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Hi.  This is a last call for responding to Poll #3:
Other Food Sensitivities

http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/4003/celiac-poll.html

I am concerned about the low response rate.  In my first poll there were
278 people who said they were diagnosed by a medical professional.
(This was the age of diagnosis poll)

There are currently only 105 people who have responded to this new
survey on other food sensitivities, AND THE DEADLINE IS TODAY.  This
survey asks for information only people who were diagnosed by an MD.  I
am wondering whether there are a great number of people diagnosed by
other types of doctors or if there is little interest in this poll.

If you are celiac or have dh and responded to the first poll and not
this one, please drop me a line and let me know your reason for not
responding.  Perhaps it was just my failure to list the website in the
initial message.  Perhaps it is lack of interest.  Perhaps it is that
you have no other food sensitivities.  However, I am looking to
calculate the percentage of people who don't have other food
sensitivities, so your response would be greatly appreciated.

The survey is open until 1/28/99 6:00PM E.T.  The URL is:

   http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/4003/celiac-poll.html

The question is as follows:
(check all answers that apply to you)
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Which of the following foods do you have difficulty digesting:
(Please check ALL that apply) (Celiacs only including people with DH)

1. Citrus fruit (orange, tangerine, lemon, etc)
2. Corn
3. Soy
4. Milk
5. Leafy green vegetables
6. Irish potatoes (white potatoes)
7. At least one of the above (Check this if you don't check #8)(this
will be combined with #8 to get the total head count)
8. None of the above (this will be combined with #7 to get a head
count)

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To calculate the percentage response yourself, you would do the
following:

Add together the number of responses for #7 and #8.
Take the number of responses for #1 and divide it by the total
of #7 and #8 responses. This gives you the percent of people who
responded who have difficulty digesting citrus.

Example:

If, for example there were 30 respondents who said they had
difficulty with Citrus:

If  #1 (ctirus) had 30 responses
If  #7 had 250 responses
If  #8 had 50 responses

250 + 50 = 300 responses.

30 (citrus responses)  / (divided by) 300 (number of total respondents)
= .10

This would mean the 10% of the respondents were sensitive to
citrus fruits.  However, this is only an example.

You can calculate the percentage for corn, soy, milk, leafy
green vegetables, and irish potatoes in the same fashion.
I will do this for each category after the survey closes and
post the results to the listserv and post it on a webpage.


Abigail, St Paul, MN
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