Your Eating Habits: Section A
Variable List
Page A1
(none)
Page A2
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Seasonal Fresh Fruit
| Description | In-Season | | Out-of-Season | | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ^ Freq. Variable ^ Amount Variable ^ Freq. Variable ^ Amount Variable | ||||
| Grapes | GRAPE1F |
GRAPE1A |
GRAPE2F |
GRAPE2A |
| Peaches, nectarines, plums | PLUM1F |
PLUM1A |
PLUM2F |
PLUM2A |
| Apricots | APRICO1F |
APRICO1A |
none | none |
| Cantaloupe | CANTAL1F |
CANTAL1A |
CANTAL2F |
CANTAL2A |
| Strawberries | STRAWB1F |
STRAWB1A |
STRAWB2F |
STRAWB2A |
| Blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc. | BLUE1F |
BLUE1A |
BLUE2F |
BLUE2A |
| Sweet Cherries | CHERRY1F |
CHERRY1A |
CHERRY2F |
CHERRY2A |
| Persimmons | PERSIM1F |
PERSIM1A |
none | none |
Other Fresh (RAW) Fruit
| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples, pears | APPLESF |
APPLESA |
|
| Oranges | ORANGESF |
ORANGESA |
|
| Grapefruit | GRAPEFRF |
GRAPEFRA |
|
| Bananas | BANANASF |
BANANASA |
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| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit Salad (fresh) | FRTSALDF |
FRTSALDA |
|
| Other Fresh Fruit 1 | FRUITAF |
FRUITAA |
Name variable: FRUITAL |
| Other Fresh Fruit 2 | FRUITBF |
FRUITBA |
Name variable: FRUITBL |
| Other Cooked Fruit 1 | FRUITCF |
FRUITCA |
Name variable: FRUITCL |
| Other Fresh Fruit 2 | FRUITDF |
FRUITDA |
Name variable: FRUITDL |
| Dried Fruit - Raisins | RAISINSF |
RAISINSA |
|
| Dried Fruit - Prunes | PRUNESF |
PRUNESA |
|
| Dried Fruit - Dates | DATESF |
DATESA |
v2/3 only |
| Other Dried Fruit 1 | FRUITEF |
FRUITEA |
|
| Other Dried Fruit 2 | FRUITFF |
FRUITFA |
|
| Orange juice, fresh/frozen | JUICORGF |
JUICORGA |
|
| Apple juice/cider | JUICAPPF |
JUICAPPA |
|
| Carrot juice | JUICCARF |
JUICCARA |
|
| Tomato-based vegetable juice | JUICTOMF |
JUICTOMA |
|
| Other Fruit Juice | FRUITGF |
FRUITGA |
Name variable: FRUITGL |
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Salads and Raw Vegetables
| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dark green lettuce/romaine, loose leaf | DARKGRVF |
DARKGRVA |
|
| Iceberg lettuce | ICEBERGF |
ICEBERGA |
|
| Raw Tomatoes | TOMATOSF |
TOMATOSA |
|
| Bell Peppers, red or yellow | PEPPERSF |
PEPPERSA |
|
| Raw Carrots | CARROTSF |
CARROTSA |
|
| Raw Onions | ONIONSF |
ONIONSA |
|
| Avocado, guacamole | AVACADOF |
AVACADOA |
|
| Potato salad with mayonnaise | POTSALDF |
POTSALDA |
|
| Other salad vegetables 1 | OTHSVG1F |
OTHSVG1A |
Name variable: OTHSV1L |
| Other salad vegetables 2 | OTHSVG2F |
