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Publication - Statistics

Scottish Health Survey 2014 - volume 1: main report

Published
22 September 2015
Part of
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 4.6 Consumption of meat and fish, 2012/2014 combined, by age and sex

Aged 16 and over 2012/2014 combined
Food type and frequency Age Total
16-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+
% % % % % % % %
Men
Oily fish once a week or more 12 17 22 23 34 35 36 24
White fish once a week or more 43 33 44 51 57 70 72 51
Tuna fish once a week or more 34 30 33 29 24 17 15 27
Any fish 2+ times a week 33 32 40 41 45 46 48 40
Red meata 2+ times a week 57 61 55 57 63 65 64 60
Meat productsb 2+ times a week 51 43 34 36 31 25 27 36
Any red meat or meat product 2+ times a week 82 78 77 79 79 81 79 79
Women
Oily fish once a week or more 17 18 24 28 32 35 35 27
White fish once a week or more 30 35 46 49 59 61 71 49
Tuna fish once a week or more 44 32 34 35 28 22 16 31
Any fish 2+ times a week 38 32 39 43 46 45 47 41
Red meata 2+ times a week 39 55 45 55 55 58 58 52
Meat productsb 2+ times a week 26 24 22 20 17 14 15 20
Any red meat or meat product 2+ times a week 65 71 63 71 69 69 71 68
All adults
Oily fish once a week or more 14 18 23 26 33 35 35 26
White fish once a week or more 37 34 45 50 58 65 71 50
Tuna fish once a week or more 39 31 34 32 26 20 15 29
Any fish 2+ times a week 35 32 39 42 45 46 47 40
Red meata 2+ times a week 48 58 50 56 59 61 61 56
Meat productsb 2+ times a week 39 33 28 28 24 19 20 28
Any red meat or meat product 2+ times a week 74 74 70 75 74 75 74 74
Bases (weighted):
Men 322 360 360 420 350 266 175 2253
Women 316 377 382 444 368 296 255 2438
All adults 638 738 742 865 718 561 429 4691
Bases (unweighted):
Men 168 225 317 378 382 377 229 2076
Women 224 312 431 484 434 399 330 2614
All adults 392 537 748 862 816 776 559 4690

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

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