Public opinion survey

Figure 1-5 Results from a public opinion survey asking the question Would you say chemicals do more good than harm, more harm than good, or about the same amount of each Source The Detroit News.

Telesurveys Research Associates of Houston conducted the public opinion survey. Rosie Zamora, Dick Jaffe, and Barry Petree demonstrated patience and good cheer through the numerous revisions of the survey instrument. Dr. Eun-Sul Lee of the University of Texas-Houston School of Public Health and Dr. Sharon P. Cooper, now at the Texas A M University School of Rural Public Health, were the statistical consultants on the survey. 

In November of 2001 the World Health Organization (WHO) called on lawmakers around the world to take action against tobacco advertising. An international public opinion survey conducted on four continents showed overwhelming public support for stronger regulations to control tobacco. A study conducted by the World Bank and WHO found that comprehensive advertising bans and price increases do decrease tobacco use. 

Societal weighting factors (Fig. 6.5) account for the importance society attaches to the different forms of ecological impact. They are based on public opinion surveys. The relevance factors are based on actual data and indicate the relative importance of individual environmental impacts (e.g., emissions to air) for a particular eco-efficiency analysis. For each specific impact variable, first the impact due to the investigated product or process is divided by the total environmental impact of this variable in the country in question. These numbers are generally very small but the relation between them yields the necessary weighting and thus, the relevance... 

Report posted on CEC Web site http //www.energy.ca.gov/energy policy/index.html. Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC). 2003. Results of public opinion survey posted on the Web site http //www.ppic.org. 

A recent national public opinion survey (1) conducted by the National Agricultural Chemicals Association (NACA) revealed that 47% of all Americans believe that pesticides and farm fertilizers are a "major national problem " 55% include chemicals in drinking water in this category and 48% of all Americans also consider pollution of underground water as a "major national problem." These results reinforce the timeliness and importance of this three-day symposium. 

As mentioned at the beginning of this presentation, the industry public opinion survey (O revealed that about half of the U.S. population believes pollution of underground water is a major national problem. Seven out of 10 believe fertilizers and pesticides used on farms are at least a minor cause of such pollution and 23% think they are a major cause. What factors contribute to these beliefs as expressed in the survey ... 

Ironically, while the industry public opinion survey (1 ) reported 90% of the people nationwide endorse national standards for drinking water, 63% do not believe that water is safe to drink just because the government allows analytically detectable amounts of chemicals. It remains the best way, though, to begin to address the public s concern about the perceived problem of agricultural chemicals in groundwater. 

The first thing to note is the relatively immature tradition of public opinion surveys in Italy, compared to the USA in particular. The work presented here is therefore less an attempt to precisely measure the full economic value of groundwater protection and more a case of exploring peoples priorities, understanding and perceptions of water quality. 

Moss Media and Public — The first, and perhaps most striking difference is that between the mass media and the various types of public opinion. For most dimensions of this comparison, the mass media responses to the Mods and Rockers were more extreme and stereotypical than any of the samples of public opinion surveyed. This is not to say that the mass media images... 

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