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The following instrument files are in PDF format. All files were formatted for accessibility and compliance with section 508 of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

NCI-Developed Short Diet Assessment Instruments

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For more information about these instruments and the surveys and studies in which they were administered, see the Short Dietary Assessment Instruments website.

Dietary Screener Questionnaire, 2010 & 2015
Fruit/Vegetables, Fiber, Added Sugars, Dairy, Calcium, and Red & Processed Meat

As used in the 2015 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Cancer Control Supplement (CCS)

As used in National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2009-10

As used in the 2010 NHIS CCS

Five-Factor Screener, 2005
Fruit/Vegetables, Fiber, Added Sugars, Dairy, Calcium

As used in the 2005 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Cancer Control Supplement (CCS)

The food and diet questions in these files are labeled NAC.010 – NAC.138 (roughly pages 5-16).

Multifactor Screener, 2000
Fruit/Vegetables, Fat, Fiber

As used in the 2000 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) Cancer Control Supplement (CCS)

The food and diet questions in these files are labeled NAC.010 – NAC.160 (roughly pages 7-13).

As used in the Observing Protein and Energy Nutrition (OPEN) Study

Dietary Screener, 2009
Fruit/Vegetables, Added Sugars

As used in the 2009 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

The food and diet questions in these files are labeled QA09_C13 to QA09_C21 (roughly pages 35-37).

Dietary Screener, 2005
Fruit/Vegetables, Added Sugars

As used in the 2005 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

The food and diet questions in these files are labeled QA05_C14 to QA05_C24 (roughly pages 23-25).

Fruit and Vegetable Screener, 2000
Fruit/Vegetables

As used in the 2000 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Fruit & Vegetable Intake Screener, 1997
Fruit/Vegetables

As used in the Eating at America’s Table Study (EATS)

Percentage Energy from Fat Screener, 1996
Fat

Investigator-Developed Short Diet Assessment Instruments

If you have questions about the instruments on this page or would like to suggest a validated short dietary assessment instrument for inclusion on this page, please contact the Risk Factor Assessment Branch at RFAB@mail.nih.gov.

Last Updated: 14 Dec, 2021