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Now I’m going to change the subject a bit and ask you some questions about eating and
weight.
3. In the last year – that is, since [[NAME EVENT]/[NAME CURRENT MONTH]
of last year] – what was [his/her] lowest weight?
4. In the last year (that is, since [NAME CURRENT MONTH] of last year), have you 0 1* 2* 7 9 [35]
or anyone else worried that ________ was much too thin?
IF YES: CONTINUE
IF NO: GO TO Q 10
5. Now I’d like to ask you some questions about the time [[he/she] weighed the least
in the last year/you or other people worried that [he/she] was too thin].
Even though [[he/she] only weighed [NAME LOWEST WEIGHT]/you or other 0 2 7 9 [38]
people worried [he/she] was too thin], did [he/she] say [he/she] was worried about
being fat or becoming fat?
IF YES, A. Was there a time when [he/she] said [he/she] was worried nearly 0 2 7 9 [39]
every day about being fat or becoming fat?
6. When [he/she] weighed the least in the last year, did [he/she] say [he/she] was 0 2 7 9 [43]
overweight?
8. When [he/she] weighed the least in the last year, did ________ say that [his/her] low 0 2 7 9 [47]
weight could cause any health problems for [him/her]?
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9. Does [he/she] say that what [he/she] weighs now could cause any health problems 0 2 7 9 [48]
for [him/her]?
10. In the last year (that is, since [NAME CURRENT MONTH] of last year), has it 0 2 7 9 [49]
seemed like [he/she] often felt bad about [himself/herself] because [he/she] thought
[he/she] was fat or overweight?
IF YES, A. Did [he/she] say that losing weight would be the most important thing 0 [2] 7 9 [50]
[he/she] could do to feel better about [himself/herself]?
B. Did [he/she] say [he/she] felt that way at the same time that [he/she] 0 ‹2› 7 9 [51]
was at [his/her] thinnest in the last year?
11. In the last year (that is, since [NAME CURRENT MONTH] of last year), has 0 2 7 9 [53]
[he/she] said that there have been times when [he/she] thought about food or about
eating almost all of the time?
IF YES, A. When this happened, did [he/she] say that it was difficult for 0 2 7 9 [54]
[him/her] to think about other things?
12. Now I am going to ask you about eating binges. An eating binge is when someone
stuffs themselves with a whole lot of food in a short time – like several whole pizzas
or a whole chocolate cake or several containers of ice cream – and they don’t seem
to be able to control how much they eat.
In the last year – that is, since [NAME CURRENT MONTH] of last year – has 0 2 7 9 [56]
________ had an eating binge like that?
IF YES, A. During an eating binge, did [he/she] eat a lot more than most [boys/ 0 2 7 9 [57]
girls] [his/her] age would have for a meal?
B. Did [he/she] eat this food in a very short time – say, in less than two 0 2 7 9 [58]
hours?
C. Did [he/she] say that [he/she] wasn’t able to stop [himself/herself] 0 1 2 7 9 [59]
from eating too much when [he/she] was on an eating binge?
D. In the last year, has there been a time when [he/she] had an eating 0 2π 7 9 [60]
binge at least twice a week?
IF YES, E. Did [he/she] have eating binges at least twice a week for 0 [2] 7 9 [61]
as long as three months?
13. Now, I’m going to ask you about things people sometimes do to lose weight or keep
their weight down.
In the last year (that is, since [NAME CURRENT MONTH] of last year), has 0 2 7 9 [63]
[he/she] often refused to eat foods that [he/she] said would make [him/her] fat?
IF YES, A. Did [he/she] refuse to eat fattening foods on most days for at least
three months? 0 2 7 9 [64]
B. Did [he/she] refuse to eat fattening foods at the same time that [he/
she] was at [his/her] thinnest in the last year? 0 ‹2› 7 9 [65]
14. In the last year (that is, since [NAME CURRENT MONTH] of last year), has 0 2 7 9 [67]
[he/she] made [himself/herself] throw up?
IF YES, B. In the last year, was there a time when [he/she] made 0 (2) 7 9 [69]
[himself/herself] throw up at least twice a week?
