• Meat and dairy: I let them sit out for more than 2 hours. [MT4d]
• Responses: no, sometimes, often, very often, almost always
• I thaw frozen foods at room temperature. [MT4d]
• Responses: no, sometimes, often, very often, almost always


https://www.fda.gov/downloads/Food/FoodScienceResearch/ConsumerBehavior
Research/UCM407008.pdf

• Before you begin preparing food, how often do you wash your hands with soap? [MT4a]
• Responses: all of the time, most of the time, some of the time, rarely
• After handling raw meat or chicken, do you usually continue cooking, or do you first rinse your hands with water, or wipe them, or wash them with soap? [MT4a]
• Responses: continue cooking, rinse or wipe hands, wash with soap, don’t handle raw meat or chicken
• After you have used a cutting board or other surface for cutting raw meat or chicken, do you use it as it is for other food to be eaten raw for the same meal, or do you first rinse it, or wipe it, or wash it with soap? [MT4b]
• Responses: use as it is, rinse or wipe it, wash with soap, wash with bleach/disinfectant, use a different board, don’t cut raw meat or poultry
• Thinking of your usual habits over the past year, when you prepare the following foods, how often do you use a thermometer? Roasts, or other large pieces of meat—how often do you use a thermometer when you cook roasts? [MT4c]
• Responses: always, often, sometimes, never, never cook the food

https://www2.ag.purdue.edu/programs/hhs/efnep/Pages/Resource-Evaluation.aspx

• I wash my hands before making something to eat. [MT4a]
• Responses: almost never, sometimes, most of the time, always

https://www2.ag.purdue.edu/programs/hhs/efnep/Pages/Resource-Evaluation.aspx

• How often do you wash your hands before eating? Think about eating at school or at home. [MT4a]
• Responses: never, once in a while, sometimes, most of the time, always
• How often do you wash vegetables and fruits before eating them? [MT4a]
• Responses: never, once in a while, sometimes, most of the time, always
• When you take foods out of the refrigerator, how often do you put them back within 2 hours? [MT4d]
• Responses: never, once in a while, sometimes, most of the time, always

https://www2.ag.purdue.edu/programs/hhs/efnep/Pages/Resource-Evaluation.aspx

• How often do you wash your hands before eating? Think about preparing snacks or meals. [MT4a]
• Responses: never, once in a while, sometimes, most of the time, always
• How often do you wash vegetables and fruits before eating them? [MT4a]
• Responses: never, once in a while, sometimes, most of the time, always
• When you take foods out of the refrigerator, how often do you put them back within 2 hours? [MT4d]
• Responses: never, once in a while, sometimes, most of the time, always