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Food and You Survey, 2010

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SN: 6739
Title: Food and You Survey, 2010
Alternative title: Food and You Survey: Wave 1
Persistent identifier: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-6739-1
Series: Food and You Surveys, 2010-
Depositor(s): TNS-BMRB
Principal investigator(s): Food Standards Agency
TNS-BMRB
Sponsor(s): Food Standards Agency
Other acknowledgements: The Policy Studies Institute and the University of Westminster were additional research consortium members.

Subject Categories

Consumer behaviour - Economics
Nutrition - Health
Social attitudes and behaviour - Society and culture

Abstract

In 2008, the Food Standards Agency's (FSA) Social Science Research Committee (SSRC) were asked to review the Agency's Consumer Attitudes Survey (CAS) (not held at the UK Data Archive), which ran for eight waves from the FSA's inception in 2003. The SSRC recommended that a new rigorous regular survey was needed to underpin the FSA's policies. In 2009, the FSA commissioned a consortium comprising TNS-BMRB, the Policy Studies Institute (PSI) and the University of Westminster to carry out the first wave of the Food and You Survey which was completed in 2010. A second survey was carried out in 2012. Further information may be found on the FSA's Food and You Survey webpage.
The main aim of the Food and You Survey, 2010 was to collect quantitative information about the UK public's attitudes, beliefs and values towards food issues (such as food safety and healthy eating), as well as their food-related behaviour, in order to ensure a sound social science evidence base to support policy making at the FSA and across relevant government departments. The survey also collected supporting information on lifestyle, such as eating habits, shopping and eating outside the home, all of which may influence food behaviours. More specifically, the objectives were to collect quantitative information to enable the Agency to:
  • monitor public understanding of, and engagement with, the FSA's aims of promoting healthy eating and improving food safety
  • assess public attitudes to new developments, such as emerging food technologies
  • identify the complex influences on knowledge, attitudes and behaviour
  • assess knowledge of, and response to, messages and interventions aimed at raising awareness and changing behaviour
  • identify specific target groups for future interventions (e.g. those most at risk or those where there is likely to be the greatest impact)
  • monitor changes over time in attitudes and behaviour; and
  • broaden the evidence base and develop indicators to assess progress in fulfilling the FSA's strategic plans, aims and targets.
Main Topics:
The 2010 questionnaire covered the following topics:
  • household information
  • healthy eating
  • shopping
  • food safety
  • physical activity
  • physical measurements (respondents' perception)
  • demographics

Coverage, universe, methodology

Dates of fieldwork: March 2010, August 2010
Country: United Kingdom
Spatial units: Government Office Regions
Observation units: Individuals
Kind of data: Numeric
Universe: National
Adults aged 16 years and over, resident in the UK.
Time dimensions: Repeated cross-sectional study
Sampling procedures: Multi-stage stratified random sample
Method of data collection: Face-to-face interview
Weighting: Weighting used. See documentation for details.

Keywords

AGEATTITUDESCALORIES
CEREALSCHILDRENCONSUMERS
CONSUMPTIONCOOKINGDAIRY PRODUCTS
DEBILITATIVE ILLNESSDIET AND NUTRITIONECONOMIC ACTIVITY
EDIBLE FATSEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT HISTORY
ETHNIC GROUPSEXERCISEEXPENDITURE
FARMSFISH (AS FOOD)FOOD
FOOD CONTAMINATIONFOOD CONTROLFOOD HAZARDS
FOOD POISONINGFOOD PREPARATIONFOOD STORAGE
FROZEN FOODSFRUITGENDER
HEALTHHEALTH BEHAVIOURHEALTH FOODS
HEIGHT (PHYSIOLOGY)HOBBIESHOUSEHOLD BUDGETS
HOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD PETSHOUSEHOLDS
HOUSING TENUREINTERNET ACCESSKNOWLEDGE (AWARENESS)
LARGE SHOPSLEGUMESMARITAL STATUS
MEALSMEATMOTOR VEHICLES
NUTRIENTSOCCUPATIONAL STATUSONLINE SHOPPING
PRESERVED FOODSPRICESQUALIFICATIONS
QUALITYRELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONRESTAURANTS
SALTSHOPPINGSMALL SHOPS
STREET MARKETSSUGARSUPERVISORY STATUS
TAKE-AWAY MEALSTELEVISIONUNITED KINGDOM
VEGETABLESWEIGHT (PHYSIOLOGY)WEIGHT CONTROL
WORKING TIME

Administrative and access information

Date of release:
First edition: 30 March 2011
Copyright: Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland
Access conditions: The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions of access for further information.
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Documentation

TitleFile NameSize (KB)
User Guide 6739userguide.pdf 1199
Study information and citation UKDA_Study_6739_Information.htm 18
READ File read6739.htm 10

Related studies:

Food and You Survey, 2012 (SN 7262)

Publications

Prior, G. et al. (2011) Exploring food attitudes and behaviours in the UK: findings from the Food and You Survey 2010, London: Food Standards Agency. Retrieved March 28, 2010 from http://www.foodbase.org.uk//admintools/reportdocuments/641-1-1079_Food_and_You_Report_Main_Report_FINAL.pdf.

Prior, G. et al. (2013) Exploring food attitudes and behaviours in the UK: findings from the Food and You Survey 2012, London: Food Standards Agency. Retrieved May 16, 2013 from http://www.foodbase.org.uk//admintools/reportdocuments/805-1-1460_Wave_2_Main_Report.pdf.

Prior, G. and Taylor, L. (2013) Food and You Wave 2: questionnaire testing report, London: Food Standards Agency. Retrieved May 16, 2013 from http://www.foodbase.org.uk//admintools/reportdocuments/805-1-1458_Food_and_You_W2_Question_testing_report_01_10_2012_FINAL.pdf

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