4 Teen Diet and Demographic Survey

ATTACHMENT 4A-3: FLASHE TEENAGER DIET AND DEMOGRAPHICS SURVEY

Thank you for taking the Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health and Eating (FLASHE) Survey. This survey asks about your attitudes and opinions about the things you eat and drink, as well as other related factors. It is important that you answer the survey questions carefully and accurately, since your answers will help us understand more about why people choose to eat particular foods and drinks.

Survey Instructions

This information will help you answer the FLASHE Survey questions.

• Some parts of the survey are about you. Others are about your parents and family.

• In this survey, “parent” means the adult who takes care of you. It could be your birth mother or father or your adopted mother or father. It could also be your guardian, an adult relative or an adult who isn’t related to you.

• You’ll need about 15 minutes to do the survey.

• Read all the answers before marking a box. Please mark only the box that best describes you or your family. There aren’t any right or wrong answers.

• Try to answer all of the questions. The more questions you answer, the more we’ll learn. If any question makes you uncomfortable, it’s okay to skip it.

• Follow the arrows to move through the survey. Some arrows point you to the next question. Other arrows come with a note telling you which question to answer next. They might tell you to skip over some questions. Here are some examples:

Example Survey Items

1a. Have you ever answered a mail survey questionnaire before? 0  No GO TO QUESTION 2
1 Yes	1b. When was the last time you answered a mail survey questionnaire? 1  1-5 months ago 2 6-12 months ago 3 More than 12 months ago

2. Have you ever answered a telephone survey questionnaire before?

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No

¹ Yes

OMB No.: 0925-0642

Expiration Date: 9/30/2014

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Section 1: Your Attitudes & Opinions

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FLASHE Diet Survey: Teenager

his next set of questions asks you about your views on certain types of foods.

1. About how many servings of fruits and vegetables do you think a person should eat each day for good health?

I’m not really sure…… OR ______ servings each day (WRITE IN NUMBER)

2. Please mark how much you disagree or agree with each of the statements listed below.

   	Strongly disagree	Somewhat disagree	Neither disagree nor agree	Somewhat agree	Strongly agree
   I feel confident in my ability to eat fruits and vegetables every day.
   My friends eat fruits and vegetables most days of the week
   My friends encourage me to eat fruits and vegetables

3. There are lots of reasons why people would eat fruits and vegetables every day. Please mark how much you disagree or agree with each of the statements listed below.

   I would eat fruits and vegetables every day because…	Strongly disagree	Somewhat disagree	Neither disagree nor agree	Somewhat agree	Strongly agree
   I would feel bad about myself if I didn’t
   I enjoy eating fruits and vegetables
   I would feel like I failed if I didn’t
   They help me feel better
   I have thought about it and decided that I want to eat fruits and vegetables every day
   Others would be upset with me if I didn’t
   It’s an important thing for me to do

5. There are lots of things that can prevent people from eating fruits and vegetables as much as they’d like to. Please mark how much you disagree or agree with each of the statements listed below.

I don’t eat fruits and vegetables as much as I like to because…	Strongly disagree		Somewhat disagree	Neither disagree nor agree	Somewhat agree	Strongly agree
I don’t like how they taste
They cost too much
They often spoil before I get a chance to eat them
They take too much time to prepare
They aren’t filling enough
My family doesn’t like them
The restaurants I go to don’t serve fruits and vegetables
I don’t know how to choose fruits and vegetables
I have trouble digesting them
I just don’t think of fruits and vegetables when I’m looking for something to eat
They are too messy
They are not packed in my lunch
We don’t have them in our home
My school cafeteria doesn’t serve them

This next set of questions asks about your views on junk food and sugary drinks. Junk foods are foods that are high in calories and usually have added sugars and fat and include candy, cookies, potato chips, French fries, etc. Sugary drinks include regular soda, sports drinks, fruit drinks, sweetened teas and other drinks with added sugar.

