The Scottish Health Survey 2011 - volume 2: children

Annual report of the Scottish Health Survey for 2011. Volume focussing on child health.


Table 3.2 Child fruit and vegetable consumption, 2008-2011 combined, by parental fruit and vegetable consumption and sex

Aged 2-15 2008-2011 combined
Portions per day Parental consumption Total
None Less than 1 portion 1 portion or more but < 2 2 portions or more but < 3 3 portions or more but < 4 4 portions or more but < 5 5 portions or more
% % % % % % % %
Boys
None 33 18 18 12 6 6 5 10
Less than 1 portion 0 28 8 9 4 3 2 5
1 portion or more but < 2 37 21 33 29 23 19 13 23
2 portions or more but < 3 14 20 20 22 31 22 18 22
3 portions or more but < 4 11 10 12 15 22 20 21 18
4 portions or more but < 5 3 2 6 8 9 16 15 11
5 portions or more 1 - 3 6 6 14 25 12
Mean 1.3 1.3 1.7 2.1 2.5 3.0 3.6 2.6
Standard error of the mean 0.12 0.14 0.09 0.11 0.08 0.11 0.10 0.05
Median 1.0 1.0 1.3 2.0 2.3 2.8 3.3 2.3
Girls
None 34 12 16 9 6 5 4 9
Less than 1 portion 7 29 9 9 2 2 2 5
1 portion or more but < 2 25 25 29 27 21 17 13 21
2 portions or more but < 3 17 19 24 27 28 24 17 22
3 portions or more but < 4 7 7 13 15 24 26 18 18
4 portions or more but < 5 3 4 5 9 12 16 20 12
5 portions or more 7 3 3 5 7 11 27 12
Mean 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.2 2.6 3.0 3.8 2.7
Standard error of the mean 0.17 0.20 0.09 0.10 0.09 0.10 0.11 0.05
Median 1.0 1.0 1.7 2.0 2.7 3.0 3.7 2.5
All children
None 34 15 17 10 6 6 4 10
Less than 1 portion 4 28 8 9 3 2 2 5
1 portion or more but < 2 31 23 31 28 22 18 13 22
2 portions or more but < 3 15 20 22 24 29 23 18 22
3 portions or more but < 4 9 9 13 15 23 23 20 18
4 portions or more but < 5 3 3 6 8 10 16 17 12
5 portions or more 4 2 3 6 7 13 26 12
Mean 1.4 1.4 1.7 2.1 2.6 3.0 3.7 2.6
Standard error of the mean 0.11 0.12 0.07 0.08 0.06 0.08 0.08 0.04
Median 1.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 2.3
Bases (weighted):
Boys 151 84 359 383 463 386 701 2526
Girls 149 89 339 381 426 361 664 2409
All children 300 173 698 764 889 747 1365 4936
Bases (unweighted):
Boys 156 91 349 379 432 385 707 2499
Girls 143 88 332 375 413 361 658 2370
All children 299 179 681 754 845 746 1365 4869

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