Examining neighborhood and interpersonal norms and social support on fruit and vegetable intake in low-income communities

Table 1 Neighborhood Norms and Social Support Original Items Examined in the Exploratory Factor Analysis

1. How important is it to your neighbors to buy more fruits and vegetables?^a
2. How important is it to your neighbors to eat more fruits and vegetables?^a
3. How much do your neighbors approve of buying fresh fruits and vegetables?^b
4. The high cost of fruits and vegetables keep your neighbors from buying them as much as they’d like to.^c
5. People in your neighborhood eat a lot of fruits and vegetables.^c
6. Do you think that you eat more fruits and vegetables, about the same amount of fruits and vegetables, or fewer fruits and vegetables than your neighbors?^d
7. During the past 3 months, how often did your neighbors encourage you to buy fruits and vegetables?^e
8. During the past 3 months, how often did your neighbors encourage you to eat fruits and vegetables?^e
9. During the past 3 months, how often did your neighbors encourage you to serve your family more fruits and vegetables?^e

All scales used a Likert type response option ranging from 1 to 5
^aInjunctive Norms: Response options ranged from “Not at All Important,” to “Extremely Important”
^bInjunctive Norm - Response options ranged from “Disapprove a Lot” to “Approve a Lot”
^cDescriptive Norms: Response options ranged from “Disagree a Lot” to “Agree a Lot”
^dDescriptive Norm: Response options were “Fewer,” “About the Same,” or “More”
^eSocial Support: Response options ranged from “Never” to “Very Often”

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