Adult Client Survey

1. Adult Client Survey What it represents Key responses of clients: Topics of Interest Resources for utilizing nutrition education (NE) Key lifestyle characteristics of clients The overall “picture” of adult clients

2. Adult Client Survey:What it represents • Survey questionnaire • 35 items • Paper and pencil • Approx. 10 minutes • Anonymous • IRB status: exempt

3. Adult Client Survey:What it represents • N = 472 adults from EFNEP • Administered: at end of class, Oct. – Dec. • Sampling: 20 surveys per educator • ~ 56% response rate • N = 114 adults from SNAP-Ed • Administered: classes • <1% response rate * (under-sampled)

4. 17 Counties Participating:

5. Adult Client SurveyTopics of Interest Fruits and vegetables 47% Quick family meals 45% Meals from what’s on hand 39% Healthy weight/PA 36% Fat in food 34% Food Shop/Meal Plan 32% Food safety 28% Whole grains 26% Feeding children 25% Making sense of portion size 24% Most Least

6. Adult Client SurveyResources: Kitchen equipment used at home Cooking: Oven 98% Stove top 96% Microwave 93% Slow cooker 73% Electric skillet 53% Preservation: Freezer (compart.) 98% Freezer (separate) 53% Preparation: Electric mixer 71% Blender 64%

7. Adult Client SurveyResources: Kitchen tools (*available; not necessarily used) Preparing and Measuring: Cutting board 94% Measuring cups 91% Measuring spoons 87% Food safety: Cutting board 94% Pot holders 86% Food thermometer 51% Refrig thermometer 43%

8. Adult Client SurveyResources versus Topics of Interest Clients interested in food safety do not necessarily have relevant kitchen equipment. (n.s. chi-square) Clients interested in portion sizesdo not necessarily have measuring cups or spoons available at home. (n.s. chi-square)

9. Adult Client SurveyResources: Internet for Nutrition Education Use the Internet: • At home . . . . . . . 54% • At work, school, library . . 32% • To find nutrition information or recipes . . . . . . 42% • Smart Phone . . . 13%

10. Adult Client SurveyResources: Internet for Nutrition Education • Younger participants on average tend to use the internet (p<.0001): • At home: 40 yrs(vs 50) • At work, school, library: 37 yrs(vs 47) • With a smart phone: 33 yrs(vs. 46) • To find nutrition information/recipes: 40 yrs(vs 47) Among those interested in the top four topics, 38%-41% use the internet for nutrition information or recipes

11. Adult Client SurveyFamily Meals Respondent doing most shopping/cooking 84% Time spent preparing Meals eaten as the main meal: family: ≤ 15 min 8% Breakfast 42% 15-30 min 32% Lunch 29% 30-45 min 39% Dinner 90% ˃ 45 min 21% Snacks 30% How many main meals per week does your family eat together? ≥ 7 (35%);5-6 (21%);3-4 (23%); 0-2 (20%)

12. Adult Client SurveyDescriptions of Family Mealtimes What happens when your family eats? Everyone eats together69% Each eats at own time separately22% Children and adults eat at different times9% Interactions during a shared meal? We talk to each other 65% We watch TV while we eat 21%1 We do not talk to each other 12% We often argue during meals 2% 1TV usually off while the family eats: 58%

13. Adult Client SurveySources of Food Meals together at a fast food location or restaurant: Never or < once a week 76% 1-2 times a week 16% ˃ 2 times a week 8% Weekly or frequently shop at: Supermarket 87% Small grocery 31% Convenience store 15% Drugstore 8% Wal-Mart 45% Safeway 42% Fred Meyer 33% Albertson’s 22% Kroger 1% Grows own food: 31%

14. How do family eating behaviors interrelate? Families who more frequently eat pre-prepared foods also: • Eat out more frequently (0.520**) • Eat fewer main meals together(-0.149*) • More frequently shop at convenience stores (0.164*) Adults interested in quick family meals are also: • Eating fewer main meals together (-0.132*) • Less likely to shop in supermarkets (-0.141*)

15. Adult Client SurveyPlanning Classes for Children Child in Grades 1-6 at home: n = 125 Would like child to prepare simple meals: 75% Make healthy snacks 31% Help with meal preparation 27% Make simple meals 24% Put away food from store or after meals 23% Use kitchen equipment safely 21% Help with food shopping 18%

16. Adult Client SurveyPlanning Classes for Children What children do about meals and snacks1: Make own breakfast: DailyWeekly Grades 1-2 14% 21% Grades 3-4 15% 29% Grades 5-6 33% 27% Make own snacks: DailyWeekly Grades 1-2 22% 36% Grades 3-4 3% 3% Grades 5-6 48% 25% Go to the store for food: DailyWeekly Grades 1-2 3% 13% Grades 3-4 < 1% < 1% Grades 5-6 10% 14% 1Among respondents with children (n = 125), all had 1-2 grader, 94 had 3-4 grader, 91 had 5-6 grader

17. Personal characteristics of Adult Clients Median values: Age: 42 yrs Last grade in school: 12 Adults in home: 2 Children in home: 2 Working or in school: 33% Ethnicity: 13% Hispanic Race: White (76%); Am Indian (5%); African Am (4%); Asian Am (2%)

18. Personal characteristics of Adult Clients Program Participation • SNAP 55% • Food Bank 45% • NSLP 24% • TANF 19% • SSI 18% • WIC 16% Language Preference (Class/Print) • English 77% • Russian 17% • Spanish 6% • Other 1%

19. “Snapshot” of Adult Clients • Non-working adult • Doing most of shopping/cooking for the family • From families that eat dinner together, but not every day • TV on and/or separate meals in 1/4 to 1/5 of families • Topics of interest: *fruits/vegs, *quick meals, *meals from what’s on hand, *healthy weight/PA • Resources: most working appliances; may lack table top cooking equipment or thermometers • Interest in children learning about meals/snacks