Validation of a fruit, juice, and vegetable availability questionnaire.
OBJECTIVE
To assess the validity of a self-reported fruit, juice, and vegetable home availability measure.


METHODS
Cross-sectional.


METHODS
In-home interviews.


METHODS
Forty-eight parents of fourth to sixth grade children.


METHODS
Scales assessing self-reported home availability of fruit, 100% fruit juice, and vegetables over the past 7 days compared with an observed home inventory conducted on the interview day.


METHODS
Cohen's kappa of agreement, specificity and sensitivity, and correlations, with significance level <.05.


RESULTS
There was substantial agreement between self-reported and observed home inventories of many fruit, 100% fruit juice, and vegetables among participating families in this study.


CONCLUSIONS
Self-reported shelf inventories can be an effective tool for use in assessing the availability of fruit, juice, and vegetables in the home.
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Tara
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USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Karen Weber
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Baranowski
Tom
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D000328:Adult; D001628:Beverages / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards; D014675:Vegetables / Q000600:supply & distribution*