Parent Info: FOOD FOR LIFE PARTNERSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE

1	Are you:
	Male Female

2	Age
	Under 16 17-25 26-40 41-50 51-60 61+

3	Which of the following do you enjoy?
	Cooking Gardening Exercising None of these

4

Do you (or your family) grow any of your own food?

A lot
Some
A little
None

5	Are you a:
	Student Parent Staff Member of the community None of the above

6	Are you a governor?
	Yes No

7

How fit do you consider yourself?

Very fit
Quite fit
Unfit
Very unfit

8	How many hours of formal exercise/sport you do per week?
	None 1-2 3-4 5 or more

9	How many hours of informal exercise do you do per week? e.g. gardening, walking
	None 1-2 3-4 5 or more

10	Do you consider yourself to be a healthy eater?
	Very healthy Quite healthy Quite unhealthy Very unhealthy

11	Do you eat the recommended 5 a day fruit/vegetables/salad?
	Yes No Usually

12	Are you vegetarian?
	Yes No Almost

13	How many times a week do you eat as a family?
	5 to 10 3 or 4 1 or 2 None

15

Which of the following best describes you?

Tick all those which apply.

I never look at labels
I would buy fair trade goods if they were cheaper
I buy some organic produce
I avoid buying produce from other countries
I support local providers whenever I can
Organic produce is too expensive
I always buy ethically sourced products
I try to buy seasonal produce
I buy all organic food if possible

16	Are you aware of the government guidelines given to schools about food?
	Yes No Yes but don

17	Do you think that CottenhamVillageCollege meets these standards?
	Yes No Not sure

19	How many people do you think buy food in school each day?
	100 - 200 201 - 300 301 - 400 401 - 500 501+

20	Do you think the number of people buying food in school each day increased or decreased in the last two years?
	Increased Decreased Not sure

21	How often do you buy food in school?
	I am not a student or staff member so do not buy food in CVC Often - 1 to 5 times a week Sometimes - 3 to 5 times a term Rarely - once a term or less Never

22	If you eat in school, please give us more information about your choices Tick all that apply.
	Good value Good choice Good quality Healthy options Poor quality Too expensive Queues are a problem Prefer own food I don't eat in school

24	The eating environment is an important factor in the dining experience
	Yes No Possibly

25	I would/my child would buy more food in school if there were no queues
	Yes No Possibly

26	Litter is a significant problem
	Yes No Possibly

27	Improving the quality of the dining areas would encourage me/my child to buy food in school
	Yes No Possibly

28	I would welcome a restriction on bringing certain food/drink into school
	Yes No Possibly

29	I would welcome information on healthy lunchboxes
	Yes No Possibly

31

The college should label food using the traffic light or another system

	Agree strongly	Agree	Disagree	Disagree strongly
Choose an option

32

The college should use organic produce

	Agree Strongly	Agree	Disagree	Disagree strongly
Choose an option

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FOOD FOR LIFE PARTNERSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE