Scottish Health Survey 2017 - volume one: main report
Table 6.3 Child fruit and vegetable consumption, 2008 to 2017
Table 6.3 Child fruit and vegetable consumption, 2008 to 2017
| Aged 2-15 | 2008 - 2017 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portions per day | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Boys | ||||||||||
| None | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 5 portions or more | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
| Mean | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Standard error of the mean | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.11 |
| Median | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Girls | ||||||||||
| None | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| 5 portions or more | 13 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Mean | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Standard error of the mean | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 |
| Median | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| All children | ||||||||||
| None | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| 5 portions or more | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Mean | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| Standard error of the mean | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 |
| Median | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Bases (weighted): | ||||||||||
| Boys | 791 | 1153 | 792 | 881 | 800 | 830 | 742 | 626 | 689 | 714 |
| Girls | 736 | 1108 | 759 | 835 | 759 | 787 | 720 | 627 | 674 | 688 |
| All children | 1527 | 2261 | 1551 | 1716 | 1559 | 1616 | 1461 | 1253 | 1363 | 1403 |
| Bases (unweighted): | ||||||||||
| Boys | 764 | 1153 | 821 | 855 | 761 | 819 | 729 | 634 | 665 | 706 |
| Girls | 752 | 1100 | 708 | 833 | 784 | 761 | 730 | 612 | 680 | 669 |
| All children | 1516 | 2253 | 1529 | 1688 | 1545 | 1580 | 1459 | 1246 | 1345 | 1375 |