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Scottish Health Survey 2015 - volume 1: main report
Findings and trends of the Scottish Health Survey 2015, providing information on the health of people living in Scotland.
Table 6.5 Child fruit and vegetable consumption, 2012-2015 combined, by parental fruit and vegetable consumption and sex
| Aged 2-15 | 2012-2015 combined | ||||||||
| Portions per day | Parental consumption a | Total | |||||||
| None | Less than 1 portion | 1 portion or more but less than 2 | 2 portions or more but less than 3 | 3 portions or more but less than 4 | 4 portions or more but less than 5 | 5 portions or more | |||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||
| Boys | |||||||||
| None | 43 | [18] | 19 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 12 | |
| Less than 1 portion | 6 | [33] | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1 portion or more but < 2 | 29 | [29] | 32 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 25 | |
| 2 portions or more but < 3 | 12 | [15] | 21 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 22 | |
| 3 portions or more but < 4 | 8 | [-] | 11 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 16 | |
| 4 portions or more but < 5 | - | [5] | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 9 | |
| 5 portions or more | 2 | [-] | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 10 | |
| Mean | 1.0 | [1.0] | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | |
| Standard error of the mean | 0.14 | [0.22] | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.06 | |
| Median | 1.0 | [0.7] | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.0 | |
| Girls | |||||||||
| None | 42 | * | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Less than 1 portion | 6 | * | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1 portion or more but < 2 | 27 | * | 33 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 20 | |
| 2 portions or more but < 3 | 13 | * | 21 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 23 | |
| 3 portions or more but < 4 | 8 | * | 17 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 20 | |
| 4 portions or more but < 5 | 3 | * | 3 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 12 | |
| 5 portions or more | 1 | * | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 12 | |
| Mean | 1.0 | * | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 | |
| Standard error of the mean | 0.14 | * | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.07 | |
| Median | 1.0 | * | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 2.5 | |
| All children | |||||||||
| None | 43 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Less than 1 portion | 6 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1 portion or more but < 2 | 28 | 25 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 22 | |
| 2 portions or more but < 3 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 23 | |
| 3 portions or more but < 4 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 18 | |
| 4 portions or more but < 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 10 | |
| 5 portions or more | 1 | - | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 11 | |
| Mean | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.6 | |
| Standard error of the mean | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.05 | |
| Median | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.3 | |
| Bases (weighted): | |||||||||
| Boys | 96 | 33 | 212 | 269 | 231 | 210 | 355 | 1452 | |
| Girls | 89 | 30 | 197 | 230 | 252 | 185 | 378 | 1398 | |
| All children | 185 | 63 | 408 | 498 | 482 | 395 | 733 | 2850 | |
| Bases (unweighted): | |||||||||
| Boys | 84 | 33 | 209 | 259 | 220 | 205 | 354 | 1403 | |
| Girls | 87 | 28 | 196 | 236 | 257 | 200 | 362 | 1405 | |
| All children | 171 | 61 | 405 | 495 | 477 | 405 | 716 | 2808 | |
a The highest of any resident parent
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