Curry Laurel E, Rogers Todd, Williams Pam, Homsi Ghada, Willett Jeff, Schmitt Carol L
1 RTI International, Washington, DC, USA.
2 RTI International, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2018 May;19(3):418-426. doi: 10.1177/1524839917709759. Epub 2017 Jun 6.
Policy and environmental strategies are part of a comprehensive approach to obesity prevention. We investigated the association between public attitudes about how the environment influences health and support for a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax in Kansas.
We collected data via a 2014 representative dual-frame (cellular and landline) telephone survey of 2,203 adult Kansans regarding healthy eating policy support and beliefs about obesity causes and solutions.
A significant proportion of Kansas adults (40%) support an SSB tax. Support was significantly stronger among females, young people, and liberals. Causal and responsibility attributions of obesity were significantly associated with policy support. Individuals who attribute more responsibility for the solution to the obesity epidemic to environmental factors were more likely to support a tax, regardless of their political affiliation.
Messaging that focuses on the role of the environment in creating opportunities for health may be useful in framing discussions around SSB taxes.
政策和环境策略是预防肥胖综合方法的一部分。我们调查了堪萨斯州公众对环境如何影响健康的态度与对含糖饮料税支持之间的关联。
我们通过2014年对2203名堪萨斯州成年居民进行的具有代表性的双框架（手机和座机）电话调查收集数据，内容涉及对健康饮食政策的支持以及对肥胖成因和解决方案的看法。
相当比例的堪萨斯州成年人（40%）支持征收含糖饮料税。女性、年轻人和自由主义者的支持更为强烈。肥胖的因果归因和责任归因与政策支持显著相关。无论政治派别如何，将肥胖流行问题的解决更多地归因于环境因素的个体更有可能支持征税。
关注环境在创造健康机会方面作用的信息传递，可能有助于围绕含糖饮料税展开讨论。
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