6. Please mark how much you disagree or agree with each of the statements listed below.

   	Strongly disagree	Somewhat disagree	Neither disagree nor agree	Somewhat agree	Strongly agree
   I feel confident in my ability to limit the amount of junk food and sugary drinks I eat and drink every day.
   My friends eat junk food or sugary drinks on most days of the week
   My friends encourage me to eat or drink junk food or sugary drinks

7. There are lots of reasons why people would try to limit the amount of junk food and sugary drinks they have. Please mark how much you disagree or agree with each of the statements listed below

   I would try to limit how much junk food and sugary drinks I have because…	Strongly disagree	Somewhat disagree	Neither disagree nor agree	Somewhat agree	Strongly agree
   I would feel bad about myself if I didn’t
   I would feel like I failed if I didn’t
   I have thought about it and decided that I want to limit junk food and sugary drinks
   Others would be upset with me if I didn’t
   It’s an important thing for me to do

9. There are lots of reasons why people start eating or continue eating when they aren’t hungry. How often do you start or continue to eat when you’re not hungry because…

   	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always
   Food looks, tastes or smells good?
   Others are eating?
   You feel sad or depressed?
   You feel bored?
   You feel angry or frustrated?
   You feel tired?
   You feel anxious or nervous?

10. Please think about messages you see or hear on television, magazines, radio, Internet or billboards about foods and drinks. Please mark how much you disagree or agree with each of the statements listed below.

When I see advertisements for foods or drinks…	Strongly disagree	Somewhat disagree	Neither disagree nor agree	Somewhat agree	Strongly agree
I want to try the advertised foods or drinks.
I think the advertised foods or drinks will taste good.
I trust the messages advertised.

Section 2: Your Preferences

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The questions in this first section ask about your food and drink preferences.

11. Please mark how much you dislike or like each of the drinks listed below.

	Strongly dislike	Somewhat dislike	Neither dislike nor like	Somewhat like	Strongly like	Never tried it
Sweetened fruit drinks and teas like Kool-Aid, Capri Sun, Sunny D, FUZE, Arizona Tea, etc..
100% pure fruit juice like orange, mango, apple, grape and pineapple juices.
Regular soda or pop like Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, root beer, etc..
Energy drinks like Rockstar, NOS, Red Bull, Amp, Monster, 5-hour Energy, Full Throttle, etc.
Sports drinks like Gatorade, Powerade, etc..
Sweetened coffee drinks with cow’s milk, soy or rice milk, like hot, refrigerated and frozen lattes, mochas, Frappuccinos, Macchiatos, etc..
Tap water, unsweetened bottled water or unsweetened sparkling water.
Milk to drink or on cereal. Count milk you drink at school. .

12. Please mark how much you dislike or like each of the foods listed below.

	Strongly dislike	Somewhat dislike	Neither dislike nor like	Somewhat like	Strongly like	Never tried it
Fruit, like apples, bananas, melon, etc. Count fresh, frozen, canned or dried fruit.
Green leafy or lettuce salad, with or without other vegetables.
Fried potatoes, like French fries, tater tots, hash brown potatoes, etc.
Any other kind of potatoes that aren’t fried like baked, boiled, mashed or potatoes used in soups and stews.
Other non-fried vegetables like carrots, broccoli, collards, green beans, corn, etc..
Refried beans, baked beans, pinto beans, black beans or other cooked beans.
Pizza like frozen, fast food or homemade pizza.
Foods that you heat and serve or make from a box like fried mozzarella sticks, Hot Pockets, macaroni & cheese, etc. Count foods that are made at home or purchased out.
Tacos, burritos, nachos, taquitos, enchiladas, etc...
Processed meat like hot dogs, corn dogs, lunch meats (like lunchables), ham, bacon, sausage, etc. Count processed meats eaten in sandwiches.
Hamburgers and cheeseburgers made at home or purchased out. Count fast food burgers like Big Macs, Whoppers, etc.
Fried chicken like chicken nuggets, breaded chicken strips and breaded chicken patties. Count only chicken that has been fried
Whole grain bread, like toast, rolls or sandwich bread. Count whole wheat, rye, oatmeal and pumpernickel bread.

