S1 What Is Your Highest School Leaving Qualification? (S1)

S1 What Is Your Highest School Leaving Qualification? (S1)

Omega-3 fatty acids in child nutrition
SCREENING
1.How old are you (in years)?
______
2.What is your gender? Single punch
Screening: If female (A) continue with question 3
Screening: If male (B) STOP
Afemale...... 
Bmale...... 
3.How many children doyou have?
______
Screening; If 0 STOP, otherwise continue with question 4
4.How many children under the age of 36 months do you have?
______
Screening; If 0 STOP, otherwise continue with question 5
5.Please enter the age of the child/children (counted in question 4) in months.
(f5_1) child 1...... / months
(f5_2) child 2...... / months
(f5_3) child 3...... / months

programming: If there is more than 1 child <36 months, show the following sentence:
Please answer the following questions relating toyour youngest child.
6.How old is your youngest child (in months)?
____
7.Do/did you breastfeed your child?
Single punch
I am still breastfeeding ...... continue with question 8!
I have stopped breastfeeding...... continue with question 8!
I did not breastfeed...... continue with question 10!
8.Did you exclusively breastfeed your child during the first 4 months?
(i.e. no infant formula, juices or solids)
Single punch
Ayes...... 
Bno...... 
CI am currently within the first 4 months...... 
9.When did you start to feed your child with solids?
Single punch
Screening: If 11 STOP
11I have not started yet...... 
1before completion of the 4th month after delivery...... 
2after completion of the 5th month after delivery...... 
3after completion of the 6th month after delivery...... 
4after completion of the 7th month after delivery...... 
5after completion of the 8th month after delivery...... 
6after completion of the 9th month after delivery...... 
7after completion of the 10th month after delivery...... 
8after completion of the 11th month after delivery...... 
9after completion of the 12th month after delivery...... 
10after completion of the 13th month after delivery...... 
10.When preparing hot dishes for your own consumption, which plant oil do you mainly use?(i.e. for cooking and frying?)
Single punch
1sunflower oil...... 
2corn oil...... 
3olive oil...... 
4rapeseed oil...... 
5other...... 
6I do not use plant oils...... 
11.When preparing salads for your own consumption, which plant oil do you mainly use?
Single punch
1sunflower oil...... 
2corn oil...... 
3olive oil...... 
4rapeseed oil...... 
5others...... 
6I do not use plant oils...... 
12.How often do you eat fish?
Single punch
1more than twice a week...... 
2twice a week...... 
3once a week...... 
4twice a month...... 
5once a month...... 
6less than once a month...... 
7 never...... 
13.Which plant oil do/did you mainly use for the vegetable-potato-meatmeal (or its vegetarian equivalent) in both self-prepared meals and commercial meals during your youngest child’s infancy?
Single punch per column
Self-prepared meals / Commercial meals
1 sunflower oil...... /  / 
2 corn oil...... /  / 
3 olive oil...... /  / 
4 rapeseed oil...... /  / 
5 other...... /  / 
6 I do/did not use plant oils...... /  / 
7 I do not know / 
8I always use(d) commercial meals…………………………..
9I always use(d) self-prepared meals...... 
14.How often does/did your child eat fish in infancy?
Single punch
1more than twice a week...... 
2twice week...... 
3once a week...... 
4twice a month...... 
5once a month...... 
6less than once a month...... 
7 never...... 
15.Do/did you mainly offer self-prepared or commercially prepared vegetable-potato-meatmeals (or its vegetarian equivalent) toyour child?
Single punch
Amainly self-prepared...... 
Bmainly commercial (baby jars)...... 
Cboth balanced...... 
16.Have you ever heard the term “Omega-3 fatty acids”?
Single punch
1 yes...... continue with question 17!
2 no...... continue with question S1!
3 I do not know...... continue with question S1!
17.Which plant oil contains the highest amounts of Omega-3 fatty acids?
Single punch
1corn oil...... 
2olive oil...... 
3rapeseed oil...... 
4sunflower oil...... 
5plant oils do not contain Omega-3 fatty acids...... 
6I do not know...... 
18. Which food contains the highest amounts of Omega-3 fatty acids?
Single punch
1camembert...... 
2Alaska pollock...... 
3parmesan...... 
4salmon...... 
5none of these foods contain Omega-3 fatty acids...... 
6I do not know...... 
19.What impact do Omega-3 fatty acids have on human health?
Single punch
1 a positive impact...... continue with question 20!
2 no impact...... continue with question S1!
3 a negative impact...... continue with question S1!
4 I do not know...... continue with question S1!
20.Which of the following health benefits best describes the effect of Omega-3 fatty acids?
Single punch
1good for the teeth...... 
2good for the hair and fingernails...... 
3good for brain development...... 
4I do not know...... 

S1 What is your highest school leaving qualification? (s1)

/ none
/ intermediate school leaving certificate
/ secondaryschoolleavingcertificate
/ universityofappliedsciencesentrancequalification
/ highereducationentrancequalification (Abitur)

S2What is your highest occupational qualification? (s2)

/ no qualification
/ incomplete apprenticeship
/ completed apprenticeship
/ vocational school, professional school, Meisterbrief
/ universityofappliedsciencesdegree
/ university degree
/ Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
/ other

S3 How many persons live in your household? (s3)

/ 1
/ 2
/ 3
/ 4
/ 5
/ 6 or more

S4 What is the monthly net income of your household? (s4)

/ 1,000 euro
/ 1,000 - < 1,500 euro
/ 1,500 - < 2,000 euro
/ 2,000 - < 2,500 euro
/ 2,500 - < 3,000 euro
/ 3,000 - < 3,500 euro
/ 3,500 - 4,000 euro
/ 4,000 euro or more
/ undisclosed

S5 In which federal state do you live? (s5)

/ Baden-Wuerttemberg
/ Bavaria
/ Berlin
/ Brandenburg
/ Bremen
/ Hamburg
/ Hesse
/ Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
/ Lower Saxony
/ Nordrhein-Westfalen
/ Rhineland-Palatinate
/ Saarland
/ Saxony
/ Saxony-Anhalt
/ Schleswig-Holstein
/ Thuringia

S6 How many citizens live in Your residence? (s6)

/ ≤2,000
/ 2,001 - 5,000
/ 5,001 - 10,000
/ 10,001 - 20,000
/ 20,001 - 50,000
/ 50,001 - 100,000
/ 100,001 - 200,000
/ 200,001 - 500,000
/ 500,001 or more
/ unknown

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