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Scottish Health Survey 2016 - volume 1: main report
Statistics relating to the health of people living in Scotland.
Table 4.4 Child fruit and vegetable consumption, 2016, by age and sex
| Aged 2-15 | 2016 | |||||
| Portions per day | Age | Total | ||||
| 2-4 | 5-7 | 8-10 | 11-12 | 13-15 | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Boys | ||||||
| None | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 10 |
| Less than 1 portion | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 portion or more but less than 2 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 33 | 26 | 23 |
| 2 portions or more but less than 3 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 3 portions or more but less than 4 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| 4 portions or more but less than 5 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| 5 portions or more | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
| Mean | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Standard error of the mean | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.08 |
| Median | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Girls | ||||||
| None | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
| Less than 1 portion | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 portion or more but less than 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 19 |
| 2 portions or more but less than 3 | 22 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 |
| 3 portions or more but less than 4 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 20 |
| 4 portions or more but less than 5 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 11 |
| 5 portions or more | 15 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 15 |
| Mean | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| Standard error of the mean | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.09 |
| Median | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| All children | ||||||
| None | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Less than 1 portion | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 portion or more but less than 2 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 21 |
| 2 portions or more but less than 3 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 |
| 3 portions or more but less than 4 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 portions or more but less than 5 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
| 5 portions or more | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 |
| Mean | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| Standard error of the mean | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.07 |
| Median | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Continued… | ||||||
| Table 4.4 - Continued | ||||||
| Aged 2-15 | 2016 | |||||
| Portions per day | Age | Total | ||||
| 2-4 | 5-7 | 8-10 | 11-12 | 13-15 | ||
| Bases (weighted): | ||||||
| Boys | 148 | 153 | 155 | 100 | 133 | 689 |
| Girls | 154 | 159 | 148 | 100 | 115 | 674 |
| All children | 302 | 312 | 303 | 199 | 247 | 1363 |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||||
| Boys | 140 | 162 | 153 | 90 | 120 | 665 |
| Girls | 169 | 165 | 139 | 95 | 112 | 680 |
| All children | 309 | 327 | 292 | 185 | 232 | 1345 |
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