Wording of the question | Options | Dichotomisation | |
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Eating-related parental rules | |||
Breakfast mandatory | Breakfast is a mandatory part of the day in my family. | Always | <mostly |
Meal in front of TV allowed | My parents allow me to eat (lunch and dinner) in front of the television or computer. | Mostly | |
Rarely | |||
Sweets and soft drinks consumption family rules | My parents allow me to eat sweets and drink sweetened beverages (e.g. Coca Cola, Fanta…) when I want and how much I want. | Never | |
Eating patterns | |||
Breakfast on weekends | How often do you usually have breakfast (more than a glass of milk or fruit juice)? | I never have breakfast | <five weekdays |
Breakfast on weekdays | Please tick one box for weekdays and one box for weekend | One day | <two days (weekend) |
Two days | |||
Three days | |||
Four days | |||
Five days | |||
Low fruit consumption | How many times a week do you usually eat or drink….? | Never | Fruits and vegetables consumption |
Low vegetables consumption | Less than once a week | <once a day | |
High soft drinks consumption | Once a week | Soft drinks and sweets consumption | |
High sweets consumption | 2–4 days a week | >5–6 days a week | |
High energy drinks consumption | 5–6 days a week | ||
Once a day, every day | Energy drinks consumption > once a week | ||
Every day, more than once | |||
Perceived family wealth | |||
Low family affluence | How well off do you think your family is? | Very well off | <average |
Quite well off | |||
Average | |||
Not so well off | |||
Not at all well off |