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Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2014 - volume 1: main report

Published
22 September 2015
Topic
Health and social care
ISBN
9781785446870

Presents results for the Scottish Health Survey 2014, providing information on the health and factors relating to health of people living in Scotland.

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Table 9.7 Summary of adult eating habits (age-standardised), 2014, by area deprivation and sex

Aged 16 and over 2014
Food type and frequency Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation
5th (Least
deprived) 		4th 3rd 2nd 1st (Most
deprived)
% % % % %
Men
Oily fish once a week or more 29 24 23 23 14
White fish once a week or more 58 43 45 45 52
Tuna fish once a week or more 21 24 22 30 27
Red meata 2+ times a week 59 68 62 63 53
Meat productsb 2+ times a week 22 33 29 52 45
Drinks skimmed / semi-skimmed milk 77 73 75 70 60
Sweets or chocolates once a day or more 22 27 27 32 29
Biscuits once a day or more 36 29 36 38 38
Cakes 2+ times a week 39 39 31 33 37
Ice-cream once a week or more 41 37 33 24 26
Non-diet soft drinks once a day or more 22 28 30 35 38
Crisps once a day or more 23 26 13 24 26
Chips 2+ times a week 29 28 34 51 42
Potatoes, pasta, rice 5+ times a week 52 48 53 45 58
At least 2-3 slices of high fibre bread a day 52 44 44 35 37
High fibre / low sugar cereal at least 5‑6 times a week 36 30 34 20 22
Women
Oily fish once a week or more 37 30 30 18 21
White fish once a week or more 59 47 42 43 47
Tuna fish once a week or more 30 31 27 31 34
Red meata 2+ times a week 50 56 51 57 43
Meat productsb 2+ times a week 12 17 17 23 30
Drinks skimmed / semi-skimmed milk 85 77 75 78 71
Sweets or chocolates once a day or more 27 23 32 23 30
Biscuits once a day or more 27 26 30 26 32
Cakes 2+ times a week 34 34 34 28 30
Ice-cream once a week or more 26 30 26 23 24
Non-diet soft drinks once a day or more 15 21 25 25 36
Crisps once a day or more 14 13 15 25 27
Chips 2+ times a week 15 20 25 27 37
Potatoes, pasta, rice 5+ times a week 56 44 60 49 53
At least 2-3 slices of high fibre bread a day 42 38 36 35 30
High fibre / low sugar cereal at least 5‑6 times a week 39 31 31 27 26
All adults
Oily fish once a week or more 33 27 27 20 18
White fish once a week or more 58 45 43 44 49
Tuna fish once a week or more 25 28 25 31 31
Red meata 2+ times a week 54 61 56 60 48
Meat productsb 2+ times a week 17 25 23 36 37
Drinks skimmed / semi-skimmed milk 81 75 75 74 66
Sweets or chocolates once a day or more 25 25 29 28 30
Biscuits once a day or more 31 27 32 32 35
Cakes 2+ times a week 36 36 33 30 33
Ice-cream once a week or more 34 33 29 23 25
Non-diet soft drinks once a day or more 19 24 27 30 37
Crisps once a day or more 19 19 14 24 26
Chips 2+ times a week 22 24 29 38 40
Potatoes, pasta, rice 5+ times a week 54 46 56 47 55
At least 2-3 slices of high fibre bread a day 47 41 40 35 34
High fibre / low sugar cereal at least 5‑6 times a week 38 30 32 24 24
Bases (weighted):
Men 210 209 205 212 164
Women 215 226 237 236 167
All adults 425 435 442 447 331
Bases (unweighted):
Men 179 210 218 184 134
Women 212 263 262 252 166
All adults 391 473 480 436 300

a for example beef, lamb or pork
b for example sausages, meat pies, bridies, corned beef, or burgers

 

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