PEACE MEAL SENIOR NUTRITION PROJECT

FALL 1993

 

A. Hello. My name is _________________. I am a student at Illinois State University. Our Field Geography class is conducting interviews for your local area agency on aging, seeking information from citizens sixty years of age or older about senior meal programs. (Decide whether resident is near or over sixty. If YES, ask . . .)

B. Are you sixty or more?
          YES _____
          NO _____
    If YES, go to #C. If NO, go to #D.

C. Do you live here?
         YES _____
         NO _____

D. May I please speak to a resident who is sixty or more?
          YES _____     NO _____
(If NO, offer brochure, thank, and leave.)
(If YES, ask to see sixty-plus resident, introduce self and project.)
(To the original resident who was sixty-plus or to referred resident say . . .)

E. Would you mind volunteering a few minutes to answer some questions about senior meal programs? I will keep your answers confidential, we will report results in a grouped fashion, and your participation is voluntary.

1. Background:     C      B       Tract # _______     Address ______________________________
               M   F           A-A         A-P        HIS      N-A        W           What is your age? ______________

2. Are you aware of any senior meal programs in your area?
           YES         NO         If NO, go to #3. If YES, go to #4a.

3. Would you like more information about the Peace Meal senior meal program?
           YES      NO      If YES, offer brochure, thank, and leave.
                                    If NO, thank and leave.

4a. Have you ever participated in the Peace Meal senior meal program in your area?
           YES      NO      If YES, go to #4B. If NO, ask why, offer brochure, thank, and leave.
           Why not? What would bring you to Peace Meal?


 

4b. Which type of service did you receive?
           Community location _______          Home-delivered __________     Both ______
           If only "home-delivered ," ask for comments, thank, and leave.
If "community location" or "both" go to #5a.

          

5a. How often do you now participate in community location Peace Meal?
1. No longer participate _____
2. Less than once a month _____
3. Once a month _____
4. Once every week or so _____
5. Almost every day _____

5b. How did you learn about Peace Meal?

6. Which Peace Meal sites do you attend?
Western Ave. _____             Miller Park _____                Chenoa ______
Woodhill _____                    Normal ______                    Other _____________________


7. As a participant in Peace Meal, what do you like most about Peace Meal?




8. What do you like least about Peace Meal?




9a. Do you know the suggested donation for each Peace Meal?
           YES     NO     If YES, go to #9b. If NO, go to #9c.

9b. How much is that suggested donation? $_____________

9c. The suggested donation is $1.50 per meal.

10. How do you get to the Peace Meal sites?
City bus _____                   Drive _____                   Walk _________
Senior van _____              Car-pool _____              Other ___________________

11. Why did you stop participating in Peace Meal?



12. What would bring you back to Peace Meal?



13. Which of these describes the Peace Meal program?
Low-cost meal _____               Handout _____               Government program _____
Place to socialize _____           Charity _____                 Welfare program _____
Nutritious food _____              Place to receive senior services information _____

14. Do you have any other comments you would like me to relay to the Peace Meal staff?





Thank. Offer brochure. Depart.


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Created 11 August 1998.  Last revision occurred 11 August 1998.