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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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