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Variable
UK Data Service variable record for:
Food and You Survey, 2016
Variable Details
| Variable | Q4_1_4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | (D) Q4_1 Use different chopping boards for different foods | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Question text | I would like you to tell me whether you do any of the following things , and if so how frequently: Cross contamination - Use different chopping boards for different foods - Wash raw meat or poultry other than chicken - Wash raw chicken - Wash raw fish or seafood - Wash fruit which is going to be eaten raw - Wash vegetables (including salad) which are going to be eaten raw - Wash fruit which is going to be cooked - Wash vegetables which are going to be cooked Cleaning - Wash hands before starting to prepare or cook food - Wash hands immediately after handling raw meat, poultry or fish Cooking - Cook food until it is steaming hot throughout - Eat chicken or turkey if the meat is pink or has pink or red juices - Eat red meat (e.g. beef or lamb, steak or roast meat, but not mince) if it is pink or has pink or red juices - Eat duck if the meat is pink or has pink or red juices - Eat burgers if the meat is pink or has pink or red juices - Eat sausages if the meat is pink or has pink or red juices - Eat whole cuts of pork or pork chops if the meat is pink or has pink or red juices | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disclaimer | Please note that these frequencies are not weighted. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Food and You Survey, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interviewer Instructions | SHOW CARD E1 If respondent says they never have responsibility for doing this, e.g. they never use raw chicken, then code as 'Not applicable' and NOT 'Never'. RANDOMISE STATEMENTS WITHIN SUBGROUPS FOR RAW CHICKEN STATEMENT SHOW FOLLOWING INTERVIEWER INSTRUCTION: THIS REFERS TO CHICKEN SPECIFICALLY, RATHER THAN POULTRY IN GENERAL FOR FRUIT STATEMENTS SHOW FOLLOWING INTERVIEWER INSTRUCTION: IF RESPONDENT ONLY BUYS PRE-PREPARED (WASHED) FRUIT, OR ONLY EATS PEELED FRUIT CODE AS "NA" FOR VEG STATEMENTS SHOW FOLLOWING INTERVIEWER INSTRUCTION: IF RESPONDENT ONLY BUYS PRE-PREPARED (WASHED) VEGETABLES, OR ONLY EATS PEELED VEGETABLES CODE AS "NA" | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Universe | Location of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 years and over, resident in the UK. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sampling | Multi-stage stratified random sample | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Study Type | Repeated cross-sectional study |
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