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The Multifactor Screener may be useful to assess approximate intakes of fruits and
vegetables, percent energy from fat, and fiber. The screener asks respondents to report
how frequently they consume foods in 16 categories. The screener also asks one question
about the type of milk consumed. No portion size questions are asked. This screener does
not attempt to assess total diet.
The foods selected to compose the screener were identified through an analysis of
USDA's 1994-96 Continuing Survey of Food Intakes of Individuals (CSFII), a recent
nationally representative survey of the food intakes of the US population available from
the USDA's Food Surveys Research Group.
NCI's Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch
staff used stepwise regression to identify the food groups that would best predict the
three dietary exposures. Some of the foods in the screener predict all three exposures;
some predict only one or two of the exposures.
The questions for the Multifactor Screener are provided below in two formats:
self-report and in-person interviewer-administered.
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