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Intake of fluids

Intake of fluids

Period : April 2007

Questions : On average, how many cups of fluids do you drink a day, such as water, tea, clear soup, juice and milk? A cup means 250 mls in volume or a standard-sized 250 ml tetra pack of drink.
 

Average number of cups of fluids drunk per day Male
Number (%)
Female
Number (%)
Overall
Number (%)
Less than 6 318 (32.8%) 353 (31.9%) 671 (32.3%)
6-8 469 (48.3%) 592 (53.6%) 1 060 (51.1%)
More than 8 179 (18.4%) 158 (14.3%) 337 (16.3%)
Unknown/Missing/Outliers 4 (0.4%) 2 (0.1%) 6 (0.3%)
Total 970 (100.0%) 1 104 (100.0%) 2 074 (100.0%)

Note:
Add-ups may not be equal to total due to rounding.