ABSTRACT
Variable names for the food data are given in Tables B.1. <target id="page_188" target-type="page">188</target>Variables for the <monospace>beer</monospace> dataset.
Variable
Description
GPA
Grade point average.
Gender
Female (1); male (2).
breakfast
What do you associate with breakfast? Cereal (1); doughnut (2).
calories_chicken
Guess for calories in chicken piadina: 265 (1), 430 (2), 610 (3), 720 (4).
calories_day
Importance of daily amount of calorie consumption: I don’t know how many calories I should consume (1); not at all important (2); moderately important (3); very important (4).
calories_scone
Guess for calories in a scone.
coffee
What do you associate with coffee? Creamy frappuccino (1); espresso (2).
comfort_food
List 3–5 comfort foods.
comfort_food_reasons
List up to three reasons you consume comfort food.
comfort_food_reasons_coded
Stress (1); boredom (2); depression/sadness (3); hunger (4); laziness (5); cold weather (6); happiness (7); watching TV (8); none (9).
189cook
How often do you cook? Every day (1); a couple of times a week (2); whenever I can, but that is not very often (3); I only help a little during holidays (4); never, I really do not know my way around a kitchen (5).
cuisine
What type of cuisine did you eat growing up? American (1); Mexican/Spanish (2); Korean/Asian (3); Indian (4); American inspired international dishes (5); other (6).
diet_current
Describe your current diet.
diet_current_coded
Healthy/balanced/moderated (1); unhealthy/cheap/too much/random (2); the same thing over and over (3); unclear (4).
drink
Binary: What do you associate with drink? Orange juice (1); soda (2).
eating_changes
Eating changes since admitted to college.
eating_changes_coded
Worse (1); better (2); the same (3); unclear (4).
eating_changes_coded1
Eat faster (1); bigger quantity (2); worse quality (3); same food (4); healthier (5); unclear (6); drink coffee (7); less food (8); more sweets (9); timing (10); more carbs or snacking (11); drink more water (12); more variety (13).
eating_out
Frequency of eating out in a typical week: Never (1); 1–2 times (2); 2–3 times (3); 3–5 times (4); every day (5).
employment
Do you work? Yes, full time (1); yes, part time (2); no (3); other (4).
ethnic_food
How likely are you to eat ethnic food? Very unlikely (1); unlikely (2); neutral (3); likely (4); very likely (5).
exercise
How often do you exercise in a regular week? Every day (1); twice or three times per week (2); once a week (3); sometimes (4); never (5).
190father_education
Less than high school (1); high school degree (2); some college degree (3); college degree (4); graduate degree (5).
father_profession
Profession of father.
fav_cuisine
Favourite cuisine.
fav_cuisine_coded
None (0); Italian/French/Greek (1); Spanish/Mexican (2); Arabic/Turkish (3); Asian/Chinese/Thai/Nepal (4); American (5); African (6); Jamaican (7); Indian (8).
fav_food
Favourite food was: cooked at home (1); store bought (2); both bought at store and cooked at home (3).
food_childhood
Favourite childhood food.
fries
Which do you associate with fries? McDonald’s fries (1); home fries.
fruit_day
How likely are you to eat fruit in a regular day? Very unlikely (1); unlikely (2); neutral (3); likely (4); very likely (5).
grade_level
Freshman (1), Sophomore (2), Junior (3), Senior (4).
greek_food
How likely are you to eat Greek food when available? Very unlikely (1); unlikely (2); neutral (3); likely (4); very likely (5).
healthy_feeling
“I feel very healthy!”: Strongly agree (1) to strongly disagree (10).
healthy_meal
What is a healthy meal?
ideal_diet
Describe your ideal diet.
ideal_diet_coded
Portion control (1); adding veggies/eating healthier food/adding fruit(2); balance (3); less sugar (4); home cooked/organic (5); current diet (6); more protein (7); unclear (8).
income
<$15,000 (1); $15,001–$30,000 (2); $30,001–$50,000 (3); $50,001–$70,000 (4); $70,001–$100,000 (5); >$100,000 (6).
indian_food
How likely are you to eat Indian food when available? Very unlikely (1); unlikely (2); neutral (3); likely (4); very likely (5).
191italian_food
How likely are you to eat Italian food when available? Very unlikely (1); unlikely (2); neutral (3); likely (4); very likely (5).
life_rewarding
“I feel life is very rewarding!”: strongly agree (1) to strongly disagree (10).
marital_status
Single (1), in a relationship (2), cohabiting (3), married (4), divorced (5), widowed (6).
meals_dinner_friend
What would you serve a friend for dinner?
mother_education
Less than high school (1); high school degree (2); some college degree (3); college degree (4); graduate degree (5).
mother_profession
Mother’s profession.
nutritional_check
Checking nutritional values frequency: Never (1); on certain products only (2); very rarely (3); on most products (4); on everything (5).
on_off_campus
Living situation: on campus (1); rent out of campus (2); live with my parents and commute (3); own my own house (4).
parents_cook
Approximately how many days a week did your parents cook? Almost everyday (1); 2–3 times a week (2); 1–2 times a week (3); on holidays only (4); never (5).
pay_meal_out
How much would you pay for a meal out? <$5.00 (1); $5.01–$10.00 (2); $10.01–$20.00 (3); $20.01–$30.00 (4); $30.01–$40.00 (5); >$40.01 (6).
persian_food
How likely are you to eat Persian food when available: very unlikely (1); unlikely (2); neutral (3); likely (4); and very likely (5).
self_perception_weight
Self-perception of weight: Slim (1); very fit (2); just right (3); slightly overweight (4); overweight (5); I don’t think of myself in these terms (6).
192soup
Which of the two pictures do you associate with the word soup? Veggie soup (1); creamy soup (2).
sports
Do you do any sporting activity? Yes (1); no (2); no answer (99).
thai_food
How likely are you to eat Thai food when available? Very unlikely (1); unlikely (2); neutral (3); likely (4); very likely (5).
tortilla_calories
Guess for calories in a burrito sandwich from Chipotle: 580 (1); 725 (2); 940 (3); 1165 (4).
turkey_calories
Guess for calories in Panera Bread roasted turkey and avocado BLT: 345 (1); 500 (2); 690 (3); 850 (4).
type_sports
In what type of sports are you involved?
veggies_day
How likely are you to eat veggies in a day? Very unlikely (1); unlikely (2); neutral (3); likely (4); very likely (5).
vitamins
Do you take any supplements or vitamins? Yes (1); no (2).
waffle_calories
Guess for calories in a waffle potato sandwich: 575 (1); 760 (2); 900 (3); 1315 (4).
weight
What is you weight in pounds?
