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Consumption of dairy products

Consumption of dairy products

Period : April 2007
Questions : On average, how many days do you drink or eat dairy products such as milk, yogurt or cheese each week, but excluding cheese products such as cheese cake? On the day(s) that you have eaten dairy products, how many servings of milk/yogurt or cheese do you eat? One serving equates 1 cup of 250 ml milk/yogurt, or two sheets of pre-cut square cheese.

 

Average number of servings of dairy products eaten per day* Male
Number (%)
Female
Number (%)
Overall
Number (%)
Less than 1 846 (87.2%) 937 (84.8%) 1 782 (85.9%)
1-2 115 (11.9%) 159 (14.4%) 274 (13.2%)
More than 2 4 (0.5%) 4 (0.4%) 8 (0.4%)
Unknown/Missing/Outliers 5 (0.5%) 4 (0.4%) 9 (0.4%)
Total 970 (100.0%) 1 104 (100.0%) 2 074 (100.0%)

Notes:
* Average number of servings of dairy products eaten per day is calculated by dividing the total number of servings of dairy products eaten within a week by 7.

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