Compendium of Surveys (to assess fruit and vegetable consumption)

Physical Activity Preferences for Children and AdultsTarget behaviorIncreasing physical activityWhat is being measured?The factor of physical activity preferences is strongly linked to physicalactivity behavior. The survey that follows is comprised of a sample list of physicalactivities that includes both examples that children probably are familiar with andothers that may be new to children.Who is the target audience?Children and adults: The survey was adapted from an instrumentdeveloped by Sherwood, et al. (2003).Additional informationThe list of activities may be modified to include those targeted by aparticular intervention. The Network recommends that LIAs list several activitiesto identify some that the target audience does not like or with which it isunfamiliar. The choices that are unfamiliar or are disliked can be used as targetsfor an intervention.ReferencesSherwood N, Story M, Neumark-Sztainer D, Adkins S, Davis M. Developmentand implementation of a visual card sorting technique for assessing food andactivity preferences and patterns in African American girls. J of the AmericanDietetic Association 2003; 103: 1473-1479.PA Preferences 164