	Strongly dislike	Somewhat dislike	Neither dislike nor like	Somewhat like		Strongly like		Never tried it
Brown rice or other cooked whole grains. Count bulgur, cracked wheat or millet.
Chocolate or any other type of candy. Count candy bars, lollipops/suckers, sour candies, etc..
Hot breakfast foods like pancakes, waffles, French toast, French toast sticks, etc..
Pastries like doughnuts, pop-tarts, muffins, honey buns, etc.
Cookies, cakes, cupcakes, pie or brownies. Count homemade and packaged treats like Little Debbie, Hostess Twinkies, etc.
Yogurt. Count yogurt in a carton, squeeze tube and drinkable kinds.
Ice cream or other frozen desserts like frozen yogurt, shakes, ice cream sandwiches, sherbet, etc.
Regular potato chips, corn chips or cheese puffs like Lays, Doritos, Cheetos, etc.
Sugary cereals like Cap’n Crunch, Froot Loops, Cocoa Krispies, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Frosted Flakes, etc.
Non-sugar-coated cereals like plain Shredded Wheat, Regular Cheerios, Chex, Corn Flakes, etc.
Hot cereals like oatmeal, grits, Cream of Wheat, etc.

13. Please mark the foods and drinks you never eat or drink. Please mark all that apply.

Peanuts, peanut butter, peanut oil

Other nuts

Cow’s milk or other dairy products

Soy milk or other soy foods

Eggs or egg products

Red meat

Pork

Fish or shellfish

Chicken or turkey

Wheat or gluten products

Carbs or starchy foods

Fruit or fruit juice

Artificial colors or sweeteners

Sweets or sugary foods

Processed foods

Added fats like butter, oil or mayo

Other food: _____________________

I don’t avoid any foods GO TO SECTION 3

14. Think about the foods you never eat. Why don’t you eat them? Please mark all that apply.

Food allergies or intolerances

Religious beliefs

Health concerns

Ethical concerns

Section 3: Food Away from Home

15. Think about all the meals and snacks you ate and drank away from home in the past 7 days, from the time you got up until you went to bed. Please count breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.

During the past 7 days, on how many days did you eat at least one meal or snack from…	0 days	1 day	2 days	3 days	4 days	5 days	6 days	7 days
A fast food restaurant like McDonald’s, Taco Bell or KFC?
A sandwich or sub shop like Subway, Panera or Quiznos?
A pizza place or restaurant like Pizza Hut, Domino’s or Papa John’s?
A bagel or coffee shop like Starbucks, Einstein Bagels, etc.?
A snack bar in stores like Target, Wal-Mart or K-Mart?
A vending machine?
A convenience store like 7-Eleven or Express Mart?
A sit-down restaurant like Red Lobster, TGI-Fridays, Chili’s or an independent restaurant?

Section 4: Food in Your Home

The next few questions ask about eating and food in your home. For this survey, home means the place where you and your parent(s) have lived together for most of the time in the past 12 months.

Again, “parent” means the adult who takes care of you. It could be your birth mother or father or your adopted mother or father. It could also be your guardian, an adult relative or an adult who isn’t related to you.

16. Please think about the evening meals you’ve eaten at home with your family in the past 7 days.

On how many days was your evening meal or dinner…

0 days

1 day

2 days

3 days

4 days

5 days

6 days

7 days

Purchased from a fast food restaurant and eaten at home?

Purchased from a full service restaurant like Applebee’s or Chili’s and eaten at home?

Delivered to your home, like pizza or sandwiches?

Was a ready-made meal like Spaghetti-O’s, a microwave meal or frozen pizza, eaten at home?

Cooked from scratch or a recipe and eaten at home?

