Question 1. In your opinion, is the water from your tap safe for drinking?
Answer choices |
Percent |
Number |
No |
51.1% |
1423 |
Yes |
27.3% |
761 |
Don’t know |
21.5% |
599 |
Answered |
2783 |
|
Skipped |
19 |
Question 2. Do you drink the tap water in your home?
Answer choices |
Percent |
Number |
No |
40.0% |
1114 |
Yes, after filtering |
34.5% |
959 |
Yes, straight from the tap |
25.5% |
710 |
Answered |
2783 |
|
Skipped |
19 |
Question 3. Where does your tap water come from?
Answer choices |
Percent |
Number |
Local water utility |
69.6% |
1930 |
Please specify name of local water utility or water system, if known |
927 |
|
Don’t know |
20.4% |
565 |
Private well on my property |
7.2% |
199 |
None of the above |
2.9% |
79 |
Answered |
2773 |
|
Skipped |
29 |
Question 4. What is your primary source of information about tap water quality?
Answer choices |
Percent |
Number |
Water quality reports from utility |
25.5% |
529 |
Family and friends |
18.6% |
386 |
Social media |
15.3% |
317 |
Other (please specify) |
14.2% |
295 |
Local government or health agencies |
11.6% |
241 |
Local or community-based news article or TV |
9.9% |
205 |
National news article or TV reports |
4.9% |
101 |
Answered |
2074 |
|
Skipped |
728 |
Top 20 words reported in the “Other” option of Question 4 .
Percent of responses |
Frequency of responses |
|
water |
14.2% |
42 |
none |
12.2% |
36 |
tested |
9.2% |
27 |
EWG |
8.8% |
26 |
research |
8.5% |
25 |
taste |
6.4% |
19 |
smell |
3.7% |
11 |
internet |
3.4% |
10 |
reports |
2.7% |
8 |
work |
2.4% |
7 |
source |
2.4% |
7 |
website |
2.0% |
6 |
trust |
2.0% |
6 |
drink |
1.7% |
5 |
know |
1.7% |
5 |
lab |
1.7% |
5 |
don't know |
1.4% |
4 |
|
1.4% |
4 |
n/a |
1.4% |
4 |
podcasts |
1.4% |
4 |
Question 5. What is your ZIP code?
Answered |
1804 |
|
Skipped |
998 |
Question 6. To the best of your knowledge, who sets limits for pollutants in your drinking water? (Select all that apply)
Answer choices |
Percent |
Number |
Not sure |
46.0% |
964 |
Environmental Protection Agency |
34.4% |
722 |
The state I reside in |
22.0% |
461 |
My water utility |
17.2% |
360 |
Food and Drug Administration |
7.9% |
166 |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
6.1% |
127 |
There is no regulation of chemicals in my tap water |
4.5% |
94 |
Answered |
2098 |
|
Skipped |
704 |
Question 7. If you had/have concerns about your tap water, how have/would you address them? (Select all that you have done or would do)
Answer choices |
Percent |
Number |
Purchase and/or install a filter |
55.8% |
1153 |
Drink bottled water |
42.2% |
872 |
Contact my water system or government officials |
40.5% |
836 |
Post to social media such as Nextdoor, Facebook, Twitter, etc. |
11.1% |
230 |
Join or work with a local group |
7.7% |
158 |
I would not do anything |
4.1% |
85 |
Answered |
2065 |
|
Skipped |
737 |