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Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report

Published
3 October 2017
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Health and social care
ISBN
9781788512763

Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.

Supporting documents

Table 4.3 Child fruit and vegetable consumption, 2003 to 2016

Aged 2-15 2003 - 2016
Portions per day 2003 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
% % % % % % % % % %
Boys
Total 5-15
None 12 13 10 12 11 13 12 12 10 11
5 portions or more 12 14 13 11 12 11 13 15 11 11
Mean 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.6
Standard error of the mean 0.07 0.11 0.07 0.10 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.13 0.10 0.10
Median 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2
Total 2-15
None n/a 11 9 11 10 12 11 10 9 10
5 portions or more n/a 14 14 12 13 12 13 13 12 11
Mean n/a 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7
Standard error of the mean n/a 0.09 0.06 0.09 0.08 0.09 0.09 0.11 0.09 0.08
Median n/a 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3
Girls
Total 5-15
None 12 9 10 11 10 11 11 10 6 9
5 portions or more 13 14 15 12 11 12 12 13 13 15
Mean 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8
Standard error of the mean 0.07 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.10 0.09 0.11 0.12 0.11
Median 2.0 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.7
Total 2-15
None n/a 8 9 10 9 9 10 9 5 8
5 portions or more n/a 13 16 13 12 14 13 14 13 15
Mean n/a 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9
Standard error of the mean n/a 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.09
Median n/a 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.7
Continued…
Table 4.3 - Continued
Aged 2-15 2003 to 2016
Portions per day 2003 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
% % % % % % % % % %
All children
Total 5-15
None 12 11 10 12 10 12 12 11 8 10
5 portions or more 12 14 14 12 12 11 12 14 12 13
Mean 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7
Standard error of the mean 0.05 0.08 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.08 0.09
Median 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.3
Total 2-15
None n/a 10 9 11 9 11 10 10 7 9
5 portions or more n/a 13 15 12 13 13 13 14 12 13
Mean n/a 2.8 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8
Standard error of the mean n/a 0.07 0.05 0.07 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.07
Median n/a 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.5
Bases (weighted):
Boys 5-15 1225 618 910 621 686 614 637 576 492 541
Boys 2-15 n/a 791 1153 792 881 800 830 742 626 689
Girls 5-15 1166 591 867 591 652 588 607 551 472 520
Girls 2-15 n/a 736 1108 759 835 759 787 720 627 674
All children 5-15 2391 1209 1777 1212 1338 1202 1243 1128 964 1062
All children 2-15 n/a 1527 2261 1551 1716 1559 1616 1461 1253 1363
Bases (unweighted):
Boys 5-15 1152 591 923 629 649 580 608 563 489 525
Boys 2-15 n/a 764 1153 821 855 761 819 729 634 665
Girls 5-15 1170 597 837 532 619 602 554 567 456 511
Girls 2-15 n/a 752 1100 708 833 784 761 730 612 680
All children 5-15 2322 1188 1760 1161 1268 1182 1162 1130 945 1036
All children 2-15 n/a 1516 2253 1529 1688 1545 1580 1459 1246 1345

Contact

Email: Julie Landsberg, Julie Landsberg

Phone: 0300 244 4000 – Central Enquiry Unit

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