Fruit consumption
Period: October 2004
Questions: On average, how many days do you eat fruit within a week? On the day(s) that you have eaten fruits, how many fruits do you eat? A fruit equals to a medium-sized apple or orange, a banana, two small fruits such as apricot or plum, or one bowl of small fruits like grapes or strawberries.
| Average number of fruits eaten per day* |
Male
Number (%) |
Female
Number (%) |
Overall
Number (%) |
| Less than 1 |
506 (51.0%) |
394 (36.0%) |
900 (43.1%) |
| 1 to 2 |
449 (45.3%) |
648 (59.2%) |
1 097 (52.6%) |
| More than 2 |
37 (3.7%) |
53 (4.9%) |
90 (4.3%) |
| Total |
993 (100.0%) |
1 095 (100.0%) |
2 088 (100.0%) |
Notes:
*Average number of fruits eaten per day is calculated by dividing the total number of fruits eaten within a week by 7.
Add-ups may not be equal to total due to rounding.