Question # 8 Using the scale, can you tell me how often you do any of the following things when preparing food? | Always % | Most of the time % | Sometimes % | Rarely % | Never % | No response % | |
(a) Wash your hands after touching raw chicken/meat | |||||||
Male | 28.3* | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
Female | 58.0* | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
(b) Wash your hands after touching raw meats or fish | |||||||
Male | 30.2* | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |
Female | 56.1* | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
(c) Use separate cuttings boards or knives for just raw chicken meat | |||||||
Male | 21.0* | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 1.0 | |
Female | 29.8* | 11.7 | 12.7 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 0.0 | |
(d) Rinse cutting boards, knives and plates used for raw chicken before using them for other food | |||||||
Male | 22.9 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 1.5* | 1.0 | |
Female | 54.1 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.0* | 0.0 | |
(e) Leave cold food out of the fridge for more than 4 hours | |||||||
Male | 1.0 | 2.4 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 9.3* | 0.0 | |
Female | 2.9 | 2.0 | 17.6 | 21.0 | 21.0* | 0.0 | |
(f) Put cooked meats back into the same plates used to store raw meats without washing them first | |||||||
Male | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 28.3* | 0.5 | |
Female | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 54.1* | 0.0 | |
(g) Pour marinades that contained raw meat over cooked meat | |||||||
Male | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 26.3* | 1.0 | |
Female | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 49.8* | 1.0 | |
(h) Leave hot foods at room temperature for more than 4 hours | |||||||
Male | 4.4 | 6.8 | 13.2 | 8.8 | 2.4* | 0.0 | |
Female | 6.3 | 10.2 | 23.4 | 14.1 | 9.8* | 0.5 | |
(i) Defrost frozen foods outside the refrigerator | |||||||
Male | 12.2 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 2.0* | 0.5 | |
Female | 22.0 | 19.5 | 12.7 | 5.9 | 3.4* | 1.0 |