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Undergraduate students who live off campus have a higher level of positive nutrition‐related behaviors and are more health conscious than students who reside on campus

The purpose of this study was to determine whether students’ residence (i.e., off versus on campus) influences nutrition‐related behaviors. Undergraduates (n=164) completed the Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile II questionnaire, and the nutrition subscale was used to examine nutrition‐related health behaviors. The Food Choice Questionnaire (FCQ) was used to help explain differences in nutrition practices. The sample was representative of the university's proportion of male and female students in each residence, and was not different between groups. Students who lived off campus (n=120) had a higher level of positive nutrition‐related behaviors (2.8±0.5 vs 2.5±0.5; scale of 1 to 4, 4=routinely; P<0.01) versus students who lived on campus (n=44). Off‐campus students more often selected diets low in fat, ate 3–5 servings of vegetables or 2–3 servings of dairy products, and read food labels to identify nutrient content (P<0.05). The FCQ showed that the food choices of off‐campus students were more likely (P<0.05) to be motivated by health concerns (3.0±0.6 vs 2.6±0.6; scale of 1 to 4, 4=very important), mood (2.4±0.7 vs 2.1±0.7), sensory appeal (3.0±0.6 vs 2.7±0.6), natural content (2.3±0.7 vs 2.0±0.8), and ethical concerns (1.6±0.6 vs 1.4±0.5) versus on‐campus students. Off‐campus students were older (20.5±1.6 y vs 19.0±1.5 y, P<0.0001), which may account for differences in dietary practices.