Fruit consumption
Period : April 2006
Questions : On average, how many days do you eat fruit within a week? On the day(s) that you have eaten fruit, 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 |
481 (50.8%) |
429 (39.0%) |
910 (44.5%) |
| 1 to 2 |
421 (44.5%) |
582 (52.9%) |
1 003 (49.0%) |
| More than 2 |
41 (4.3%) |
87 (7.9%) |
128 (6.2%) |
| Unknown/Missing/Outliers |
3 (0.3%) |
3 (0.3%) |
6 (0.3%) |
| Total |
946 (100.0%) |
1 101 (100.0%) |
2 047 (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.