Table 3.
Nonparticipation questionnaire summary (n=69).
| Questionnaire items | Value, n (%) | |
| Age range (years) | ||
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<20 | 13 (19) |
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20-29 | 36 (52) |
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30-39 | 11 (16) |
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40-49 | 5 (7) |
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50-59 | 2 (3) |
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Prefer not to answer | 2 (3) |
| Sex | ||
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Female | 51 (74) |
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Male | 18 (26) |
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Other | 0 (0) |
| Reasons did not take part | ||
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Not available during the study session times | 30 (43) |
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Data privacy concerns around Amazon collecting information on my diet | 9 (13) |
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Data privacy concerns around researchers collecting information on my diet | 3 (4) |
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Concerns that Alexa will inadvertently listen to other conversations | 9 (13) |
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I do not eat or drink during my working hours | 3 (4) |
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Picking up and returning the device was inconvenient | 5 (7) |
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Other reasona | 21 (30) |
| Has a voice-controlled device | ||
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No | 35 (51) |
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Yes, but it is used by others, not me | 10 (14) |
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Yes, and I use it | 24 (35) |
| Happy to use a voice-controlled system (eg, Alexa) at home for research in the future | ||
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Yes | 42 (61) |
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No | 13 (19) |
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Not sure | 14 (20) |
| Happy to use a voice-controlled system (eg, Alexa) on a wearable device such as a smart watch for research | ||
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Yes | 39 (57) |
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No | 18 (26) |
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Not sure | 12 (17) |
aParticipants who stated “other” were able to complete a free-text response; these are summarized in Section S4 in Multimedia Appendix 1. A summary of all items in the nonparticipation questionnaire is provided in Table S4 in Multimedia Appendix 1.