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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
Note: Rounded up to the nearest integer number of times.

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
Note: "Other canned tuna" comprises all varieties except canned white (albacore) tuna.
Note: Rounded up to the nearest integer number of times.

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
Note: This does not include any canned tuna reported at JFSH04RE and JFSH05RE.
Note: Rounded up to the nearest integer number of times.

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
Note: This does not include any canned tuna reported at JFSH04RE and JFSH05RE.
Note: Rounded up to the nearest integer number of times.

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
Note: Rounded up to the nearest integer number of times

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

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