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More on Americans’ attitudes toward food

| Tom Jensen


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Raleigh, N.C. –
Mexican food (69-22), seafood (74-19), Italian food (85-10), American
food (91-6), and Chinese food (71-21) all get favorable marks from
voters. Republicans (73-21) like Mexican food more than Democrats (69-21),
while Democrats (74-19) like Chinese food more than Republicans (69-26)

Subway (43%) beats out Panera (22%) and Quizno’s (6%) for favorite
sandwich chain. Women (30%) have a much stronger preference for Panera
than men (12%)

31% choose Taco Bell as favorite Mexican chain, 19% go for Chipotle.
More men (35%) than women (28%) like Taco Bell. 34% of white people
choose Taco Bell as their favorite Mexican chain while Hispanics prefer
Chipotle over Taco Bell by a 33-23 margin. In fact more Hispanics list
Taco Bell as their least favorite Mexican chain (33%) than their
favorite.

Pepperoni is by far America’s most favorite pizza topping at 27%, 14%
say mushroom, 12% sausage, 10% bacon.
– 65% of men choose some form of meat as their favorite pizza topping to
just 25% who prefer a vegetable. Women were more vegetable-friendly,
with 34% choosing a vegetable and 48% a meat

Among voters with a preference, 27% choose wine as favorite
alcoholic beverage, 22% say beer and 18% take liquor. 36% of women
prefer wine over liquor (16%) or beer (12%), but men like beer best
(36%) with 19% each for wine and liquor.

Budweiser (15%) is voters’ favorite beer among the largest brands
with 9% choosing Corona, 8% Miller, 8% Sam Adams, 7% Coors, 7% Heineken,
3% Busch, 2% Pabst Blue Ribbon and 1% Natural Light. Fully 49% of women
say they don’t have a favorite brand of beer, while just 25% of men
don’t have one.

Good news for craft brews and microbreweries – more voters (24%)
prefer microbrews or regional breweries to larger national brands of
beer (21%). There’s a partisan divide on this issue – Democrats prefer
microbrews over national beers by a 29-15 margin while Republicans take
national brews over micros 27-19.

Most voters say they would not be willing to eat sushi (43-57).
Many more Democrats (52-48) would than Republicans (36-64). There’s also
a huge age divide on sushi palatability – younger voters say they’d eat
sushi by a 59%-41% margin, and that number drops the older people get –
those age 30-45 are split 48%-52% on eating sushi, among those age
46-65 just 40% say they’d eat sushi while 60% say they would not, and
among those over age 65 just 29% say they’d eat sushi while 71% say no
thanks.

PPP surveyed 500 registered voters from February 21st to 24th.
The margin of error is +/4.4 %. This poll was not paid for or authorized by any
campaign or political organization. PPP surveys are conducted through automated
telephone interviews.

Topline results are below.  Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.

Q1 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Mexican food?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 69%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 22%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 9%

Q2 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of seafood?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 74%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 19%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 6%

Q3 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Italian food?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 85%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 10%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 5%

Q4 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of American food?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 91%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 6%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 2%

Q5 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion
of Chinese food?
Favorable……………………………………………….. 71%
Unfavorable ……………………………………………. 21%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 8%

Q6 Which sandwich restaurant is your favorite:
Jimmy John’s, Panera Bread, Subway,
Quizno’s, or something else?
Jimmy John’s ………………………………………….. 4%
Panera …………………………………………………… 22%
Subway………………………………………………….. 43%
Quizno’s…………………………………………………. 6%
Something else ……………………………………….. 22%
Don’t like any of them ………………………………. 3%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 0%

Q7 Using the same list of choices, which sandwich
restaurant is your least favorite?
Jimmy John’s ………………………………………….. 19%
Panera …………………………………………………… 11%
Subway………………………………………………….. 15%
Quizno’s…………………………………………………. 21%
Something else ……………………………………….. 27%
No opinion………………………………………………. 7%

Q8 Which fast-food Mexican chain is your favorite:
Chipotle, Moe’s, Qdoba, Taco Bell, or
something else?
Chipotle………………………………………………….. 19%
Moe’s …………………………………………………….. 9%
Qdoba……………………………………………………. 6%
Taco Bell ………………………………………………… 31%
Something else ……………………………………….. 26%
Don’t like any of them ………………………………. 6%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 3%

Q9 Using the same list of choices, which fast-food
Mexican chain is your least favorite?
Chipotle………………………………………………….. 14%
Moe’s …………………………………………………….. 10%
Qdoba……………………………………………………. 8%
Taco Bell ………………………………………………… 20%
Something else ……………………………………….. 29%
No opinion………………………………………………. 18%

