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Nutrition module

Questions 7

nutrition_w11.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?

nutrition_w11.usdairy

Usual type of dairy consumption

Type: multichoice

Source: Adapted from HILDA

Interviewer Instruction: CODE ALL THAT APPLY
IF RESPONDENT DRINKS CALCIUM ENRICHED, POWDERED, LONG-LIFE MILK OR FLAVOURED MILK, ASK IF THAT MILK IS WHOLE, SEMI-SKIMMED OR SKIMMED AND CODE APPROPRIATELY.

Text: Can you tell me the type of milk that you usually use?

OptionLabelAssociated variables
1Whole milkk_usdairy1 (k_indresp) Whole milk
2Semi-skimmed milkk_usdairy2 (k_indresp) Semi-skimmed milk
3Skimmed milkk_usdairy3 (k_indresp) Skimmed milk
4Soya milkk_usdairy4 (k_indresp) Soya milk
5Any other sort of milkk_usdairy5 (k_indresp) Any other sort of milk
6SPONTANEOUS: Don't use milkk_usdairy6 (k_indresp) SPONTANEOUS: Don't use milk

nutrition_w11.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?

OptionLabelAssociated variables
1Whitek_usbread1 (k_indresp) White
2Wholemealk_usbread2 (k_indresp) Wholemeal
3Granary or wholegraink_usbread3 (k_indresp) Granary or wholegrain
4Other brownk_usbread4 (k_indresp) Other brown
5Both brown and whitek_usbread5 (k_indresp) Both brown and white
6SPONTANEOUS: Don't eat breadk_usbread6 (k_indresp) SPONTANEOUS: Don't eat bread
7Other type of breadk_usbread7 (k_indresp) Other type of bread

nutrition_w11.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?

OptionLabel
1Never
21 - 3 Days
34 - 6 Days
4Every day

nutrition_w11.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)

nutrition_w11.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.

OptionLabel
1Never
21 - 3 Days
34 - 6 Days
4Every day

nutrition_w11.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)

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