Food Prices

Survey of 1,000 Adults

June 6-7, 2008

1* How concerned are you about increasing food prices?

65% Very concerned

27% Somewhat concerned

6% Not very concerned

1% Not at all concerned

1% Not sure

2* In your area, have you experienced any food shortages?

10% Yes

79% No

11% Not sure

3* Have you had to cut back on other spending to buy groceries?

50% Yes

42% No

8% Not sure

4* Who is most to blame for rising food prices--government policies or

free-market factors?

49% Government policies

31% Free market factors

20% Not sure

5* Should the federal government get involved now to reduce food prices, or should we let the market straighten itself out?

51% Government should get involved now

34% Let the market straighten itself out

15% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence