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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Commun Healthc. 2016 Oct 21;9(3):164–177. doi: 10.1080/17538068.2016.1238179

Table 1.

Attribute, attribute importance scores, and attribute levels used in the adaptive conjoint analysis

Attribute Attribute Importance Attribute Levels*
Message Source: the person delivering the message 25.5%
  • Someone who looks like your healthiest close friend

  • Someone who looks like your mother or grandmother

  • Someone who looks like your doctor

  • Someone who looks like your local health department representative

  • Someone who looks like a church leader

Situation Illustrated: the situation in which the message source delivers the message 21.5%
  • Person in the message talks about setting a good example for other people (family, friends, relatives)

  • Person in the message talks about living with a chronic condition (for example, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes)

  • Person in the message talks about how eating habits can affect other aspects of family life

  • Person in the message talks about how a close family member’s serious health problem is influencing their own health decisions

  • Person in the message talks about how they felt when they learned that their weight classified them as obese

Behavior: the way that eating more fruit and vegetables is described in the message 19%
  • Eat 2 cups of fruit and 2 1/2 cups of vegetables every day

  • Eat 2–3 servings of fruit or vegetables with every meal

  • Fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables at each meal or eating occasion

  • Eat double the amount of fruit and vegetables you are now eating each day

Benefit: the reward you might get if you ate more fruit and vegetables 18%
  • Lower your risk of heart disease and heart attack

  • Lose weight

  • Help you look better (clear skin, healthier hair, stronger muscles)

  • Help your family learn healthy eating habits

Action Demonstrated: images that show ways to help you get more fruit and vegetables everyday 17%
  • Ways to buy more fruit and vegetables for less

  • New recipes for cooking with fruit and vegetables (for example, as extra flavorings)

  • New ways to prepare fresh fruit and vegetables as a main dish

  • Ways to get your money’s worth out of the fruit and vegetables you purchase (for example, reminders to eat those purchased or tips for making them last longer)

*

Each attribute level listed was developed from either a review of the literature or findings from our previous phases of this study.