Please consider filling out the following short survey about your seafood consumption habits and your PERCEPTIONS of seafood safety and risk. There has been a lot of media focus on eating seafood lately, and this survey is intended to discover what people currently believe about seafood and risk. Thank you for your help in collecting this data.

1. How often do you eat fresh seafood, at home or at a restaurant, per month?

How often do you eat fresh seafood, at home or at a restaurant, per month? 0 times per month

1-2 times per month

3-5 times per month

more than 5 times per month

2. How often do you eat the following types of seafood?

	Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Oysters, Clams, Mussels, Scallops	How often do you eat the following types of seafood? Oysters, Clams, Mussels, Scallops Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Shrimp,Lobster, Alaskan Crab	Shrimp,Lobster, Alaskan Crab Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Squid, Octopus	Squid, Octopus Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Shark, Swordfish, Tuna (Steaks)	Shark, Swordfish, Tuna (Steaks) Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Flatfish, Sole, Flounder	Flatfish, Sole, Flounder Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Salmon	Salmon Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Canned Tuna	Canned Tuna Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Bluefish, Striped Bass	Bluefish, Striped Bass Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Blue (hard) Crab	Blue (hard) Crab Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Eel	Eel Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Catfish,Tilapia	Catfish,Tilapia Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never

3. Are you aware of the health benefits of eating seafood?

Are you aware of the health benefits of eating seafood? Yes

Not Sure

4. Are you aware of the potential risks of eating seafood?

Are you aware of the potential risks of eating seafood? Yes

Not sure

5. Do you feel you have the information to decide if eating seafood is appropriate for you and your family?

Do you feel you have the information to decide if eating seafood is appropriate for you and your family? Yes

Somewhat

Not Sure

6. Where do you get your information about seafood?

	Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Newspaper	Where do you get your information about seafood? Newspaper Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Television	Television Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Radio	Radio Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Magazine	Magazine Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Internet	Internet Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Friends, Relatives	Friends, Relatives Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Information from Organizations	Information from Organizations Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
Physician, Health professional	Physician, Health professional Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never

7. Do you feel that eating seafood is safe?

Do you feel that eating seafood is safe? Yes

Not Sure

8. Check any ways in which you have reduced your consumption of seafood because of governmental or non-governmental organizations warnings about seafood consumption?

Check any ways in which you have reduced your consumption of seafood because of governmental or non-governmental organizations warnings about seafood consumption? I eat seafood less frequently than before

I choose more carefully which types of seafood I eat

I vary the types of seafood I consume

I eat less quantity of seafood at any meal

I have not reduced my consumption at all

Not Sure

9. How often do you engage in any of the following?

	Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
drink alcohol	How often do you engage in any of the following? drink alcohol Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
smoke cigarettes	smoke cigarettes Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
drive over the speed limit	drive over the speed limit Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
indulge in sugary and/or fatty foods	indulge in sugary and/or fatty foods Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never
sunbathe	sunbathe Often	Occasionally	Rarely	Never

10. How risky do you feel the following activities are?

	Very Risky	Somewhat Risky	Not very Risky	Not Risky
drink alcohol	How risky do you feel the following activities are? drink alcohol Very Risky	Somewhat Risky	Not very Risky	Not Risky
smoke cigarettes	smoke cigarettes Very Risky	Somewhat Risky	Not very Risky	Not Risky
drive over the speed limit	drive over the speed limit Very Risky	Somewhat Risky	Not very Risky	Not Risky
indulge in sugary and/or fatty foods	indulge in sugary and/or fatty foods Very Risky	Somewhat Risky	Not very Risky	Not Risky
sunbathe	sunbathe Very Risky	Somewhat Risky	Not very Risky	Not Risky