Table 2

Capability Assessment for Diet and Activity (CADA)

Subscale	Item	Load^a	Diet/Activity^b
Convenience, cost α = .78	Easy to get to store for food shopping	0.64	D
	Nearby places for outdoor physical activity	0.52	A
	Places open when I want to do indoor physical activity	0.49	A
	Fresh fruits and vegetables available where I shop for food	0.74	D
	I can afford to buy fresh fruits and vegetables	0.57	D
	I can afford to buy fish or lean meat	0.52	D
	Fruits and vegetables where I shop are high quality	0.57	D
Neighborhood opportunity α = .78	In my neighborhood it is easy to walk places	0.72	A
	Places where I can be active without needing to pay	0.65	A
	I often see other people walking in my neighborhood	0.71	A
	People generally feel safe in my neighborhood	0.64	A
	My neighborhood is well lighted for evening activities	0.59	A
Barriers α = .75	I am too tired to be physically active	0.62
	Illness gets in the way of cooking own meals	0.71	D
	I am too tired to cook my own meals	0.76	D
	Feeling depressed keeps me from being active	0.74	A
	Feeling depressed keeps me from shopping for food	0.72	D
Knowledge α = .83	I know how to eat healthy foods	0.89	D
	When I eat at a restaurant I know how to choose a healthy meal	0.86	D
	I know where in my neighborhood to shop for healthy foods	0.75	D
Time pressure α = .75	Taking care of my family gives little time to be physically active	0.55	A
	Taking care of my family gives me little time to cook meals	0.51	D
	My schedule gives me little time to cook my own meals	0.85	D
	My schedule gives me little time to go food shopping	0.85	D
	I have time to be physically active on most days	0.54
Family support α = .62	There are people I live with who eat healthy foods	0.77	D
	There are people I live with who are physically active	0.75
	Family allows me to eat recommended foods	0.59
Spouse/partner α = .65	Spouse or partner complains when I serve a healthy meal	0.44	D
	Spouse or partner doesn’t allow me to be physically active	0.81
	When I plan my day, I have to think about my partner’s jealousy	0.78
Nonfamily support α = .80	Friends encourage me to be physically active	0.84
	Friends encourage me to eat healthy foods	0.87
	Friends keep me company when I’m physically active	0.70	A

Note: Blank cell indicates subscale does not load on behavior-specific scale. A = loads on activity scale; D = loads on diet scale.
↵a Rotated (varimax) factor loading.
↵b Whether item loads in behavior-specific scale.