OTHSVG2A |
Name variable: OTHSV2L |
Legumes
| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refried beans, etc. | REFRIEDF |
REFRIEDA |
|
| Bean or lentil soup | BEANSUPF |
BEANSUPA |
|
| Navy beans, red kidney beans | NAVYF |
NAVYA |
|
| Chile with beans | CHILEF |
CHILEA |
only in v1/2 |
| Chick peas (garbanzos), etc. | GARBANZF |
GARBANZA |
only in v3 |
| Pinto, black beans, etc. | PINTOF |
PINTOA |
only in v3 |
| Lima, white, fava beans, etc. | LIMAF |
LIMAA |
only in v3 |
| Lentils, split peas, etc. | LENTILSF |
LENTILSA |
|
| Soybeans, tofu, soybean curd | SOYBEANF |
SOYBEANA |
|
| Other beans, baked beans, etc? | OTHLEGF |
OTHLEGA |
Name variable: OTHLEGL |
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| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabbage, Brussels sprouts | CABBAGEF |
CABBAGEA |
|
| Kale, collards, etc. | KALEF |
KALEA |
|
| Broccoli | BROCCOLF |
BROCCOLA |
|
| Cauliflower | CAULIFF |
CAULIFA |
|
| Spinach or chard (cooked) | SPINICHF |
SPINICHA |
|
| Peas | PEASF |
PEASA |
|
| Carrots (cooked) | CARRTCKF |
CARRTCKA |
|
| Onions (cooked) | ONIONCKF |
ONIONCKA |
|
| Corn | CORNF |
CORNA |
v3 only |
| Okra | OKRAF |
OKRAA |
v3 only |
| Tomatoes (canned, cooked) | TOMATCKF |
TOMATCKA |
|
| Winter squash | SQUASHF |
SQUASHA |
|
| Sweet potatoes, yams | YAMSF |
YAMSA |
|
| Green beans | GRNBEANF |
GRNBEANA |
v3 only |
| French fries, hash browns, etc. | HASHBRNF |
HASHBRNA |
|
| Potatoes (baked, boiled) | POTBAKEF |
POTBAKEA |
|
| Other Raw/Cooked Vegetables 1 | RAWCKV1F |
RAWCKV1A |
Name variable: RAWCKV1L |
| Other Raw/Cooked Vegetables 2 | RAWCKV2F |
RAWCKV2A |
Name variable: RAWCKV2L |
| Description | Variable |
|---|---|
| Vegetable Cooking Preference | VEGCKTYP |
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| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomato soup | TOMSOUPF |
TOMSOUPA |
|
| Other soup | OTHSOUPF |
OTHSOUPA |
Name variable: OTHSOUPL |
| White bread, etc | WHITBRDF |
WHITBRDA |
|
| Whole grain bread, etc | WHOLBRDF |
WHOLBRDA |
|
| Corn bread, johnnycake | CORNBRDF |
CORNBRDA |
v3 only |
| Other bread A | OTHBRDAF |
OTHBRDAA |
Name variable: OTHBRDAL |
| Other bread B | OTHBRDBF |
OTHBRDBA |
Name variable: OTHBRDBL - v1/v2 only |
| Oatmeal | OATMEALF |
OATMEALA |
|
| Cream of wheat | CREAMWHF |
CREAMWHA |
|
| Grits or corn porridge | GRITSF |
GRITSA |
v3 only |
| Cooked brown rice, millet | BRNRICEF |
BRNRICEA |
|
| White rice | WHTRICEF |
WHTRICEA |
|
| Homemade gluten steaks | GLUTENF |
GLUTENA |
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Seeds, Nuts - Raw, Roasted, etc.
| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seeds (sunflower, pumpkin, etc) | SEEDSF |
SEEDSA |
|
| Peanut butter | PEANTBTF |
PEANTBTA |
|
| Mixed nuts | NUTSMXDF |
NUTSMXDA |
|
| Peanuts | PEANUTSF |
PEANUTSA |
|
| Walnuts | WALNUTSF |
WALNUTSA |
|
| Almonds | ALMONDSF |
ALMONDSA |
|
| Cashews | CASHEWSF |
CASHEWSA |
|
| Other Nuts 1 | OTHNUTAF |
OTHNUTAA |
Name variable: OTHNUTAL |
| Other Nuts 2 | OTHNUTBF |
OTHNUTBA |
Name variable: OTHNUTBL |
Pasta or Pizza
| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macaroni and cheese | MACHESEF |
MACHESEA |
|
| Pasta | PASTAF |
PASTAA |
|
| Tomato sauce used in pasta | TOMPASTF |
TOMPASTA |
|
| Pizza | PIZZAF |
PIZZAA |
Dressings and Sauces
| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low calorie mayonnaise | WHIPLOWF |
WHIPLOWA |
|
| Regular mayonnaise | WHIPREGF |
WHIPREGA |
|
| Low-calorie salad dressing | DRESLOWF |
DRESLOWA |
|
| Olive oil | OLIVOL1F |
OLIVOL1A |
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Dressings and Sauces (cont'd)
| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other oil salad dressings (e.g. regular italian, etc) | SALDOILF |
SALDOILA |
|
| Regular creamy salad dressings (Ranch, Thousand Island, etc.) | RANCHF |
RANCHA |
|
| Catsup or Tomato Sauce (exclude use in pasta) | CATSUPF |
CATSUPA |
|
| Other gravies, sauces, or dressings | OTHGRVYF |
OTHGRVYA |
Name variable: OTHGRVYL |
Eggs, Dairy Products and Oils
| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs (but not egg-beaters) | EGGBETRF |
EGGBETRA |
|
| Cottage Cheese | COTTAGEF |
COTTAGEA |
|
| Cream cheese, cheese spreads | CHECREMF |
CHECREMA |
|
| Soy or imitation cheese | CHESSOYF |
CHESSOYA |
|
| American processed, cheddar cheese | CHEAMERF |
CHEAMERA |
|
| Low fat cheese, mozzarella, ricotta | CHELOWFF |
CHELOWFA |
|
| Reduced calorie margarine | MARGLOWF |
MARGLOWA |
|
| Regular margarine | MARGSFTF |
MARGSFTA |
|
| Margarine | MARGHRDF |
MARGHRDA |
|
| Butter | BUTTERF |
BUTTERA |
|
| Olive oil | OLIVOL2F |
OLIVOL2A |
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Eggs, Dairy Products and Oils (cont'd)
| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk (whole or 2%) | MLKWHOLF |
MLKWHOLA |
|
| Low fat milk (1% or skim) | MLKLOWFF |
MLKLOWFA |
|
| Evaporated milk | EVAPMLKF |
EVAPMLKFA |
Only in V3 |
| Coconut milk | COCONTMF |
COCONTMA |
Only in V3 |
| Low fat yogurt | YOGURTLF |
YOGURTLA |
|
| Regular yogurt | YOGURTRF |
YOGURTRA |
|
| Other dairy products, whip cream, sour cream | OTHDAIRF |
OTHDAIRA |
|
| Meal replacement drinks | ENSUREF |
ENSUREA |
Beef, chicken, lamb, or pork
| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburger, ground beef | BEEFHAMF |
BEEFHAMA |
|
| Processed beef, lamb | BEEFPROF |
BEEFPROA |
|
| Beef or lamb as a main dish | LAMBF |
LAMBA |
|
| Processed chicken or turkey | POULPROF |
POULPROA |
|
| Chicken or turkey | POULTRYF |
