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Nutrition module

Questions 7

nutrition_w9.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_w9.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 milki_usdairy1 (i_indresp) Whole milk
2Semi-skimmed milki_usdairy2 (i_indresp) Semi-skimmed milk
3Skimmed milki_usdairy3 (i_indresp) Skimmed milk
4Soya milki_usdairy4 (i_indresp) Soya milk
5Any other sort of milki_usdairy5 (i_indresp) Any other sort of milk
6SPONTANEOUS: Don't use milki_usdairy6 (i_indresp) SPONTANEOUS: Don't use milk

nutrition_w9.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
1Whitei_usbread1 (i_indresp) White
2Wholemeali_usbread2 (i_indresp) Wholemeal
3Granary or wholegraini_usbread3 (i_indresp) Granary or wholegrain
4Other browni_usbread4 (i_indresp) Other brown
5Both brown and whitei_usbread5 (i_indresp) Both brown and white
6SPONTANEOUS: Don't eat breadi_usbread6 (i_indresp) SPONTANEOUS: Don't eat bread
7Other type of breadi_usbread7 (i_indresp) Other type of bread

nutrition_w9.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_w9.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_w9.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_w9.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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