Table 1 Survey questions and response options for each food group
Food Group | Survey Question | Number of response options | Response options |
|---|---|---|---|
Vegetables | About how many serves of vegetables do you usually eat per day? | 8 | “I don’t eat vegetables” to “6 serves or more/day” |
About how many serves of potatoes do you usually eat per week? | 8 | “I don’t eat potatoes” to “6 serves or more/week” | |
Fruit | About how many serves of fruit do you usually eat per day? | 8 | “I don’t eat fruit” to “6 serves or more/day” |
Grain (cereal) foods (bread; pasta, rice, noodles; breakfast cereal) | About how many slices of bread do you usually eat per day? | 8 | “I don’t eat bread” to “8 slices or more/day” |
In the past month, about how often have you had the following? | 9 | “Never or less than once/month” to “6 or more times a day” | |
Meat and alternatives (red meat; chicken; fish; dried beans/peas; eggs; nuts) | In the past month, about how often have you had the following? | 9 | “Never or less than once/month” to “6 or more times a day” |
Dairy (cheese; yoghurt; milk; flavoured milk) | In the past month, about how often have you had the following? | 9 | “Never or less than once/month” to “6 or more times a day” |
About how many serves of plain milk in total do you usually drink each day? | 9 | “I don’t drink plain milk” to “10 or more serves/day” | |
About how much flavoured milk in total do you usually drink each day? | 9 | “I don’t drink flavoured milk” to “10 or more serves/day” | |
Discretionary foods (hot chips; potato crisps, salty snacks; cake doughnuts, sweet biscuits; pies, pastries, sausage rolls; fast foods; pizza; meat products) | About how many serves of hot chips, French fries, wedges or fried potatoes do you usually eat per week? | 8 | “I don’t eat chips” to “6 serves or more/week” |
In the past month, about how often have you had the following? | 9 | “Never or less than once/month” to “6 or more times a day” | |
Added sugars (chocolate, lollies; soft drink; fruit juice) | In the past month, about how often have you had the following? | 9 | “Never or less than once/month” to “6 or more times a day” |
About how much soft drink do you usually drink each day? | 9 | “I don’t drink soft drink” to “10 or more serves/day” | |
About how much fruit juice do you usually drink each day? | 9 | “I don’t fruit juice” to “10 or more serves/day” | |
Alcohol | On days when you were drinking alcohol, about how many glasses of beer, wine and/or spirits altogether did you usually drink? | 11 | “I don’t drink alcohol” to “10 or more glasses/day” |