Somerset Food Survey - Page 1 of 8 - Somerset Council

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Food Environment at Home

1. Who lives in your household? (please tick all that apply)

Live alone With partner With children With friends With other family members (e.g. parents, siblings) Supported housing Care home Other

If you live with children (under 18) how many are in your household?

Are any children in your household receiving Free school meals?

2. How often do you

3. Who does the cooking and food preparation in your household? (please tick all that apply)

Myself Parents Partner Friend Children I/we don't cook/prepare food at home Other

4. If you don't cook at home can you tell us why? (please tick all that apply)

Lack of equipment I'm not confident cooking I don't like cooking I live on my own, and don't like cooking just for myself I don't know how to cook I don't have time It costs too much I don't have space My family/friends don't like what I cook I find it hard to plan meals I don't have access to fresh food There aren't any benefits from cooking at home Other

If other, why?

5. What equipment do you have at home to prepare and store food? (please tick all that apply)

Airfryer Chopping board Freezer Fridge Hob Knives Microwave Oven Pots and pans Slow Cooker Utensils None of the above

6. Where do you mostly shop for food? (please tick all that apply)

Online Large supermarkets Smaller shops (e.g Co-op, Tesco Express) Food banks Food pantries Market stalls and farm shops

7. Which food shop do you typically use? (please tick all that apply)

Aldi ASDA Co-Op Farm foods Food Warehouse Iceland Lidl M&S Morrisons Nisa Sainsbury Small independent shops SPAR Tesco Waitrose Other

8. What is most important in deciding where to shop?

You can only choose one answer per column. That means each option should be ranked only once, and no two options can have the same rank.

9. Do you recycle your food waste? (left over food, food scraps etc.)

Yes No Don't know

What could help you recycle more of your food waste?