ATLANTA - A recent Poll Position survey reveals that 34% of Americans believe that poor parenting and poor food choices cause childhood obesity.

Poll Position asked participants if they think childhood obesity is a disease, or if it??s caused by poor parenting, poor food choices (or both). The results: 34% said both poor parenting and poor food choices cause childhood obesity, 29% said poor parenting, 24% said poor food choices, 4% thought childhood obesity was a disease, 9% did not offer an opinion.

Men and women differed in their views on the causes of childhood obesity. Among men, 35% said poor parenting causes childhood obesity, 31% selected both poor parenting and poor food choices, 22% said it was poor food choices, 4% said it as a disease and 8% offered no opinion.

Among women respondents, 36% said both poor parenting and poor food choices cause childhood obesity, 27% said it is caused by poor food choices, 24% said poor parenting, 3% said it is a disease and 10% did not offer an opinion.

Poll Position's survey of 1,145 registered voters nationwide was conducted January 17, 2012 and has a margin of error of ?3%. Poll results are weighted to be a representative sampling of all American adults.