| Constructs | Number of Groups (%) |
| Personal determinants | |
| Body size perceptions | |
| Describe an attractive body size for: | |
| A. Women | |
| Size 12 | 55 |
| Size 14 | 50 |
| Size 18 | 37 |
| B. Men | |
| Tall; muscles; built; slender built | 37 |
| C. Children | |
| Depends on the age and size of the child | 37 |
| Not being over or under weight | 37 |
| Knowledge and skills | |
| Perception of healthy | |
| Eating right/healthy | 77 |
| Exercising | 50 |
| Resting/sleeping | 50 |
| Watching your portions | 37 |
| Dietary guidelines for American | |
| Familiar with DGA | 37 |
| Unfamiliar with DGA | 55 |
| Most familiar with the fruit and vegetable recommendation | 37 |
| Adults meet the fruit rather than the vegetable recommendation | 50 |
| Children do not meet the fruit and vegetable recommendation | 50 |
| Fat recommendation not met | 100 |
| Challenges to meeting the physical activity guidelines | |
| Busy/lack of time | 50 |
| Weather; available safe facility | 37 |
| Confidence scale for following the DGA | |
| Five | 55 |
| Four | 50 |
| Three | 66 |
| Two | 37 |
| Confidence scale for following the physical activity guidelines | |
| Four | 37 |
| Three | 37 |
| Two | 37 |
| Environmental determinants | |
| Challenges to meeting the fruit and vegetable DGA recommendations | |
| Too expensive; quality and quantity of fruits and vegetables | 37 |
| Lack of time to cook vegetables | 37 |