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15. In the last year (that is, since [NAME CURRENT MONTH] of last year), has 0 2 7 9 [16]
[he/she] taken any kind of pills or medicines to lose weight or to keep from gaining
weight?
B. In the last year, was there a time when [he/she] took medicine to lose 0 (2) 7 9 [19]
weight or to keep from gaining weight at least twice a week?
IF YES, C. Did [he/she] take the medication at least twice a week 0 2∆ 7 9 [20]
for as long as three months?
16. In the last year – that is, since [NAME CURRENT MONTH] of last year – has 0 2 7 9 [23]
________ done anything to make [himself/herself] go to the toilet a lot?
IF YES, C. Was there a time when [he/she] did something at least 0 (2) 7 9 [27]
twice a week to make [himself/herself] go to the toilet
a lot?
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IF YES, D. Did [he/she] often do things like this for
as long as three months?
17. In the last year (that is, since [NAME CURRENT MONTH] of last year), has 0 2 7 9 [32]
[he/she] eaten no food at all for at least a full 24 hours?
IF YES, A. Did [he/she] say [he/she] did that to lose weight or to keep from 0 2 7 9 [33]
gaining weight?
IF YES, B. Was there a time when [he/she] would eat no food at all 0 (2) 7 9 [34]
at least two days a week?
18. In the last year (that is, since [NAME CURRENT MONTH] of last year), did 0 2 7 9 [38]
[he/she] spend a lot of time exercising to lose weight or keep from gaining weight?
IF YES, A. Has [he/she] spent so much time exercising that it got in the way of 0 2 7 9 [39]
doing other things?
IF YES, B. Was there a time when [he/she] spent so much time 0 (2) 7 9 [40]
exercising that it got in the way of doing other things at
least two days a week?
In the last year, did [he/she] do things like this for at least three months? 0 [2] 7 9 [45]
20. Has ________ started to menstruate – that is, has she started to have monthly 0 2 7 8 9 [46]
periods?
IF YES, A. Has she ever had regular menstrual periods? By regular, I mean every 0 2 7 9 [47]
month for at least six months.
IF YES, B. Did she start to have regular monthly periods more than 0 2 7 9 [48]
a year ago?
C. In the last year, did she miss as many as three monthly 0 2 7 9 [49]
periods in a row?
IF NO, GO TO F
21. You said that in the last year [[he/she] was thin/you or other people worried that
[he/she] was too thin] and also that [he/she] [NAME ‹ › SYMPTOMS IN Q 10 - 18].
How old was [he/she] the first time [he/she] was like that?
CODE AGE (66 = WHOLE LIFE, ALWAYS) -----------------------------------> |____ ____| YRS. [56-57]
ALL OTHERS, GO TO B
A. Was that more than a year ago – that is, before [[NAME EVENT]/ 0 2 7 9 [60]
[NAME CURRENT MONTH] of last year]?
B. Since that first time, was there ever a time when [[he/she] was not 0 2 7 9 [61]
thin/you or other people did not worry that [he/she] was too thin] and
[he/she] stopped [NAME ‹ › SYMPTOMS IN Q 10 - 18]?
C. Did that time when [[he/she] wasn’t thin/you or other people didn’t 0 2 7 9 [62]
worry about [him/her] being too thin] last for two months or more?
D. You said that [[he/she] was thin/you or other people worried that
[he/she] was too thin] and [he/she] [NAME ‹ › SYMPTOMS IN
Q 10 - 18] in the last year.
How old was [he/she] when [he/she] started being this way this time?
CODE AGE (88 = NEVER STARTED AGAIN)-----------------> |____ ____| YRS. [63-64]
E. Did [he/she] start being that way again more than a year ago – that is, 0 2 7 9 [67]
before [[NAME EVENT]/[NAME CURRENT MONTH] of last
year]?
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How old was [he/she] the first time [he/she] ever did things like that?
ALL OTHERS, GO TO B
A. Was that more than a year ago – that is, before [[NAME EVENT]/ 0 2 7 9 [20]
[NAME CURRENT MONTH] of last year]?
IF NO, GO TO Q 23
B. Since that first time, was there ever a time when [he/she] did not do 0 2 7 9 [21]
things like [NAME [ ] SYMPTOMS IN Q 10 - 19 AND NOTE 5]?
