Attitudes in the American Workplace Poll, 2007

<p>This survey was conducted by Harris Interactive for the Marlin Company. Documentation is limited for this survey, however, reports on the findings are available. The yearly survey of 752 US workers was conducted in May and June 2007 by Harris Interactive® for The Marlin Company, The Workplace Communications Experts™. In The Marlin Company’s 2004 workplace poll conducted by Harris Interactive, just 36% of workers said their company was “very active” or “somewhat active” in offering information about exercise and healthy eating, 22% fewer than in 2007. The number of employees whose companies were “not at all” or “not very active” has dropped from 63% in 2004 to 41% in 2007. Meanwhile, it seems that companies have not made the same strides to discourage junk food consumption. In the 2004 survey, 84% of workers whose companies had vending machines said their workplace vending machines were stocked with snacks, such as potato chips, cookies, and candy bars, a difference of just 9% over 2007. Please see archive documentation for more information. Also note that there is a weighting variable included with the survey.</p>