Survey instrument—sequence and details of survey items
| Physical activity | Questions |
| Knowledge of physical activity | Two items: How many times per week and how many minutes per week? |
| Walking continuously for 10 min | Two items: How many times per week and how many minutes per week? |
| Vigorous physical activity | Two items: How many times per week and how many minutes per week? |
| Awareness and use of physical activity opportunities | Six items: Are you aware of and do you use any of the following physical activity opportunities in the Bankstown area? Cycle ways, walking tracks, parks, outdoor gyms, walking groups and others. |
| Physical activity—Stages of Change | Six items: precontemplation/contemplation (no intention); planning (intention) action (practising) and maintenance (practising regularly). |
| Physical activity—perceived barriers/enablers | Four items: the following statements ask your opinion about your physical activity: (multiple response—tick all that apply). I have the time to do physical activity; I don’t have people to do physical activity with; Family responsibilities do not make it difficult to be physically active; It is expensive to do physical activity. |
| Sedentary behaviour | One item: Currently, on average, how many minutes per day do you spend sitting? (eg, watching television, using computer, smart phones, for pleasure). |
| Nutrition | |
| Actual vegetable intake | One item: How many serves of vegetables do you usually eat each day? (include fresh, frozen and tinned vegetables and legumes eg, lentils, chickpeas etc). One serve = ½ cup cooked or 1 cup of salad vegetables. |
| Knowledge of recommended vegetables intake | One item: How many serves of vegetables do you think you should eat each day? (include fresh, frozen and tinned vegetables and legumes eg, lentils, chickpeas, etc) One serve = ½ cup cooked or 1 cup of salad vegetables. |
| Vegetable intake—Stages of Change | Six items: precontemplation/contemplation (no intention); planning (intention) action (practising) and maintenance (practising regularly). |
| Vegetable intake—perceived barriers/enablers | One item: the next question asks your opinion about eating enough vegetables. Vegetables are expensive to buy; Preparing vegetables takes a lot of time; I feel confident preparing vegetable dishes; It is more important to eat other foods eg, meat—is this an open ended question or do we give options? |
| Sugar-sweetened beverage | Three items: How many cups of SSB per day; How many cups of fruit juice per day? How many cups of black tea (with sugar) per day? |
| Body mass index | Two items: self-reported height (cm) and weight (kg) Two items: objectively measured height (cm) and weight (kg) |
| Demographic variables | Gender, age, income, employment status, marital status, education, main language spoken at home, born in Australia, year of migration, use of social media, main type of social media used. |