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Mail: Fishing and Seafood Consumption
Graduate Mail: Fishing and Seafood Consumption Module OVERVIEW The 2011 round of WLS data collection is the first to include items ascertaining behaviors related to fishing and seafood consumption. The mail questionnaire focuses on whether anyone in the participant's household has a valid fishing license, whether the participant has heard of limiting seafood consumption due to mercury contamination, if and how often the participant eats various types of fish or seafood or their reasons for not doing so. BRIEF VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS Variable ranges reference dataset/codebook order and are not necessarily alphabetical. _____________________________________________________________________ JFSH01RE: Ownership of a Valid, State-Issued Fishing License by Participant or Anyone Currently Living in Their Household JFSH02RE: Familiarity With Notion of Limiting Fish and Seafood Consumption Because of Mercury Contamination JFSH03RE-JFSH08RE: Frequency of Consumption of Various Types of Fish or Seafood in Past 30 Days JFSH09RE: How Consumption of Fish and Seafood in Past 30 Days Compares With Amount Usually Eaten JFSH10RE-JFSH14RE: Reasons for Never Eating Fish or Seafood
jfsh01re: Do you or anyone in your household have a currently valid, state-issued fishing license?
Data source: Graduate Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: Mail
Source variables: y_fish1
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2513 | 2413 | 4926 |
-29 | LEFT BLANK ON SAQ | 74 | 85 | 159 |
-27 | NOT ASKED OF PROXY | 13 | 14 | 27 |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1 | YES | 970 | 761 | 1731 |
2 | NO | 1420 | 2052 | 3472 |
jfsh02re: Have you heard anything about limiting fish and seafood consumption because of mercury contamination?
Data source: Graduate Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: Mail
Source variables: y_fish2
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2513 | 2413 | 4926 |
-29 | LEFT BLANK ON SAQ | 79 | 85 | 164 |
-27 | NOT ASKED OF PROXY | 13 | 14 | 27 |
1 | YES | 2130 | 2484 | 4614 |
2 | NO | 256 | 330 | 586 |
jfsh03re: Do you ever eat fish or seafood?
Data source: Graduate Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: Mail
Source variables: y_fish3
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2513 | 2413 | 4926 |
-29 | LEFT BLANK ON SAQ | 120 | 138 | 258 |
-27 | NOT ASKED OF PROXY | 13 | 14 | 27 |
1 | YES | 2283 | 2655 | 4938 |
2 | NO | 62 | 106 | 168 |
jfsh04re: In the past 30 days, how many times have you eaten canned white (albacore) tuna?
Data source: Graduate Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: Mail
Source variables: y_fish3a_1, y_fh3anw_1r
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2513 | 2413 | 4926 |
-29 | LEFT BLANK ON SAQ | 552 | 442 | 994 |
-27 | NOT ASKED OF PROXY | 13 | 14 | 27 |
-3 | REFUSED | 1 | 0 | 1 |
-2 | 62 | 106 | 168 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 2 | 2 | 4 |
0 | HAVE NOT EATEN IN PAST 30 DAYS | 958 | 978 | 1936 |
1 | 413 | 622 | 1035 | |
2 | 271 | 393 | 664 | |
3 | 83 | 168 | 251 | |
4 | 68 | 104 | 172 | |
5 | 25 | 38 | 63 | |
6 | 6 | 15 | 21 | |
7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
10 | 11 | 11 | 22 | |
12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
50 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
jfsh05re: In the past 30 days, how many times have you eaten other canned tuna?
