Table 1.
Worksite and Energy Balance Survey Items by Section
| Section 1. Job and Worksite Characteristics (n=12 items) | Section 4. Cafeteria (n=12 items; yes/no) |
| Number of employees | Cafeteria, snack bar, or food service employees |
| Supervise others | Purchased food or beverage |
| Number of years at main job | Fresh fruits and vegetables |
| Number of days per week typically work | Non-fried meat entrees |
| Number of hours per week typically work | Low fat snack items |
| Type of shift typically work | Low fat dairy products |
| Flexibility | Sandwiches made with whole grain bread |
| Number of work days missed due to health | Food in smaller portions |
| Mode of transportation to work | Symbols/signs to identify healthy food alternatives |
| Number of minutes to get to work | Calorie information |
| Another job | Posters or signs encouraging healthy eating |
| Number of hours per week typically at other job | Affordable prices for fresh fruits and vegetables |
| Section 2. Neighborhood Around Workplace (n=12 items; strongly disagree to strongly agree) | Section 5. Vending (n=5; yes/no) |
| Fast food | Vending machines for employees |
| Healthy restaurants | Purchased food or beverage ≥ once/week |
| Stores within walking distance | Low-fat snacks |
| Transit stop within 10-15 min. walk | Low-fat or fat free milk, or water |
| Sidewalks | Symbols/signs to identify healthy food alternatives |
| Bicycle facilities | |
| Free/low cost recreation facilities | Section 6. Meals (n=5; open-ended number) |
| Crime rate makes it unsafe to walk | |
| High traffic | Number of times brought lunch last week |
| Others are physically active | Number of times purchased cafeteria meal last week |
| Interesting things to look at | Number of times purchase fast food meal last week |
| Walk in workplace neighborhood ≥ once/week | Number of times purchased meal from sit-down restaurant last week |
| Section 3. Programs, Facilities, and Policies (n=32; yes/no)* | Number of times purchased meal from another type of restaurant last week |
| Personal services | |
| Health fairs | Section 7. Organizational and Social Environment (n=6 items; strongly disagree to strongly agree) |
| Worksite challenge events | |
| Regular exercise programs | Company values healthy lifestyle |
| Indoor exercise facilities | Co-workers are good role models for healthy food choices |
| Outdoor exercise facilities | |
| Shower facilities | Co-workers are good role models for being physically active |
| Place to lock bike | |
| Flexible time for physical activity during work | Co-workers eat fruits and vegetables |
| Physical activity breaks | Co-workers use alternative transportation to get to work |
| Free/reduced membership to offsite exercise facility | Co-workers are physically active during work breaks |
| Incentives to walk or bike to work | |
| Incentives to use public transit | |
| Maps or signs of walking routes | |
| Signs encouraging stair use | |
| Information encouraging physical activity | |
| Clean water fountain | |
| Free water bottles or water cooler |
*
Missing items from the list were whether the respondent used the facility or participated in the program.