IF NO, GO TO Q 23
C. Did that time when [he/she] didn’t do these things last for two months 0 2 7 9 [22]
or more?
IF NO, GO TO Q 23
How old was [he/she] when [he/she] started doing these things this
time?
CODE AGE (88 = NEVER STARTED AGAIN)-----------------> |____ ____| YRS. [23-24]
ALL OTHERS, GO TO Q 23
E. Did [he/she] start doing these things again more than a year ago – that 0 2 7 9 [27]
23. You said that in the last year ([[he/she] was thin/you or other people worried that
[he/she] was too thin] and also that) [he/she] [NAME ‹ › AND [ ] SYMPTOMS IN
Q 10 - 19 AND NOTE 5].
Now I’d like you to think back to the time in the last year when [his/her] doing things
to keep from gaining weight caused the most problems.
24. At that time, did __________’s doing things so [he/she] wouldn’t gain weight keep 0 1 2 7 9 [30]
[him/her] from doing things or going places with [you or [his/her] family/[his/her]
family]?
IF YES, A. How often did this keep [him/her] from doing things or going places
with[you or [his/her] family/[his/her] family]? Would you say: a lot
of the time, some of the time, or hardly ever?
25. At that time, did __________’s eating or doing things so [he/she] wouldn’t gain 0 1 2 7 9 [32]
weight keep [him/her] from doing things or going places with other [children/
people [his/her] age]?
IF YES, A. How often did the way [he/she] ate keep [him/her] from doing things
or going places with other [children/people [his/her] age]? Would
you say: a lot of the time, some of the time, or hardly ever?
26. When the problems were worst, did [his/her] doing things to keep from gaining 0 1 2 7 8 9 [34]
weight [make it difficult for [him/her] to do [his/her] schoolwork or cause problems
with [his/her] grades/make it difficult for [him/her] to do [his/her] work]?
IF YES, A. How bad were the problems [he/she] had with [his/her] [schoolwork/
work] because of the way [he/she] ate? Would you say: very bad, bad,
or not too bad?
27. At that time, did [his/her] doing things to keep from gaining weight cause 0 1 2 7 8 9 [36]
__________’s [teachers/boss] to be annoyed or upset with [him/her]?
IF YES, A. How often did [his/her] [teachers/boss] seem annoyed or upset with
[him/her]? Would you say: a lot of the time, some of the time, or
hardly ever?
28. When the problems were worst, did it seem like the things [he/she] did to keep from 0 1 2 7 9 [38]
gaining weight made [him/her] feel bad or made [him/her] feel upset?
IF YES, A. How bad did [his/her] doing these things seem to make [him/her]
feel? Would you say: very bad, bad, or not too bad?
29. In the last year – that is, since [NAME CURRENT MONTH] of last year – has 0 2 7 9 [40]
________ been to see someone at a hospital or a clinic or at their office because [he/
she] [NAME ‹ › AND [ ] SYMPTOMS IN Q 10 - 19 AND NOTE 5]?
IF NO, A. Does [he/she] have an appointment set up to see someone because 0 2 7 9 [41]
[he/she] does [this/these things]?
OPTIONAL DETAILS:
30. Who [did _________ see/is _________ going to see]? (WRITE IN:)
Profession:
Address:
31. You told me that in the last year [he/she] [NAME ‹ › AND [ ] SYMPTOMS IN Q
10 - 19 AND NOTE 5].
Now I want you to think back to before the last year … since the time [he/she] turned
five years old up until the last twelve months.
(INTERVIEWER: point out age five on whole life chart.)
Since [he/she] turned five years old, was there ever a time when you or other people 0 2 7 9 [46]
were more worried about ________’s weight or about things [he/she] was doing to
keep from gaining weight than the last year?
IF YES, A. How old was [he/she] when you or other people were most worried
about this?
(INTERVIEWER: IF MORE THAN ONE YEAR IS REPORTED,
ASK: “During which single year of age was [he/she] the worst?” IF
MORE THAN ONE YEAR STILL REPORTED, ENTER YOUNGEST
AGE.)