POULTRYA |
|
| Pork | PORKF |
PORKA |
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Fish
| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| White fish (cod, sole, etc) | FISHWHTF |
FISHWHTA |
|
| Salmon | FISHSALF |
FISHSALA |
|
| Canned tuna, etc | FISHTUNF |
FISHTUNA |
|
| Other fish | FISHOTHF |
FISHOTHA |
Name variable: FISHOTHL |
Beverages
| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drinking water | WATERF |
WATERA |
|
| Diet coke/pepsi/soft drinks (caffeine free) | COKLWNCF |
COKLWNFA |
|
| Regular coke/pepsi/soft drinks (caffeine free) | COKRGNCF |
COKRGNCA |
|
| Diet coke/pepsi/soft drinks (caffeinated) | COKLWWCF |
COKLWWFA |
|
| Regular coke/pepsi/soft drinks (caffeinated) | COKRGWCF |
COKRGWCA |
|
| Coffee (decaf) | COFFDECF |
COFFDECA |
|
| Coffee (regular) | COFFREGF |
COFFREGA |
|
| Black tea (with caffeine) | TEABLACF |
TEABLACA |
Only in V1/V2 |
| Herbal teas | HERBALTF |
HERBALTA |
Only in V3 |
| Ovaltine or hot chocolate | OVALTINF |
OVALTINA |
Only in V3 |
| Other hot drinks | OTHHOT1F |
OTHHOT1A |
Name variable: OTHHOT1L |
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Alcoholic Beverages
| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beer, wine coolers, wine, liquor | BEERF |
BEERA |
Sweets and Desserts
| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, pastries | DONUTSF |
DONUTSA |
|
| Cookies, store-bought | COOKYSBF |
COOKYSBA |
|
| Cookies, home-made | COOKYHMF |
COOKYHMA |
|
| Cake | CAKEF |
CAKEA |
|
| Ice cream, milk shakes | ICECREMF |
ICECREMA |
|
| Ice milk, frozen yogurt | ICEMILKF |
ICEMILKA |
|
| Other sweets and desserts 1 | OTHSWT1F |
OTHSWT1A |
OTHSWT1L |
| Other sweets and desserts 2 | OTHSWT2F |
OTHSWT2A |
OTHSWT2L |
Snacks
| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Popcorn - air popped or low fat | POPCRNLF |
POPCRNLA |
|
| Popcorn with butter or other fat | POPCRNBF |
POPCRNBA |
|
| Potato chips, other snack chips | OTHSNAKF |
OTHSNAKA |
Name variable: OTHSNAKL |
Seasonings and Additives
| Description | Freq. Variable | Amount Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt | SALTF |
SALTA |
|
| Brewer's or Nutritional Yeast | YEASTF |
YEASTA |
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Other Questions
| Description | Freq. Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Freq. of fruit consumption | EATFRUIT |
|
| Freq. of vegetarian protein foods | EATVEGPR |
|
| Freq. of ethnic foods | EATETHNC |
Other Foods
| Description | Freq. Variable | Serving Size Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Foods 1 | OTHFOD1F |
OTHFOD1A |
Name variable: OTHFOD1L |
| Other Foods 2 | OTHFOD2F |
OTHFOD2A |
Name variable: OTHFOD2L |
| Other Foods 3 | OTHFOD3F |
OTHFOD3A |
Name variable: OTHFOD3L |
| Other Foods 4 | OTHFOD4F |
OTHFOD4A |
Name variable: OTHFOD4L |
| Other Foods 5 | OTHFOD5F |
OTHFOD5A |
Name variable: OTHFOD5L |
How Often Do You Eat Out?