Data source: Graduate Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: Mail
Source variables: y_fish3a_2, y_fh3anw_2r
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2513 | 2413 | 4926 |
-29 | LEFT BLANK ON SAQ | 716 | 739 | 1455 |
-27 | NOT ASKED OF PROXY | 13 | 14 | 27 |
-3 | REFUSED | 1 | 0 | 1 |
-2 | 62 | 106 | 168 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 5 | 3 | 8 |
0 | HAVE NOT EATEN IN PAST 30 DAYS | 1096 | 1260 | 2356 |
1 | 347 | 396 | 743 | |
2 | 143 | 230 | 373 | |
3 | 45 | 79 | 124 | |
4 | 22 | 50 | 72 | |
5 | 10 | 22 | 32 | |
6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
50 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
jfsh06re: In the past 30 days, how many times have you eaten fish or seafood prepared at a restaurant or a store, including take-out, fast-food, deli meals, and Friday fish fry?
Data source: Graduate Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: Mail
Source variables: y_fish3a_3, y_fh3anw_3r
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2513 | 2413 | 4926 |
-29 | LEFT BLANK ON SAQ | 233 | 266 | 499 |
-27 | NOT ASKED OF PROXY | 13 | 14 | 27 |
-3 | REFUSED | 1 | 0 | 1 |
-2 | 62 | 106 | 168 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 2 | 1 | 3 |
0 | HAVE NOT EATEN IN PAST 30 DAYS | 300 | 425 | 725 |
1 | 477 | 615 | 1092 | |
2 | 529 | 591 | 1120 | |
3 - 4 | 613 | 655 | 1268 | |
5 - 50 | 248 | 240 | 488 |
jfsh07re: In the past 30 days, how many times have you eaten fish or seafood bought at a store and prepared at home?
Data source: Graduate Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: Mail
Source variables: y_fish3a_4, y_fh3anw_4r
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2513 | 2413 | 4926 |
-29 | LEFT BLANK ON SAQ | 416 | 398 | 814 |
-27 | NOT ASKED OF PROXY | 13 | 14 | 27 |
-3 | REFUSED | 1 | 0 | 1 |
-2 | 62 | 106 | 168 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 0 | 1 | 1 |
0 | HAVE NOT EATEN IN PAST 30 DAYS | 672 | 852 | 1524 |
1 | 414 | 506 | 920 | |
2 | 372 | 415 | 787 | |
3 - 4 | 316 | 371 | 687 | |
5 - 100 | 212 | 250 | 462 |
jfsh08re: In the past 30 days, how many times have you eaten fish or seafood caught by you or someone you know?
Data source: Graduate Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: Mail
Source variables: y_fish3a_5, y_fh3anw_5r
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2513 | 2413 | 4926 |
-29 | LEFT BLANK ON SAQ | 483 | 482 | 965 |
-27 | NOT ASKED OF PROXY | 13 | 14 | 27 |
-3 | REFUSED | 1 | 0 | 1 |
-2 | 62 | 106 | 168 | |
-1 | DON'T KNOW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
0 | HAVE NOT EATEN IN PAST 30 DAYS | 1329 | 1797 | 3126 |
1 | 272 | 277 | 549 | |
2 | 168 | 120 | 288 | |
3 | 53 | 44 | 97 | |
4 | 38 | 40 | 78 | |
5 | 22 | 11 | 33 | |
6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | |
7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
10 | 11 | 3 | 14 | |
12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
100 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
jfsh09re: How does the amount of fish and seafood you ate in the past month compare to the amount you usually eat?
Data source: Graduate Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: Mail
Source variables: y_fish3b
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2513 | 2413 | 4926 |
-29 | LEFT BLANK ON SAQ | 110 | 109 | 219 |
-27 | NOT ASKED OF PROXY | 13 | 14 | 27 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 2 | 3 | 5 |
-3 | REFUSED | 1 | 0 | 1 |
-2 | 62 | 106 | 168 | |
1 | USUALLY EAT MORE FISH AND SEAFOOD | 211 | 291 | 502 |
2 | ATE USUAL AMOUNT OF FISH AND SEAFOOD | 1863 | 2092 | 3955 |
3 | USUALLY EAT LESS FISH AND SEAFOOD | 216 | 298 | 514 |
jfsh10re: Thinking about why you never eat fish and seafood, how important of a reason is not liking them?