Eaten at home with one of your parent(s)?

18. How often are the following foods and drinks available in your home?

	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always
Fruits or vegetables
Sweets like candy, cookies, cake, ice cream, etc.
Sugary drinks like regular soda, sports drinks, fruit drinks, sweetened teas and other drinks with added sugar
Regular potato chips, corn chips or cheese puffs like Lays, Doritos, Cheetos, etc.

Section 5. Family Meals

19. Think about meal times with your family. Please mark how much you disagree or agree with each of the statements listed below.

In my family…	Strongly disagree	Somewhat disagree	Neither disagree nor agree	Somewhat Agree	Strongly agree
It is important that we eat at least one meal a day together
There are rules about mealtimes that we are expected to follow
Different schedules make it hard for us to eat meals together
We often watch TV while eating dinner
I enjoy eating meals with my family
I often eat alone

Section 6: What You Eat and Drink

These questions ask about what you drank during the past week. Think about everything you drank from the time you got up until you went to bed. Be sure to count what you drank at home, school, restaurants or anywhere else. Also think about drinks you had in a can, bottle or glass.

20. During the past week, how often did you drink the following:

Please mark only one box for each item.	Didn’t drink in the past week	1 – 3 times in the past week	4 – 6 times in the past week	1 time per day	2 times per day	3 or more times per day
Sweetened fruit drinks and sweetened teas like Kool-Aid, Capri Sun, Sunny D, FUZE, Arizona Tea, etc. Don’t count 100% pure fruit juice or artificially sweetened or diet drinks.
100% pure fruit juice like orange, apple, grape and pineapple juices. Don’t count fruit-flavored drinks with added sugar like Kool-Aid, Capri Sun, etc.
Regular soda or pop like Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, Dr. Pepper, root beer, etc. Don’t count diet or zero calorie sodas.
Energy drinks like Rockstar, NOS, Red Bull, Amp, Monster, 5-hour Energy Full Throttle etc. These drinks usually have caffeine.
Sports drinks like Gatorade, Powerade, etc. These drinks usually don’t have caffeine. Don’t count low-calorie sports drinks like G2, Powerade Zero, etc.
Sweetened coffee drinks with cow’s milk, soy or rice milk, like hot, refrigerated and frozen lattes, mochas, Frappuccinos, Macchiatos, etc. Don’t count regular coffee without sugar.
Water or unflavored sparkling water. Count water from the sink, fountain, bottle or can.
Milk you drink by itself or have on your cereal. Count milk you drank at school. Don’t count small amounts of milk added to coffee or tea.

21. When you drink milk, what type is it most of the time?

Plain or white milk (cow’s milk)

Flavored or sweetened cow’s milk (like chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, etc.)

Other type like soy, rice, almond milk, etc.

Don’t drink milk GO TO QUESTION 20

22. What kind of milk do you usually drink? Please mark only one box below.

Whole or regular milk (red top)

2% fat or reduced-fat

1% or low-fat

Fat-free, skim or nonfat

Don’t know

These questions ask about the food you ate during the past week. Think about all the food you ate from the time you got up until you went to bed. Be sure to count food that you ate at home, school, restaurants or anywhere else.

