After finalizing the survey questions, my action project partner and I send out an email that provided a link to the questionnaire to all of the first-year residents of our floor. In the email, we stated it was an anonymous survey that was going to be used as part of a public health project; we also provided an incentive to our survey-takers. Upon completion, each floor member would receive a chocolate chip cookie. …show more content…
Though a vast majority (15 responses) did not diet to lose weight, almost 45% of the population were aiming to lose weight (Hossain, 2016). This suggests that those who were looking into shedding a few pounds resorted towards exercise rather than diet to achieve this goal. An interesting trend to note is that a little more than half of the respondents claim that they were just the right weight, which suggests that the most desired body type is of slim built.
The results that were of greatest surprise to me regarded stress. Approximately two thirds of respondents claimed that stress did not have any influence on academic performance though exactly half reported to have average levels of stress (Hossain, 2016). This suggests that though a few members of the community claim high levels of stress and its influence on declining health performance, overall people have their stress under