Table 1.
Audience and advice attributes of the 48 state fish consumption advisory Web sites assessed.
| Attribute | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Sensitive populations targeted | |
| Pregnant women | 43 (89.6) |
| Women of childbearing age | 28 (58.3) |
| Women planning to become pregnant | 20 (41.7) |
| Women who might become pregnant | 27 (56.3) |
| Children | 48 (100.0) |
| High-end fish consumers | 6 (12.5) |
| People with certain health conditions | 3 (6.3) |
| Languages available | |
| Spanish | 18 (37.5) |
| Vietnamese | 5 (10.4) |
| Chinese | 4 (8.3) |
| Korean | 3 (6.3) |
| Hmong | 3 (6.3) |
| Russian | 3 (6.3) |
| Khmer | 2 (4.2) |
| Laotian | 2 (4.2) |
| Cambodian | 2 (4.2) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 1 (2.1) |
| French | 1 (2.1) |
| Haitian Creole | 1 (2.1) |
| Portuguese | 1 (2.1) |
| Metrics of advice: meal frequency and size | |
| Offer meal frequency advice | 47 (97.7) |
| Recommend no. of meals per week | 38 (79.2) |
| Recommend no. of meals per month | 33 (68.8) |
| Recommend no. of meals per year | 7 (14.6) |
| Offer species-specific advice | 46 (95.8) |
| Offer meal size advice | 36 (12.5) |
| Offer meal size advice for adults | 23 (47.9) |
| Offer meal size advice for children | 18 (37.5) |
| Offer meal advice based on body weight | 10 (20.8) |
| Advice based on fish length in inches | 30 (62.5) |
| Advice based on size of fish caught in pounds | 4 (8.3) |
| Meal size advice based on uncooked fish portions | 9 (18.8) |
| Meal size advice based on cooked fish portions | 3 (6.3) |
| Meal size advice based on both cooked and uncooked fish portions | 4 (8.3) |
| Cooking and preparation advice | |
| Offer cooking and preparation advice | 28 (58.3) |
| Provide a fish preparation graphic | 21 (43.8) |