 1% 2%
Refused [vol.] 0%
0%
1% 0% 0% 0% 0%

1%
1% 1% 0% 0%
1%
Total Unweighted Count 803 226 561 400 403 385 418 582 217 56 89 162 175 153 153 231 197 211 149

PEACH STATE POLL -- Summer 2005
qo7a. Would you continue to support this plan if a majority of parents opposed it?


Total School-aged children Atlanta vs. the rest of the state Respondent's Gender Race Aggregated Respondent's Age Level of Education
Has school-aged children Does not have school-aged children Atlanta Region Rest of the state Male Female White Nonwhite 18 - 25 years old 26 - 35 years old 36 - 45 years old 46 - 55 years old 56 - 65 years old 66 and older High School Diploma or Less Some College College Degree Post Grad Work
O7A. Would you continue to support this plan if a majority of parents opposed it? Yes 85% 91% 82% 86% 83% 87% 82% 83% 88% 90% 81% 91% 86% 77% 83% 92%