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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 12.
Published in final edited form as: Health Educ Behav. 2011 Apr 21;38(3):282–292. doi: 10.1177/1090198110372877

Table 2.

Sample of major questions from the semi-structured interview guide

Neighborhood
Can you tell me about some of the places where you can buy food in this community?
What are some of the things that you like about the stores in this community?
  Probe: What do you think about:
  Food selection? Food quality? Food prices? Cleanliness? Safety? Service?
What are some of the things you don’t like?
  Probe: What do you think about:
  Food selection? Food quality? Food prices? Cleanliness? Safety? Service?
Do you feel that you are able to get the types of food that you want in the community?
  Probe:

  1. What types of foods do you want that you can’t get around here?

  2. What thoughts do you have about:

  Fruit and vegetables? Low-fat or light options?
Do you think it’s easy or difficult for people in this community to eat healthy?
  Probe: Why or why not?
Places Where Shop
What are some of the locations you commonly go to purchase food?
Probe:

  1. What makes you decide to shop at ________ ?

  2. Do you feel you are able to get the types of foods that you want at ________ ?

What do you think about the quality of foods at ________ ?

  1. How do you decide if foods are of a good quality?

  2. How do you think the quality compares to other stores in your community?

  3. In other areas of the city?

  4. Does food quality affect where you shop?