Results: Obesity: Disorder or Disease
1.
1.
I was thinking about the obesity as a disease survey and want to probe a little more, to give you a chance to answer some additional questions. First question, do you believe, based on your understanding, that obesity is a disorder or disease?
Disorder
58%
•
929 votes
Disease
19%
•
312 votes
N/A
23%
•
365 votes
2.
2.
If someone was obese because of a chronic disorder like Diabetes I,II, Thyroid or maybe Schizophrenia, would you say that obesity is a disorder or disease? Disorder
40%
•
645 votes
Disease
41%
•
661 votes
N/A
19%
•
300 votes
3.
3.
If someone is obese because of overeating, no medical conditions exist like in question 2, would you say obesity is a disorder or disease? Disorder
61%
•
984 votes
Disease
16%
•
253 votes
N/A
23%
•
369 votes
4.
4.
If someone has been obese most of their life with no apparent medical reason, would you say that their obesity is a disorder or disease? Disorder
53%
•
846 votes
Disease
22%
•
354 votes
N/A
25%
•
406 votes
5.
5.
Finally, in addition to your on the spot thinking, what else have you based your answer choices on? Education
40%
•
641 votes
Social Media
8%
•
125 votes
TV, Radio, Newspapers
11%
•
176 votes
Magazines
6%
•
94 votes
Your job
6%
•
97 votes
Someone told you
4%
•
68 votes
What you heard growing up
12%
•
196 votes
Instinct, gut feeling, just because
55%
•
888 votes
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