23. During the past week, how often did you eat the following:

Please mark only one box for each item.	Didn’t drink in the past week	1 – 3 times in the past week	4 – 6 times in the past week	1 time per day	2 times per day	3 or more times per day
Fruit, like apples, bananas, melon, etc. Count fresh, frozen, canned and dried fruit. Don’t count fruit juices.
A Green leafy or lettuce salad, with or without other vegetables.
Fried potatoes, like French fries, tater tots, hash brown potatoes, etc.
Any other kind of potatoes that aren’t fried, like baked, boiled, mashed or potatoes used in soups and stews.
Other non-fried vegetables like carrots, broccoli, collards, green beans, corn, etc. Don’t count green salad or potatoes.
Refried beans, baked beans, pinto beans, black beans or other cooked beans. Don’t count green beans or string beans.
Pizza, like frozen, fast food and homemade pizza.
Foods that you heat and serve or make from a box like fried mozzarella sticks, Hot Pockets, macaroni and cheese, etc. Count foods that are made at home or purchased out.
Tacos, burritos, nachos, taquitos, enchiladas, etc.
Processed meat like hot dogs, corn dogs, lunch meats (like lunchables), ham, bacon, sausage, etc. Count processed meats eaten in sandwiches.
Hamburgers and cheeseburgers made at home or purchased out. Count fast food burgers like Big Macs, Whoppers, etc.
Fried chicken like chicken nuggets, breaded chicken strips and breaded chicken patties. Count only chicken that has been fried.
Whole grain bread, like toast, rolls and sandwich bread. Count whole wheat, rye, oatmeal and pumpernickel bread. Don’t count white bread.
Brown rice or other cooked whole grains. Count bulgur, cracked wheat or millet. Don’t count white rice.
Chocolate or any other types of candy. Count candy bars, lollipops/suckers, sour candies, etc. Don’t count sugar-free candy.
Hot breakfast foods like pancakes, waffles, French toast, french toast sticks, etc. Don’t count whole wheat kinds.
Pastries like doughnuts, Pop-Tarts, muffins, honey buns, etc. Don’t count sugar-free pastries.
Cookies, cakes, cupcakes, pie or brownies. Count homemade and packaged treats like Little Debbie, Hostess Twinkies, etc. Don’t count sugar-free kinds.
Yogurt. Count yogurt in a carton, squeeze tube and drinkable kinds. Don’t count frozen yogurt.
Ice cream or other frozen desserts like frozen yogurt, shakes, ice cream sandwiches, sherbet, etc. Don’t count sugar-free kinds.
Regular potato chips, corn chips or cheese puffs like Lays, Doritos, Cheetos, etc. Don’t count low-fat or baked varieties and don’t count pretzels.
Sugary cereals like Cap’n Crunch, Froot Loops, Cocoa Krispies, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Frosted Flakes, etc. Don’t count non-sugary-coated kinds like Shredded Wheat or Regular Cheerios.
Non-sugar coated cereals like Shredded Wheat, Regular Cheerios, Chex, Corn Flakes, etc. Don’t count sugary cereals like Froot Loops or Frosted Flakes.
Hot cereals like oatmeal, grits, Cream of Wheat, etc.

Section 7: Your Parents

Again, “parent” means the adult who takes care of you. It could be your birth mother or father or your adopted mother or father. It could also be your guardian, an adult relative or an adult who isn’t related to you.

24. Think about what your parent(s) say and do when it comes to eating fruits and vegetables. How often is each statement true for you?

	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always
My parent(s) enjoy eating fruits and vegetables
My parent(s) buy fruits and vegetables for me
I see my parent(s) eating fruits and vegetables
My parent(s) encourage me to eat more fruits and vegetables…………………….
My parent(s) encourage me to try different kinds of fruits and vegetables
My parent(s) and I decide together how many fruits and vegetables I have to eat
If my parent(s) don’t tell me to, I won’t eat enough fruits and vegetables
If my parent(s) don’t keep track, I won’t eat enough fruits and vegetables.
My parent(s) make me eat fruits and vegetables
It’s my parent(s)’ responsibility to make rules about how many fruits and vegetables I eat

These questions ask about junk food and sugary drinks that you may eat or drink. Remember that junk foods are foods that are high in calories and usually have added sugars and fat and include candy, cookies, potato chips, French fries, etc. Sugary drinks include regular soda, sports drinks fruit drinks, sweetened teas and other drinks with added sugar.

25. Think about what your parent(s) say and do when it comes to eating junk food or drinking sugary drinks. How often is each statement true for you?

