How can I tally responses from within a single question?

I have a survey in which respondents check off a variety of checkboxes indicating their interest in various topics. I want to tally all the responses so that I know how many times a given checkbox was clicked. Thus, from "pick any food topics you want to report on" in a hypothetical survey question, I want to know how many people picked "lollipops," how many picked "marshmallows," how many picked "sandwiches," etc.

Why is this so vexingly difficult to do?

Have you tried to create a visual report for your form?
You can use the chart tool to sum up the clicks made on radio buttons and checkboxes in your form.

Your report would look similar to this:

Let us know if this is what you're looking for.
Thank you.