Project EAT Surveys

Surveys for Projects EAT I-IV cohort and family members

Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults

Project EAT-I Survey (PDF)
The baseline Project EAT survey was completed by participants attending middle school and high school in 1998-1999.

Project EAT-II Survey for High School Students (PDF)
This 5-year follow-up survey was completed by participants who were attending high school in 2003-2004.

Project EAT-II Survey for Young Adults (PDF)
This 5-year follow-up survey was completed by participants who were 18-23 years in 2003-2004.

Project EAT-III Survey (PDF)
This 10-year follow-up survey was completed by young adult participants who were ages 20-31 years in 2008-2009.

Project EAT-IV Survey (PDF)
This 15-year follow-up survey was completed by young adults who were ages 27-33 years in 2014-2015.

Partners EAT Survey (PDF)
This survey was completed by the significant others of EAT-IV participants.

EAT Gen2 Surveys
These surveys were completed by the preadolescent (9-11 years old) (PDF) and adolescent (12-18 years old) (PDF) children of EAT-IV participants.

Surveys for EAT 2010-2018 cohort and their family members, friends, and schools

Eating and Activity over Time

EAT 2010 (PDF)
This survey about eating, physical activity, and weight-related behaviors was completed by young people in the EAT 2010-2018 cohort attending middle school or high school during the 2009-2010 school year.

Project F-EAT Survey (PDF)
This survey was completed by the parents/caregivers of young people in the EAT 2010-2018 cohort attending middle school or high school during the 2009-2010 school year.

EAT 2010 School Administrator Survey
These school surveys on school policies, practices, and resources were completed by a school administrator (PDF), food service professional (PDF), and physical activity teacher (PDF).

EAT 2018 (PDF)
This follow-up survey was completed by young adults in the EAT 2010-2018 cohort who were 19-26 years in 2017-2018.

Project F-EAT Follow-up Survey (PDF)
This survey was completed by the parents/caregivers of young adults in the EAT 2010-2018 cohort in 2018.

Friends EAT 2018 Survey (PDF)
This survey was completed by up to six close friends of young adults in the EAT 2010-2018 cohort in 2018 participants.

EAT 2020 (PDF)
This follow-up survey was completed by young adults in the EAT 2010-2018 cohort to learn how events related to the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. influenced eating and physical activity.

Psychometric Properties

Psychometrics for the EAT 2010 and Project F-EAT Surveys (PDF)
For constructs assessed on the EAT 2010 and Project F-EAT surveys, this table provides selected psychometrics and references for the original source of measures.

Psychometrics for the Project EAT-III Survey (PDF)
For constructs assessed on the Project EAT-III Survey, this table provides selected psychometrics and references for the original source of measures. Additional information regarding survey development may be found in the manuscript: Larson N, Neumark-Sztainer D, Story M, van den Berg P, Hannan PJ. Identifying correlates of young adults’ weight behavior: Survey development. Am J Health Behav. 2011;35:712-715.

The psychometric properties of measures found on Project EAT-I, EAT-II, and EAT-IV surveys can be found in published manuscripts. There are no tables of psychometrics available for these surveys at this time however many of the items are similar to those show in the link here to the Project EAT-III survey (PDF).

Food Frequency Questionnaires

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) have been used in EAT studies to assess dietary intake patterns during adolescence and adulthood. View more information.