    	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Always
    My parent(s) enjoy junk food and sugary drinks
    If I’ve had a bad day, my parents let me have junk food or sugary drinks
    My parent(s) offer junk food or sugary drinks as a reward for my good behavior
    My parent(s) don’t buy a lot of junk food or sugary drinks for me
    My parent(s) don’t eat a lot of junk food or drink a lot of sugary drinks in front of me
    My parent(s) and I decide together how much junk food or sugary drinks I can have
    If my parent(s) don’t keep track, I will eat too much junk food or drink too many sugary drinks
    If my parent(s) don’t limit them, I will eat too much junk food or drink too many sugary drinks
    If I get in trouble or act up, my parent(s) don’t let me eat junk food or drink sugary drinks
    My parent(s) decide how much junk food or sugary drinks I can have
    I think it’s my parent(s)’ responsibility to make rules about how much junk food or sugary drinks I have

27. Now think in general about your relationship with your parent(s). Please mark how much you disagree or agree with each of the statements listed below.

	Strongly disagree	Somewhat disagree	Neither disagree nor agree	Somewhat agree	Strongly agree
My parent(s) expect me to follow family rules
My parent(s) don’t like me to share my problems
My parent(s) respect my privacy
If I don’t behave myself, my parent(s) will punish me
My parent(s) make most of the decisions about what I can do
My parent(s) believe I have a right to my own point of view
I can count on my parent(s) to help me out if I have a problem
My parent(s) let me get away with things
My parent(s) point out ways I could do better
My parent(s) and I do fun things together

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Your answers are important to us!

INSTRUCTIONS FOR RETURNING COMPLETED SURVEY

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FLASHE Demographics Survey: Teenager

eneral Information about You

We are interested in some general information about you. Your answers to these questions are important to us. They will help us better understand your answers to other parts of the survey.

1. What is your age?

11 years old

12 years old

13 years old

14 years old

15 years old

16 years old

17 years old

18 years old

2. Are you male or female?

Male

Female

3. What grade are you in?

6th grade or less

7th grade

8th grade

9th grade

10th grade

11th grade

12th grade

Ungraded or other grade

4. During the past school year, what kind of school were you enrolled in?

Public School

Private School

Home-schooled

5. Are you Hispanic, Latino/a or Spanish origin?

Yes

No

6. Which one or more of the following would you say is your race? Please mark all that apply.

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

7. Were you born in the United States?

Yes GO TO QUESTION 9

No

8. If not, in what year did you come to the United States to stay? ___ ___ ___ ___

9. What languages do you speak at home? Please mark all that apply.

English

Spanish

Cantonese

Vietnamese

Tagalog

Mandarin

Korean

Asian Indian languages

Russian

Other Language: ________________

10. How would you rate your ability to read?

Very poor

Poor

Okay

Good

Very good

11. How often do you need help reading information from your doctor or pharmacy?

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

12. How many hours a week do you get paid to work?

I don’t work for pay

1-9 hours

10-19 hours

20-29 hours

30-39 hours

40 hours

More than 40 hours

Please also answer a few questions about your general health.

13. In general, would you say your health is…

Excellent

Very good

Good

Fair

Poor

14. What is your height and weight without shoes?

Height: Feet _______ Inches_______

Weight: Pounds ____________

Don’t Know

15. Overall, how would you rate your current weight?

I’m very underweight

I’m a little underweight

My weight is just right

I’m a little overweight

I’m very overweight

16. Are you currently trying to…

Lose weight

Gain weight

Stay the same weight

How much do you disagree or agree with each of the statements listed below:

17. I eat a healthy diet.

Strongly disagree

Somewhat disagree

Neither disagree nor agree

Somewhat agree

Strongly agree

18. I stay at a healthy weight.

Strongly disagree

Somewhat disagree

Neither disagree nor agree

Somewhat agree

Strongly agree

19. People tease me about my weight.

Strongly disagree

Somewhat disagree

Neither disagree nor agree

Somewhat agree

Strongly agree

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