Shopping Frequency Questionnaire

This is a short questionnaire to examine the role of shopping to see how it impacts on psychological wellbeing, quality of life and physical health. You will be asked about shopping habits, nutritional intake and social interaction.

It is open to anyone aged 18 or over and participation is entirely voluntary. This study has been approved by the University of Liverpool Ethics Committee (ethics@liv.ac.uk). By clicking the submit button you are giving consent and are unable to withdraw. Responses are sent by email, data will be anonymised and the emails will be deleted. You are assured complete anonymity and all responses are confidential.

Country of residence

Sex Please select male female

Age (in years)

Are you Please select single married/cohabiting separated/divorced widowed

How many people live in your household?

What is your work status? Please select employed full time employed part time not working retired other (e.g. student)

What is your highest education level? Please select Degree or equivalent A level/diploma/apprenticeship GCSE/O level Other School

Do you drive? Please select yes no

Is there a car in your household? Please select yes no

Do you have internet access? Please select yes no

Do you live in a rural area? Please select yes no

How long (in minutes) would it take to walk to the nearest shop for groceries?

How long (in minutes) would it take to drive to the nearest shop for groceries?

What is your level of responsibility for household food shopping? Please select Not responsible Less than half About half Most or all

Who else is responsible for food shopping in your household?

How satisfied are you with your level of responsibility for food shopping? Please select Completely satisfied Mostly satisfied Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied Mostly dissatisfied Completely dissatisfied

Can you go shopping when you need to? Please select yes usually no

How often do you do a main shop for food? Please select daily 2-3 times per week weekly 2-3 times per month monthly less often never

Who do you do your main food shopping with? Alone Spouse/Partner Children Other relative(s) Friend(s) Neighbour(s)

If with children, what age groups? None Under 16 16+

Where do you (or someone else) do your main food shopping? Supermarket Supermarket chain local shops (e.g. Tesco Express) Discounters (e.g. Aldi) Small grocery stores or corner shops Local specialist shops (e.g. butcher, green grocer) Street markets Farmers' markets Internet

Other - please specify:

What transport do you use for your main food shop? Bus Train Car Taxi Walk Other

What is your usual outbound journey time in minutes?

How long (in minutes) do you usually spend on main food shopping?

How much of that time (in minutes) is spent walking?

How often do you go top-up food shopping? Please select daily 2-3 times per week weekly 2-3 times per month monthly less often never

Who do you do your top-up shopping with?

Alone Spouse/Partner Children Other relative(s) Friend(s) Neighbour(s)

Where do you do your top-up food shopping?

Supermarket Supermarket chain local shops (e.g. Tesco Express) Discounters (e.g. Aldi) Small grocery stores or corner shops Local specialist shops (e.g. butcher, green grocer) Street markets Farmers' markets Internet

Other - please specify:

What transport do you use for your top-up food shop? Bus Train Car Taxi Walk Other

What is your usual outbound journey time in minutes?

How long (in minutes) do you usually spend top-up food shopping?

How much of that time (in minutes) is spent walking?

How often do you go shopping for non-food items (e.g. clothes, household, electrical? Please select daily 2-3 times per week weekly 2-3 times per month monthly less often never

Who do you do your non-food shopping with?

Alone Spouse/Partner Children Other relative(s) Friend(s) Neighbour(s)

What transport do you use for your non-food shopping? Bus Train Car Taxi Walk Other

What is your usual outbound journey time in minutes?

How long (in minutes) do you usually spend non-food shopping?

How much of that time (in minutes) is spent walking?

Which of the following activities do you do/ have you done generally while shopping?

Window shopping (outside shops) Browsing (inside shops) Visited cafe/restaurant Sat down in shop/shopping centre Watched other people passing by Met up with family/friends Recognised someone Talked to someone you know Talked to shop employee

Other - please specify:

Which of the following activities did you do on your most recent shopping trip?

Window shopping (outside shops) Browsing (inside shops) Visited cafe/restaurant Sat down in shop/shopping centre Watched other people passing by Met up with family/friends Recognised someone Talked to someone you know Talked to shop employee

Other - please specify:

Do you have friends in your community/neighbourhood? Please select yes no

How often do you have a chat or do something with one of your friends? Please select never daily 2-3 times per week weekly monthly less often

How many of your friends do you see or hear from at least once a month? Please select none one two three or four five to eight nine or more

How many friends do you feel at ease with so that you can talk about private matters? Please select none one two three or four five to eight nine or more

How many friends do feel close to such that you could call on them for help? Please select none one two three or four five to eight nine or more

How often do you see any of your neighbours have a chat or do something with? Please select never daily 2-3 times per week weekly monthly less often

How often do you eat fresh fruit? Please select Never Seldom Once a week 2-4 times a week 5-6 times a week Once or more daily Don't know

How many servings of any fruit (fresh, frozen, tinned or driend) do you have in a day?

How often do you eat green leafy vegetables? Please select Never Seldom Once a week 2-4 times a week 5-6 times a week Once or more daily Don't know

How often do you eat other vegetables? Please select Never Seldom Once a week 2-4 times a week 5-6 times a week Once or more daily Don't know

How many servings of any vegetables do you have in a day?

How often do you eat fatty fish (e.g. salmon, mackerel, herring)? Please select Never Seldom Once a week 2-4 times a week 5-6 times a week Once or more daily Don't know

How often do you eat other fish (e.g. cod, tuna, haddock)? Please select Never Seldom Once a week 2-4 times a week 5-6 times a week Once or more daily Don't know

How many servings of any meat, fish, eggs or beans do you have in a day?

How often do you eat wholemeal/brown bread? Please select Never Seldom Once a week 2-4 times a week 5-6 times a week Once or more daily Don't know

How many servings of bread, rice, pasta or potatoes do you have in a day?

How many servings of milk or dairy foods do you have in a day?

How many servings of cakes, biscuits, sweets and sugary drinks do you have in a day?

In most ways my life is close to my ideal: Please select Strongly disagree Disagree Slightly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Slightly agree Agree Strongly agree

The conditions in my life are excellent: Please select Strongly disagree Disagree Slightly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Slightly agree Agree Strongly agree

I am satisfied with my life: Please select Strongly disagree Disagree Slightly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Slightly agree Agree Strongly agree

So far I have got the important things in life: Please select Strongly disagree Disagree Slightly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Slightly agree Agree Strongly agree

If I could live my life over I would change almost nothing: Please select Strongly disagree Disagree Slightly disagree Neither agree nor disagree Slightly agree Agree Strongly agree

For someone of my age, my health in general is: Please select Excellent Good Fair Poor Don't know

Do you take part in sports or activities that are mildly energetic (e.g. light gardening, bowls, light housework, home repairs)? Please select yes no

How often do you take part in mildly energetic activities? Please select More than once a week Once a week One to three times a month Hardly ever or never

Do you take part in sports or activities that are moderately energetic (e.g. walking at a moderate pace, dancing, moderate gardening, stretching exercises, heavy housework)? Please select yes no

How often do you take part in moderately energetic activities? Please select More than once a week Once a week One to three times a month Hardly ever or never

Do you take part in sports or activities that are vigorous (e.g. running, swimming, cycling, gym workout, heavy gardening)? Please select yes no

How often do you take part in vigorous activities? Please select More than once a week Once a week One to three times a month Hardly ever or never

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