Abstract:

Our experience shows that there is a marked difference between the Personal Care area and Food and Drink. Although specific personal care habits differ by country (as referred to in the paper) in general they are similar enough for exactly the same diary to be used to record these habits across five countries. Eating and drinking habits differ markedly, however. The original British diary has been shown to be suitable for Germany and Denmark, but in some ways inadequate to capture accurately habits in France and Italy. We have, therefore, had to make changes to reflect this. The paper details these changes made with an eye on our main goal to provide information that is comparable across countries.