Table 2 Dietary Exposure Risk Questionnaire- Questions and Results
From: Development and evaluation of a novel dietary bisphenol A (BPA) exposure risk tool
Exposure source | Question | Response | n (total study participants N = 404) |
|---|---|---|---|
Canned food | In a typical week, how often do you eat canned food? | None: 35.0%a | 141 |
1 or 2 /week: 54.1% | 218 | ||
3 or more/week: 10.9% Missing: 0.25% | 44 1 | ||
Microwave in plastic | How often do you microwave food stored in plastic containers? | Never: 23.0% | 87 |
Infrequently or Sometimes: 56.1% | 212 | ||
Often or Always: 20.9% Missing: 6.4% | 79 26 | ||
Polycarbonate plastic water bottles | How often do you drink beverages from a re-usable, hard plastic bottle? | Don’t know or Never: 13.4% | 54 |
Infrequently or Sometimes: 42.0% | 169 | ||
Often or Always: 44.5% Missing: 0.5% | 179 2 | ||
Hot drinks in polycarbonate plastic cups | Do you drink hot beverages from a hard, clear plastic cup? | Don’t know or Never: 29.2% | 87 |
Infrequently or Sometimes: 53.7% | 160 | ||
Often or Always: 17.1% Missing: 26.2% | 51 106 | ||
Microwave with stretch wrap | How often do you microwave your food with plastic stretch wrap on? | Don’t know or Never: 57.7% | 187 |
Infrequently or Sometimes: 38.0% | 123 | ||
Often or Always: 4.3% Missing: 19.8% | 14 80 | ||
Microwave meals | In a typical day, how many prepared, microwavable meals do you eat? | Don’t know or None: 14.2% | 57 |
1 or 2 items/day: 17% | 68 | ||
3 or more items/day: 68.8% Missing: 0.74% | 276 3 | ||
Packaged food | In a typical day, how many packaged food items do you eat? | None or 1 item/day: 55.9% | 224 |
2 or 3 items/day: 37.4% | 150 | ||
4 or more items/day: 6.7% Missing: 0.74% | 27 3 |