| Description | Freq. Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Fast Food/Take Out | FASTFOOD |
|
| Restaurant | RESTAURN |
|
| Potluck | POTLUCK |
(other questions)
| Description | Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Yes/No Institutionally prepared food | INSTITUN |
|
| Weight change > 10 lbs | POUNDS10 |
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Cooking and Baking
| Description | Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Use fats less than once per month | B13Q1 |
|
| Real butter | BAKBUTTR |
|
| Vegetable shortening | BAKVEGSH |
|
| Margarine | BAKMARG |
|
| Olive oil | BAKOLIVE |
|
| Corn oil | BAKCORNO |
|
| Sunflower oil | BAKSUNFL |
|
| Safflower oil | BAKSAFFL |
|
| Canola oil | BAKCANOL |
|
| Other vegetable oil | BAKOTHER |
=== Frying and Sauteing ===
| Description | Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Use fats less than once per month | B13Q2 |
|
| Real butter | FRYBUTTR |
|
| Vegetable shortening | FRYVEGSH |
|
| Margarine | FRYMARG |
|
| Olive oil | FRYOLIVE |
|
| Corn oil | FRYCORNO |
|
| Sunflower oil | FRYSUNFL |
|
| Safflower oil | FRYSAFFL |
|
| Canola oil | FRYCANOL |
|
| Other vegetable oil | FRYOTHER |
|
| PAM | FRYPAM |
|
| Fried foods away from home | FRYFOODS |
Beef, Lamb, Pork
| Description | Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Never eat beef, lamb, pork | B13Q4 |
|
| How much visible fat removed | REMOVFAT |
On page B14 in V1 |
Page A14
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Visible Fat
| Description | Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| How much visible fat removed | REMOVFAT |
On page B13 in V2/3 |
Red Meat: Preparation/Extent of cooking
| Description | Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pan-fried? | REDFRIED |
|
| Grilled/Barbecued? | REDGRILL |
|
| Broiled? | REDBROIL |
|
| Roasted? | REDROAST |
|
| Stewed? | REDSTEWD |
|
| Marinated? | REDMARIN |
=== Chicken: Preparation/Extent of cooking ===
| Description | Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Never eat chicken | B14Q7 |
|
| Remove skin | REMVSKIN |
|
| Pan-fried? | CHKFRIED |
|
| Grilled/Barbecued? | CHKGRILL |
|
| Broiled? | CHKBROIL |
|
| Roasted? | CHKROAST |
|
| Stewed? | CHKSTEWD |
|
| Marinated? | CHKMARIN |
Fish: Preparation/Extent of cooking
| Description | Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Never eat fish | B14Q8 |
|
| Pan-fried? | FSHFRIED |
|
| Grilled/Barbecued? | FSHGRILL |
|
| Broiled? | FSHBROIL |
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Version 1
| Description | Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Never cook, bake, fry with margarine | B15Q9 |
only in V1, replaced with USEMRGCK in v2/3 |
| Name of margarine used for cooking | MRGCNAML |
only in V1, multiple questions in v2/3 |
| Type of margarine used for cooking | MRGCTYPE |
|
| Never use margarine on bread | B15Q10 |
only in V1, replaced with USEMGRBR in v2/3 |
| Name of margarine used on bread | MRGBNAML |
only in V1, multiple questions in v2/3 |
| Type of margarine used on bread | MRGBTYPE |
Version 2/3
| Description | Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Use margarine to cook/bake/fry | USEMRGCK |
only in v2/3, replaces B15Q9 |
| Type of margarine used in cooking | MRGCTYPE |
|
| Use margarine on bread | USEMRGBR |
only in v2/3, replaces B15Q10 |
| Type of margarine used on bread | MRGBTYPE |
|
| Don't use margarine | NOMARGN |
only in v2/3 |
| Description | Cooking Variable | Bread Variable | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Can't Believe It's Not Butter (cooking) | NOTBUTRC |
NOTBUTRB |
v2/3 only |
| Country Crock | CNTRYCRC |
CNTRYCRB |
v2/3 only |
| Imperial | IMPERLC |
IMPERLB |
v2/3 only |
| Earth Balance | ERTHBALC |
ERTHBALB |
v2/3 only |
| Smart Balance | SMRTBALC |
SMRTBALB |
v2/3 only |
| Canola Harvest | CANHRVSC |
CANHRVSB |
v2/3 only |
| Fleishmann's | FLEISHMC |
FLEISHMB |
v2/3 only |
| Other Margarine 1 | OTHMRG1C |
OTHMRG1B |
Name variable: OTHMRG1L , only v2/3 |
| Other Margarine 2 | OTHMRG2C |
OTHMRG2B |
Name variable: OTHMRG2L , only v2/3 |