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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Health. 2020 Nov 5;70(7):1941–1946. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1842421

Table 1.

Results from BUCS Live Well Survey.

Question Responses Undergraduate Graduate
On average, you eat how many daily servings of:
fruit (1 serving = 1 whole fresh fruit, ½ cup canned fruit, or ½ cup 100% fruit juice)? Zero 15.5% 13.5%
One 37.8% 37.4%
Two 27.9% 28.3%
Three 12.9% 13.9%
Four 3.9% 6.1%
Five 0.4% 0.9%
≥ Six 1.7% 0%
vegetables (1 serving = 1/2 cup cooked or 1 cup raw)? Zero 9.6%* 4.3%*
One 38.5%* 23.5%*
Two 24.5%* 33.0%*
Three 20.6% 17.8%
Four 4.7%* 12.2%*
Five 0.9%* 6.1%*
≥ Six 1.3% 3%
Thinking about your usual eating habits over the past 30 days, how often have you consumed each of the following foods or beverages?
Regular soda Daily 13% 7%
4–6 times/week 9.9% 1.8%
1–3 times/week 30% 13.5%
Once/month 23.9% 20.2%
Never 23.3% 57.6%
Diet soda Daily 2.1% 9.1%
4–6 times/week 2.7% 6.3%
1–3 times/week 7.1% 14.1%
Once/month 10.6% 8.8%
Never 77.3% 61.7%
Sweet tea Daily 8.2% 3.9%
4–6 times/week 11.3% 4.4%
1–3 times/week 28.2% 14.2%
Once/month 15.7% 18.7%
Never 36.6% 58.8%
Unsweet tea Daily 0% 4.8%
4–6 times/week 4% 5.3%
1–3 times/week 7% 16.2%
Once/month 8.6% 14.8%
Never 80.4% 59%
Energy drinks Daily 7% 4.3%
4–6 times/week 5.3% 5%
1–3 times/week 17% 11.8%
Once/month 16.5% 11.8%
Never 54.2% 67%
Alcohol Daily .9% 3.1%
4–6 times/week 5.8% 6.1%
1–3 times/week 25% 28.2%
Once/month 29.7% 29.5%
Never 38.7% 33.1%
Fruit juice Daily 14.5% 9.1%
4–6 times/week 18.5% 18.5%
1–3 times/week 37.9% 52.1%
Once/month 18.4% 17.2%
Never 10.7% 3%
Salad Daily 7.9% 9.1%
4–6 times/week 17.1% 18.5%
1–3 times/week 45.4% 52.1%
Once/month 17.6% 17.2%
Never 12% 3%
Vegetables Daily 13% 32.3%
4–6 times/week 28% 27.9%
1–3 times/week 42.5% 35.8%
Once/month 10.1% 2.3%
Never 6.4% 1.7%
French Fries Daily 7.4% 0%
4–6 times/week 20.6% 6.5%
1–3 times/week 47.0% 43.3%
Once/month 21.6% 34.9%
Never 3.4% 15.3%
Potato chips Daily 4.7% 0.4%
4–6 times/week 12.7% 6.1%
1–3 times/week 32% 31.3%
Once/month 29.9% 35.2%
Never 20.7% 27%
Baked crackers Daily 2.1% 0.9%
4–6 times/week 7% 2.7%
1–3 times/week 28.7% 24.3%
Once/month 26.9% 29.7%
Never 35.2% 42.4%
Baked chips Daily 3% 0.4%
4–6 times/week 8.5% 2.9%
1–3 times/week 23.9% 20.6%
Once/month 26.4% 25%
Never 38.2% 51.1%
White bread Daily 4.4% 0.9%
4–6 times/week 9.9% 4.6%
1–3 times/week 32% 26.9%
Once/month 23.2% 21.2%
Never 30.5% 46.4%
Whole grain bread Daily 5.2% 5.7%
4–6 times/week 16.8% 14.1%
1–3 times/week 35.7% 40.6%
Once/month 19.8% 22.1%
Never 22.4% 17.5%
White pasta Daily 2.1% 0.4%
4–6 times/week 11.5% 2.3%
1–3 times/week 37% 31.3%
Once/month 27% 31.6%
Never 22.3% 34.4%
Whole grain pasta Daily 2.1% 0.4%
4–6 times/week 5.3% 3.2%
1–3 times/week 28.8% 20.3%
Once/month 21.8% 37.5%
Never 41.9% 38.6%
Dessert Daily 9% 11.7%
4–6 times/week 24% 14.3%
1–3 times/week 42.1% 49.1%
Once/month 18.3% 17.4%
Never 6.7% 7.4%
Do you currently exercise regularly (e.g. walking, jogging, aerobics, working out, bicycling, swimming, playing tennis)? Yes 77.7%* 59.9%*
How many days per week do you exercise on average? 0 days 22.3% 43.1%
1 day 8.8% 5.4%
2 days 14.4% 8.8%
3 days 22.2% 18.3%
4 days 12.2% 8.7%
5 days 13.4% 12.3%
6 days 3.1% 1.7%
7 days 3.5% 1.7%
How many minutes do you exercise
per day on average?
0 minutes 19.8% 43.7%
1–15 minutes 7.6% 1.1%
16–30 minutes 16.6% 17.0%
31 −45 minutes 20% 16.1%
46–60 minutes 24.6% 17.4%
> 60 minutes 11.4% 4.8%
Self-reported BMI (calculated); mean (SD) 25.54 (5.77)* 27.85 (7.21)*
Self-reported BMI category (calculated) Underweight 4.8% 2%
Healthy weight 51.2%* 40.1%*
Overweight 22.2% 25.4%
Obese 21.7%* 32.5%*
*

= p ≤ .05 in difference between undergraduate and graduate students.