Data source: Graduate Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: Mail
Source variables: y_fish4_a
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2513 | 2413 | 4926 |
-29 | LEFT BLANK ON SAQ | 8 | 14 | 22 |
-27 | NOT ASKED OF PROXY | 13 | 14 | 27 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 0 | 2 | 2 |
-2 | 2404 | 2795 | 5199 | |
1 | NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT | 13 | 20 | 33 |
2 | SLIGHTLY IMPORTANT | 2 | 7 | 9 |
3 | SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT | 11 | 13 | 24 |
4 | VERY IMPORTANT | 8 | 17 | 25 |
5 | EXTREMELY IMPORTANT | 19 | 31 | 50 |
jfsh11re: Thinking about why you never eat fish and seafood, how important of a reason is being a vegetarian?
Data source: Graduate Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: Mail
Source variables: y_fish4_b
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2513 | 2413 | 4926 |
-29 | LEFT BLANK ON SAQ | 16 | 35 | 51 |
-27 | NOT ASKED OF PROXY | 13 | 14 | 27 |
-2 | 2404 | 2795 | 5199 | |
1 | NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT | 41 | 57 | 98 |
2 | SLIGHTLY IMPORTANT | 1 | 3 | 4 |
3 | SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT | 2 | 1 | 3 |
4 | VERY IMPORTANT | 0 | 2 | 2 |
5 | EXTREMELY IMPORTANT | 1 | 6 | 7 |
jfsh12re: Thinking about why you never eat fish and seafood, how important of a reason is being concerned that they are unsafe to eat because of contamination?
Data source: Graduate Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: Mail
Source variables: y_fish4_c
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2513 | 2413 | 4926 |
-29 | LEFT BLANK ON SAQ | 14 | 27 | 41 |
-27 | NOT ASKED OF PROXY | 13 | 14 | 27 |
-2 | 2404 | 2795 | 5199 | |
1 | NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT | 36 | 36 | 72 |
2 | SLIGHTLY IMPORTANT | 3 | 9 | 12 |
3 | SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT | 4 | 14 | 18 |
4 | VERY IMPORTANT | 2 | 8 | 10 |
5 | EXTREMELY IMPORTANT | 2 | 10 | 12 |
jfsh13re: Thinking about why you never eat fish and seafood, how important of a reason is never having had them as part of your diet?
Data source: Graduate Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: Mail
Source variables: y_fish4_d
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2513 | 2413 | 4926 |
-29 | LEFT BLANK ON SAQ | 12 | 25 | 37 |
-27 | NOT ASKED OF PROXY | 13 | 14 | 27 |
-4 | NOT ASCERTAINED | 0 | 1 | 1 |
-2 | 2404 | 2795 | 5199 | |
1 | NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT | 23 | 31 | 54 |
2 | SLIGHTLY IMPORTANT | 3 | 9 | 12 |
3 | SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT | 9 | 10 | 19 |
4 | VERY IMPORTANT | 3 | 9 | 12 |
5 | EXTREMELY IMPORTANT | 11 | 19 | 30 |
jfsh14re: Thinking about why you never eat fish and seafood, how important of a reason is being allergic to some types of them?
Data source: Graduate Participant or Proxy
Collected in: 2011
Mode: Mail
Source variables: y_fish4_e
Frequencies | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Value | Label | Male | Female | Total |
. | System missing - NR | 2513 | 2413 | 4926 |
-29 | LEFT BLANK ON SAQ | 15 | 26 | 41 |
-27 | NOT ASKED OF PROXY | 13 | 14 | 27 |
-2 | 2404 | 2795 | 5199 | |
1 | NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT | 36 | 49 | 85 |
2 | SLIGHTLY IMPORTANT | 1 | 2 | 3 |
3 | SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT | 1 | 2 | 3 |
4 | VERY IMPORTANT | 2 | 3 | 5 |
5 | EXTREMELY IMPORTANT | 6 | 22 | 28 |