Q10 Which brand of frozen pizza is your favorite:
DiGiorno, Red Baron, Totino’s, Tombstone, or
something else?
DiGiorno…………………………………………………. 39%
Red Baron………………………………………………. 11%
Totino’s…………………………………………………… 6%
Tombstone ……………………………………………… 8%
Something else ……………………………………….. 24%
Don’t like any of them ………………………………. 8%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 4%

Q11 What is your favorite pizza topping: bacon,
chicken, green pepper, mushrooms, olives,
onion, pepperoni, sausage, plain cheese, or
something else?
Bacon ……………………………………………………. 10%
Chicken………………………………………………….. 7%
Green pepper………………………………………….. 7%
Mushrooms …………………………………………….. 14%
Olives…………………………………………………….. 7%
Onion …………………………………………………….. 3%
Pepperoni ………………………………………………. 27%
Sausage…………………………………………………. 12%
Plain cheese …………………………………………… 5%
Something else ……………………………………….. 9%

Q12 In terms of alcoholic beverages, do you
generally prefer beer, wine, or liquor?
Beer ………………………………………………………. 22%
Wine ……………………………………………………… 27%
Liquor…………………………………………………….. 18%
Don’t care for any of them…………………………. 29%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 3%

Q13 Do you prefer microbrews or regional
breweries, or do you prefer larger national
brands of beer?
Microbrews/regional breweries ………………….. 24%
Larger national brands……………………………… 21%
Don’t care for either …………………………………. 46%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 9%

Q14 Among the following list of choices, which is
your favorite brand of beer: Busch, Budweiser,
Coors, Corona, Heineken, Miller, Natural Light,
Pabst Blue Ribbon, or Sam Adams?
Busch…………………………………………………….. 3%
Budweiser ………………………………………………. 15%
Coors …………………………………………………….. 7%
Corona…………………………………………………… 9%
Heineken………………………………………………… 7%
Miller ……………………………………………………… 8%
Natural Light …………………………………………… 1%
PBR ………………………………………………………. 2%
Sam Adams ……………………………………………. 8%
Not sure/Don’t drink beer ………………………….. 39%

Q15 Which restaurant would you be most likely to
serve your dog food from: Burger King, Chickfil-
A, Domino’s, Kentucky Fried Chicken,
McDonald’s, Subway, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, or
Wendy’s?
Burger King…………………………………………….. 19%
Chick-fil-A ………………………………………………. 13%
Domino’s………………………………………………… 3%
KFC ………………………………………………………. 10%
McDonald’s …………………………………………….. 9%
Subway………………………………………………….. 4%
Taco Bell ………………………………………………… 3%
Pizza Hut………………………………………………… 2%
Wendy’s …………………………………………………. 2%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 34%

Q16 How much do you usually tip at a restaurant:
less than 15%, between 15% and 20%, or
more than 20%?
Less than 15%………………………………………… 18%
15% to 20% ……………………………………………. 65%
More than 20% ……………………………………….. 16%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 1%

Q17 Have you ever worked at a restaurant or bar, or
not?
Have ……………………………………………………… 49%
Have not ………………………………………………… 51%

Q18 Do you prefer organic food when it’s available,
or do you not care?
Prefer organic when it’s available ………………. 43%
Don’t care ………………………………………………. 52%
Would buy more organic if it was cheaper …… 3%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 2%

Q19 Would you eat snails, or not?
Would ……………………………………………………. 30%
Would not……………………………………………….. 70%

Q20 Would you eat caviar, or not?
Would ……………………………………………………. 38%
Would not……………………………………………….. 62%

Q21 Would you eat sushi, or not?
Would ……………………………………………………. 43%
Would not……………………………………………….. 57%

Q22 Do you know what gluten is, or not?
Do …………………………………………………………. 76%
Do not ……………………………………………………. 24%

Q23 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 56%
Man……………………………………………………….. 44%

Q24 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican,
press 2. If you are an independent or identify
with another party, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 40%
Republican……………………………………………… 37%
Independent/Other…………………………………… 23%

Q25 If you are Hispanic, press 1. If white, press 2.
If African-American, press 3. If other, press 4.
Hispanic…………………………………………………. 12%
White …………………………………………………….. 69%
African-American …………………………………….. 13%
Other……………………………………………………… 6%

Q26 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1. If 30 to
45, press 2. If 46 to 65, press 3. If you are
older than 65, press 4.
18 to 29………………………………………………….. 14%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 28%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 38%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 20%

Q27 Do you live in the Northeast, the Midwest, the
South, or the West?
Northeast ……………………………………………….. 25%
Midwest …………………………………………………. 28%
South …………………………………………………….. 32%
West………………………………………………………. 15%

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