The Scottish Health Survey 2008

The Scottish Health Survey 2008


Table 5.5 Fruit and vegetable consumption (observed and age-standardised), by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation and sex

Aged 16 and over
2008

Portions per day

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile

SIMD 85/15

5 th
(least deprived)

4 th

3 rd

2 nd

1 st
(most deprived)

85% least deprived

15% most deprived

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Men

Observed

None

4

7

8

15

19

9

17

Less than 5 portions

70

66

70

71

72

69

74

5 portions or more

26

28

22

14

9

22

9

Mean

3.6

3.7

3.2

2.6

2.2

3.2

2.2

Standard error of the mean

0.11

0.21

0.12

0.11

0.10

0.08

0.12

Median

3.0

3.3

3.0

2.0

1.9

2.7

2.0

Standardised

None

4

6

8

15

18

9

16

Less than 5 portions

71

66

70

72

72

69

74

5 portions or more

25

28

22

13

9

22

10

Mean

3.5

3.8

3.2

2.6

2.2

3.2

2.3

Standard error of the mean

0.12

0.20

0.13

0.11

0.10

0.08

0.12

Median

3.0

3.3

2.9

2.0

2.0

2.7

2.0

Women

Observed

None

4

4

6

9

13

6

14

Less than 5 portions

64

65

74

71

71

69

71

5 portions or more

32

31

20

20

16

25

16

Mean

4.1

3.8

3.3

3.1

2.7

3.5

2.7

Standard error of the mean

0.13

0.09

0.10

0.11

0.11

0.06

0.12

Median

3.7

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.3

3.0

2.0

Standardised

None

4

4

6

9

13

6

14

Less than 5 portions

65

65

74

71

71

69

71

5 portions or more

31

31

19

20

16

25

16

Mean

4.0

3.8

3.3

3.1

2.7

3.5

2.7

Standard error of the mean

0.13

0.10

0.10

0.11

0.11

0.06

0.12

Median

3.7

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.3

3.0

2.2

Bases (weighted):

Men

550

757

564

630

587

2659

428

Women

629

746

629

695

677

2866

509

Bases (unweighted):

Men

484

747

594

543

472

2484

356

Women

620

905

753

683

660

3112

509

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