| AREA01 | = Location of the store shopped |
| AREA02 | = Location of the participant home |
| CHILD01 | = Number of children age 0 years to 5 years |
| CHILD02 | = Number of children 6 years to 13 years |
| CHILD03 | = Number of children 14 years to 18 years |
| CHILD04 | = Number of children in household 18 years of age and under |
| COMMENT | = Additional comments made by auditor, participant, or Audits International |
| EDU | = Highest Level of Education Completed |
| HANDLE | = Does the participant handle groceries differently in the summer |
| INCOME | = Household annual income |
| LOCAT | = Location of groceries during transit home |
| MARITAL | = Marital status of participant |
| PEOPLE | = People in Household |
| TEMP01 | = Temperature (¡F) of frozen topping in backroom freezer at retail |
| TEMP02 | = Temperature (¡F) of semi-solid dairy product in backroom refrigerator at retail |
| TEMP03 | = Temperature (¡F) of pre-packaged lunch meat product at retail |
| TEMP04 | = Temperature (¡F) of pre-packaged lunch meat product at home before placement in home refrigeration |
| TEMP05 | = Temperature (¡F) of deli counter product at retail |
| TEMP06 | = Temperature (¡F) of deli counter product at home before placement in home refrigeration |
| TEMP07 | = Temperature (¡F) of fish counter product at retail |
| TEMP08 | = Temperature (¡F) of fish counter product at home before placement in home refrigeration |
| TEMP09 | = Temperature (¡F) of fresh meat product at retail |
| TEMP10 | = Temperature (¡F) of fresh meat product at home before placement in home refrigeration |
| TEMP11 | = Temperature (¡F) of liquid dairy product at retail |
| TEMP12 | = Temperature (¡F) of liquid dairy product at home before placement in home refrigeration |
| TEMP13 | = Temperature (¡F) of semi-solid dairy product at retail |
| TEMP14 | = Temperature (¡F) of semi-solid dairy product at home before placement in home refrigeration |
| TEMP15 | = Temperature (¡F) of semi-solid dairy product after placement in home refrigeration for 24 hours |
| TEMP16 | = Temperature (¡F) of pre-packaged deli product at retail |
| TEMP17 | = Temperature (¡F) of pre-packaged deli product at home before placement in home refrigeration |
| TEMP18 | = Temperature (¡F) of whipped topping product at retail |
| TEMP19 | = Temperature (¡F) of whipped topping product at home before placement in home refrigeration |
| TEMP20 | = Temperature (¡F) of frozen entire package at retail. Shoppers were instructed to place the thermometer between two packages of product, until the temperature stabilized. |
| TEMP21 | = Temperature (¡F) of ice cream product at retail |
| TEMP22 | = Temperature (¡F) of ice cream product at home before placement in home refrigeration |
| TEMP23 | = Temperature of the ice cream product after placement in the home freezer for 24 hours |
| TEMP24 | = Temperature (¡F) of frozen novelty product at retail |
| TEMP25 | = Temperature (¡F) of frozen novelty product at home before placement in home refrigeration |
| TEMP26 | = Temperature (¡F) of the area in which groceries were transported; e.g., in a bag of dry goods while in back seat |
| TEMP27 | = Outside ambient temperature at the time of shopping trip (¡F) |
| TIME01 | = Time that pre-packaged lunch meat product temperature was taken at retail |
| TIME02 | = Time that pre-packaged lunch meat product temperature was taken at home before placement in refrigeration |
| TIME03 | = Time that deli-counter product temperature was taken at retail |
| TIME04 | = Time that deli counter product temperature was taken at home before placement in refrigeration |
| TIME05 | = Time that fish product temperature was taken at retail |
| TIME06 | = Time that fish counter product temperature was taken at home before placement in refrigeration |
| TIME07 | = Time that fresh meat product temperature was taken at retail |
| TIME08 | = Time that fresh meat product temperature was taken at home before placement in refrigeration |
| TIME09 | = Time that liquid dairy product temperature was taken at retail |
| TIME10 | = Time that liquid dairy product temperature was taken at home before placement in refrigeration |
| TIME11 | = Time that semi-solid dairy product temperature was taken at retail |
| TIME12 | = Time that semi-solid dairy product temperature was taken at home before placement in refrigeration |
| TIME13 | = Time that pre-packaged deli product temperature was taken at retail |
| TIME14 | = Time that pre-packaged deli product temperature was taken at home before placement in refrigeration |
| TIME15 | = Time that whipped topping product temperature was taken at retail |
| TIME16 | = Time that whipped topping product temperature was taken at home before placement in refrigeration |
| TIME17 | = Time that frozen entree product temperature was taken at retail |
| TIME18 | = Time that ice cream product temperature was taken at retail |
| TIME19 | = Time that ice cream product temperature was taken at home before placement in refrigeration |
| TIME20 | = Time that frozen novelty product temperature was taken at retail |
| TIME21 | = Time that frozen novelty product temperature was taken at home before placement in refrigeration |
| TRANS | = Method in which groceries were transported home |
| TRIP01 | = How often does the participant go to the grocery store |
| TYPE01 | = Type of deli counter product purchased |
| TYPE02 | = Type of fish product purchased |
| TYPE03 | = Type of pre-packaged deli product purchased |
| WEIGHT01 | = Weight in pounds of pre-packaged lunch meat product |
| WEIGHT02 | = Weight in pounds of the deli counter product |
| WEIGHT03 | = Weight in pounds of the fish product |
| WEIGHT04 | = Weight of pre-packaged deli product in pounds |
| WEIGHT05 | = Size of the frozen entree product |