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Increase the proportion of people who use separate cutting boards when preparing food — FS‑08 Data Methodology and Measurement

On this page:  About the National Data  |  Methodology  |  History

About the National Data

Data

Data Source:  Food Safety Survey, FDA

Baseline: 88.0 percent of consumers correctly followed the recommendation to properly use cutting boards after cutting raw meat, chicken, and fish in 2016

Target: 91.0 percent

Numerator
The percent of consumers aged 18 years and older who report they follow the key food safety practice: separate.
Denominator
Number of practices measured among persons aged 18 years and older who prepare food (consumers).
Target-setting method
Percentage point improvement
Target-setting method details
Percentage point improvement from the baseline using Cohen's h effect size of 0.10.
1
Target-setting method justification
Trend data were not available for this objective. A percentage point improvement was calculated using Cohen's h effect size of 0.1. This method was used because it was a statistically significant improvement from the baseline.

Methodology

Questions used to obtain the national baseline data

(For additional information, please visit the data source page linked above.)

From the 2016 Food Safety Survey:

Numerator:
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?
  1. Use as it is
  2. Rinse or Wipe it
  3. Wash with soap
  4. Wash with bleach/disinfectant
  5. Put in the dishwasher
  6. Don't cut raw meat or poultry
  7. Other
After cutting raw fish or shellfish, what do you do with the cutting board or surface?
  1. Use as it is
  2. Rinse or Wipe it
  3. Wash with soap
  4. Wash with bleach/disinfectant
  5. Put in the dishwasher
  6. Don't cut raw fish or shellfish
  7. Other

History

Comparable HP2020 objective
Retained, which includes core objectives that are continuing from Healthy People 2020 with no change in measurement.

1. Effect size h=0.1 was chosen to correspond with 10% improvement from a baseline of 50%.