Study Ford et al. (2013): study ZZ Anglo-America 2002
- Public
- 30+ aged, Adventist church atendees, North America 2002-2007
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 9255
- Non Response
- 45%
- Assessment
- Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Fresh fruits
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Assessd usung Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), which contains a list of 200 food items. Fresh fruits are: Grapes in season and out of season, plum in season and out of season, appricot in season, cantaloupe in season and out of season, strawberry in season and out of season, blueberry in season and out of season, cherry in season and out of season, persimmons in season, apples, oranges, grapefruits, bananas, fruit salad fresh. Intake expressed in standard servings in grams Food intake was energy adjusted using the residual method
- Distribution
- Males: 168, females 171
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Selfreported intake of fresh fruits during the last year
1 never or rarely
2 1-3 times per month
3 1-6 times per week
4 1-4 times per day
Observed Relation with Happiness
negative affect: Beta = -.03 (.001)
Beta's controled for:
- age
- gender
- ethnicity
- frequency of vigorous physical activity
- hours sleep
- total energy intake
- use of alcohol
Stronger positive among females