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Nutrition and Exercise
Emily BachinskyAlex Lopez
Jacob LopezLuke Pederson
Rob Wolff
May 15, 2013
Research Objectives
The research was designed to address the following:1. To determine if age has an impact on the frequency of
eating fast food. 2. To determine if age has an impact on frequency of
exercise.3. To examine the relationship of fast-food consumption
and exercise. 4. To examine the relationship of a healthy diet and
exercise.5. To report which types of exercise people engage in the
most.
Methods
Field Dates March 28-April 10, 2013
Population Sacramento Area Residents and CSUS Students
Screening Criteria
Over 18 years oldArea code
Sample Size 100 interviews completed of adults over the age 18
Sampling Error Less than +/- 9.8% (at the 95% confidence level)
Research Method: Multi-modal
• Telephone sample from COMS 171 list of friends and family
• Intercept (Self-Administered) on CSUS campus
• Intercept (Interview) on CSUS campus• Online Self-Administered from COMS 171 list
of friends and family
Unit of Analysis
Individual
Average Interview Length
3:47 minutes
Findings
Our most notable findings were:1.55% of the sample said they ate fast-food 1-2 times per week2.Age does not determine the frequency people eat fast-food.3.Age does not determine the how often people exercise.4.Surprisingly, there was no relationship between the frequency someone exercises and the frequency someone eats fast food.5.There is a relationship between healthy eating habits and exercise.6.The most frequent form of exercise is walking.
Objective 1: To determine if age has an impact on the frequency of eating
fast food.Questions that addressed this were:
Which category best describes your age?
On average, how often do you eat fast food (generally, fast food can be considered anything with a drive-thru)?
Results: Frequencies
There was no statistically significant relationship between age and the frequency someone eats fast food.
The .508 significance level makes this relationship insignificant because it is greater than .05
Results: ANOVA
Even though there was no significant
relationship between age and frequency of
eating fast-food…
How did people respond?
Results: Cross-tabulation
Objective 2: To determine if age has an impact on frequency of exercise.
Questions that addressed this were:
Which category best describes your age?
How often do you do the following? •Recreational sports•Walking•Running•Swimming•Cycling
• Circuit Training• Free-Weights• Weight Training• Group Classes• Body Weight exercises
Results
After running a one-way ANOVA test, there was no statistical significance between age and frequency of days of exercise.
The chart indicates that of all who participated in the survey, the largest group who said they exercise at a frequency of of 3-4 times per week were respondents ages 25 to 34.
Interestingly, the data showed that people of all ages exercise as frequently as 7 days a week.
Even though there was no significant relationship between age and frequency of exercise…
How did people respond?
Objective 3: To determine if there is a relationship between how often one
exercises and how often they consume fast food?
Questions that addressed this were:
On average, how often do you eat fast food?
On average, how many days per week do you typically exercise?
Results: Frequencies
We re-coded and grouped people based on the frequency of their exercise habits. People that exercised 0-2 days per week were considered non-exercisers while people who exercised 3-7 days per week were considered exercisers.
} 38 Non-exercisers
62 Exercisers
Results: Cross-tabulation
There was no statistically significant relationship between the frequency someone exercises and the frequency someone eats fast food.
Interestingly, we found that:
Results
Questions that addressed this were:
How often do you do the following?a. Eat Whole Grainsb. Eat a variety of Fruitsc. Eat a variety of Vegetablesd. Limit Fat Intakee. Avoid Unnecessary Snacking
On average, how many days per week do you typically exercise?
Objective 4: To determine if there was a relationship between healthy
eating habits and exercise.
Results: Means
0.00.51.01.52.02.53.03.54.0 3.50 3.44 3.41
2.982.63
Q6: Self-Reported Healthy Eating Habits
Pictured below are the means from the reported data on a 1-5 scale regarding how often each person participated in healthy eating habits.
Results
11.5
22.5
33.5
4
EatsWholeGrain
Eats Fruit EatsVeggies
Limits Fat AvoidsSnacks
2.95 2.97 3.05
2.32 2.29
3.69 3.73 3.773.39
2.84
Exercisers vs. Non Exercisers Eating Habits
Non Exerciser
Exerciser
All responses are statistically significant
Across the board, exercisers(those who reported exercising at least 3 days a week) report more healthy eating habits than non-exercisers
Objective 5: To report which types of exercise people engage in the most.
How often do you do the following? •Recreational sports•Walking•Running•Swimming•Cycling
• Circuit Training• Free-Weights• Weight Training• Group Classes• Body Weight exercises
Questions that addressed this were:
Results: Frequencies
Results: Frequency
When it comes to frequency, 78 people out of 100 said they walk at least 1 time per week.
The mean of walking was the highest it was 4.12.
28 people said they walk 7 times a week.
Conclusion
• What we learned• What we would do differently