Survey Update

I sent my survey out to friends through e-mails and received 19 responses. 

My first question was "Do you think of your parents as healthy eaters?"  2/3 of the respondents answered yes and the other 1/3 responded no.  My second question read "Do you eat in a similar way as your friends?"  2/3 of the responses were yes and 1/3 were no.  My third question asked how the survey takers eating habits have changed or remained the same since starting college.  Almost all of the responses said they had started eating more.  Also many people said that the amount of snacking they did increased and that they eat fast food more often.  The fourth question in my survey asked "How many meals a week do you consume with your friends?"  This question was a multiple choice question and had different number ranges to choose from.  The majority of people answered that they consume 8-15 meals a week with friends.  My fifth and sixth question asked about how healthy the survey taker felt their eating habits were as well as their friends eating habits.  Most people answered that on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the healthiest, they fell into the range of 6-8.  When answering about friend's eating habits, the majority of people answered 4-7.  This means that people believe their eating habits are more healthy than their friends.  Question 7 on my survey asked if their healthy friends eating habits influenced their own personal food choices.  2/3 said yes and the remaining 1/3 answered either no or N/A.  My eighth question asked "At what times/when are you most likely to eat healthy?" 1/2 of the respondents answered when at home, 1/3 said place has no influence, 2 people said when with friends, and 1 person said when alone.  The last two questions on my survey asked about where you typically eat when with friends and when eating alone.  Most people said when eating with friends they eat at a dining hall or some other food place on campus.  When eating alone, most people said that they would eat in their room and a few said they still eat at the dining hall.


Survey Link
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZL9YHMF

Survey Questions

My theory for my essay is the Theory of Reasoned Action.  The theory of reasoned action says that "population-specific cognitions and social influences" impact people's behaviors and decisions.  This means that the most important people's opinions, attitudes, and actions in ones life can directly affect that one person's behaviors.  I am applying this theory to the eating habits of students at North Carolina State University.  I believe that students are influenced by eating habits of the friends whom they are around daily, and that their eating habits have been assimilated into a similar eating style since beginning school.  Below are my survey questions and a link to my survey on SurveyMonkey.

Do you think of your parents as being healthy eaters?
Yes or No 

Do  you eat in a similar way as your friends? (i.e. same type of food, same amount)
Yes or No 

Explain how your eating habits have changed or remained the same since starting college.
Free Response 

How many meals a week do you consume with your friends?
Free Response

How often do you spend time with your friends?
Free Response 

On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the healthiest, how healthy would you describe your eating habits as being?
1-10

On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the healthiest, how healthy would you describe your friend's eating habits as being?
1-10

If your friends are healthy eaters, do their healthy eating habits influence your food choices?
Yes or No

At what times are you most likely to eat healthy?
At home
When alone
When with friends
No Influence

Where do you typically eat when eating with friends?
Free Response

Where do you typically eat when eating alone?
Free Response



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