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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.
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Table 6.4 Child fruit and vegetable consumption, 2015, by age and sex
Aged 2-15 | 2015 | ||||||
Portions per day | Age | Total | |||||
2-4 | 5-7 | 8-10 | 11-12 | 13-15 | |||
% | % | % | % | % | % | ||
Boys | |||||||
None | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 9 | |
Less than 1 portion | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
1 portion or more but less than 2 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 33 | 24 | 22 | |
2 portions or more but less than 3 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 21 | |
3 portions or more but less than 4 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 20 | |
4 portions or more but less than 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | |
5 portions or more | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 12 | |
Mean | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | |
Standard error of the mean | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.09 | |
Median | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | |
Girls | |||||||
None | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | |
Less than 1 portion | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
1 portion or more but less than 2 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 26 | 27 | 21 | |
2 portions or more but less than 3 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 24 | |
3 portions or more but less than 4 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 20 | |
4 portions or more but less than 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | |
5 portions or more | 13 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 13 | |
Mean | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | |
Standard error of the mean | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.10 | |
Median | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |
All children | |||||||
None | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 | |
Less than 1 portion | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
1 portion or more but less than 2 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 30 | 26 | 21 | |
2 portions or more but less than 3 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 22 | |
3 portions or more but less than 4 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 20 | |
4 portions or more but less than 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | |
5 portions or more | 13 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 12 | |
Mean | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | |
Standard error of the mean | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.07 | |
Median | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |
Bases (weighted): | |||||||
Boys | 134 | 142 | 149 | 88 | 113 | 626 | |
Girls | 155 | 139 | 122 | 79 | 131 | 627 | |
All children | 289 | 281 | 271 | 167 | 244 | 1253 | |
Bases (unweighted): | |||||||
Boys | 145 | 150 | 153 | 79 | 107 | 634 | |
Girls | 156 | 142 | 118 | 74 | 122 | 612 | |
All children | 301 | 292 | 271 | 153 | 229 | 1246 |
Contact
Email: Julie Landsberg, julie.landsberg@gov.scot