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. 2022 May 28;51(4):e143–e155. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyac106

Table 3.

Survey components used in the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey Rolling Programme Years 1 to 11 (2008–19)

Survey stage Component and method Completed by (age if not completed by all participants) Survey Yearsa
Interviewer stage Computerised Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI):
Household composition, socio Household representative and All Years
economic status, shopping and main food provider
cooking practices
Usual eating habits, general health, oral health, dietary supplement use All participants All Years
Sun exposure All participants Years 1–10
Physical activity Ages 4 to 15 years Years 6–11
Consent for NHS Register and Cancer Register data linkage Age ≥16 years All Years
Consent to be contacted for follow-up/further research All participants (parent/carer on behalf of children) All Years
Self-completion questionnaires:
Smoking and drinking Age ≥8 years All Years
Physical activity Age ≥16 years All Years
Four-day food diary All participants All Years
Physical measures:
Height and weight All participants All Years
Actigraph (physical activity monitor)  Ages 4 to 15 yearsb Years 1 to 5
Spot urine sample Age ≥4 years Year 6 onwards
Doubly labelled water sub study:
Total energy expenditure Age ≥4 years Years 1, 3, 6 and 7
Nurse stage Computerised Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI):
Current medication All participants All Years
Physical measures:
Waist and hip measurements  Age ≥11 years All Years
Mid upper arm circumferences Ages 2 to 15 years Years 1 to 5
Infant length Ages 18 months to 2 years All Years
Blood pressure Age ≥4 years Years 1 to 10
Blood samples All participants All Years
24-h urine sample and PABAc Age ≥4 years Years 1 to 5
a

Year 1 2008–09; Year 2 2009–10; Year 3 2010–11; Year 4 2011–12; Year 5 2012–13; Year 6 2013–14; Year 7 2014 15; Year 8 2015–16; Year 9 2016–17; Year 10 2017–18; Year 11 2018–19.

b

In Year 1, ActiGraph was only collected for children aged 4 to 10 years.

c

Para-aminobenzoic acid.

Italicized text denotes a major component.