Questionnaire Module Main Survey
nutrition_w7
Nutrition module
Questions 7
nutrition_w7.breakfst
Days eats breakfast
Type: number
Source: Adapted from Pot, G. K. et al (2014) Development of the Eating Choices Index (ECI): a four-item index to measure healthiness of diet. Public Health Nutrition 17(12), 2660-2666.
Text: The next few questions are about your eating habits. How many days a week do you usually eat breakfast?
- g_breakfst (g_indresp) Days eats breakfast
nutrition_w7.usdairy
Usual type of dairy consumption
Type: multichoice
Source: Adapted from HILDA
Interviewer Instruction: CODE ALL THAT APPLY
Text: Can you tell me the type of milk that you usually use?
| Option | Label | Associated variables |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whole milk | g_usdairy1 (g_indresp) Whole milk |
| 2 | Semi-skimmed milk | g_usdairy2 (g_indresp) Semi-skimmed milk |
| 3 | Skimmed milk | g_usdairy3 (g_indresp) Skimmed milk |
| 4 | Soya milk | g_usdairy4 (g_indresp) Soya milk |
| 5 | Any other sort of milk | g_usdairy5 (g_indresp) Any other sort of milk |
| 6 | SPONTANEOUS: Don't use milk | g_usdairy6 (g_indresp) SPONTANEOUS: Don't use milk |
nutrition_w7.usbread
Type of bread eats most frequently
Type: multichoice
Source: Adapted from Whitehall
Interviewer Instruction: CODE ALL THAT APPLY
Text: What type of bread do you usually eat?
| Option | Label | Associated variables |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | White | g_usbread1 (g_indresp) White |
| 2 | Wholemeal | g_usbread2 (g_indresp) Wholemeal |
| 3 | Granary or wholegrain | g_usbread3 (g_indresp) Granary or wholegrain |
| 4 | Other brown | g_usbread4 (g_indresp) Other brown |
| 5 | Both brown and white | g_usbread5 (g_indresp) Both brown and white |
| 6 | SPONTANEOUS: Don't eat bread | g_usbread6 (g_indresp) SPONTANEOUS: Don't eat bread |
| 7 | Other type of bread | g_usbread7 (g_indresp) Other type of bread |
nutrition_w7.wkfruit
Days each week eat fruit
Type: choice
Source: Adapted from HILDA
Interviewer Instruction: IF QUERIED, FRUIT JUICE IS NOT TO BE INCLUDED
Text: Including tinned, frozen, dried and fresh fruit, on how many days in a usual week do you eat fruit?
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Never |
| 2 | 1 - 3 Days |
| 3 | 4 - 6 Days |
| 4 | Every day |
- g_wkfruit (g_indresp) Days each week eat fruit
nutrition_w7.fruitamt
Amount of fruit eaten per day
Type: number
Source: Adapted from Pot, G. K. et al (2014) Development of the Eating Choices Index (ECI): a four-item index to measure healthiness of diet. Public Health Nutrition 17(12), 2660-2666.
Text: On the days when you eat fruit, how many portions (e.g. an apple, an orange, some grapes) do you eat?
Universe:
if WkFruit > 1 (If eats some fruit in a usual week)
- g_fruitamt (g_indresp) Amount of fruit eaten per day
nutrition_w7.wkvege
Days each week eat vegetables
Type: choice
Source: Adapted from HILDA
Text: Including tinned, frozen and fresh vegetables, on how many days in a usual week do you eat vegetables? Do not include potatoes, crisps or chips.
| Option | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | Never |
| 2 | 1 - 3 Days |
| 3 | 4 - 6 Days |
| 4 | Every day |
- g_wkvege (g_indresp) Days each week eat vegetables
nutrition_w7.vegeamt
Amount of veg eaten per day
Type: number
Source: Adapted from Pot, G. K. et al (2014) Development of the Eating Choices Index (ECI): a four-item index to measure healthiness of diet. Public Health Nutrition 17(12), 2660-2666.
Text: On the days when you eat vegetables, how many portions (i.e. 3 heaped tablespoons) do you eat? Please do not include potatoes.
Universe:
if WkVege > 1 (If eats some vegetables in a usual week)
- g_vegeamt (g_indresp) Amount of veg eaten per day



