The source poses the question as follows: "All in all, does the fact that a person is overweight make you respect them more, respect them less, or does it make no difference to you?"
This statistic shows the results of a 2011 survey among adult Americans on whether they respected an overweight person more, or less. ** percent of respondents stated the fact that a person is overweight made them respect this person less.
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Gallup. (August 5, 2011). Does the fact that a person is overweight make you respect them more, less, or does it make no difference to you? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/261215/survey-on-respect-for-overweight-persons/
Gallup. "Does the fact that a person is overweight make you respect them more, less, or does it make no difference to you?." Chart. August 5, 2011. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/261215/survey-on-respect-for-overweight-persons/
Gallup. (2011). Does the fact that a person is overweight make you respect them more, less, or does it make no difference to you?. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/261215/survey-on-respect-for-overweight-persons/
Gallup. "Does The Fact That a Person Is Overweight Make You Respect Them More, Less, or Does It Make No Difference to You?." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 5 Aug 2011, /statistics/261215/survey-on-respect-for-overweight-persons/
Gallup, Does the fact that a person is overweight make you respect them more, less, or does it make no difference to you? ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/261215/survey-on-respect-for-overweight-persons/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Does the fact that a person is overweight make you respect them more, less, or does it make no difference to you? [Graph], Gallup, August 5, 2011. [Online]. Available: /statistics/261215/survey-on-respect-for-overweight-persons/