Fruit consumption
Period : October 2005
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 |
513 (50.3%) |
444 (38.7%) |
957 (44.1%) |
| 1 to 2 |
466 (45.6%) |
639 (55.7%) |
1105 (51.0%) |
| More than 2 |
41 (4.0%) |
60 (5.3%) |
102 (4.7%) |
| Unknown/Missing/Outliers |
1 (0.1%) |
4 (0.3%) |
5 (0.2%) |
| Total |
1021 (100.0%) |
1147 (100.0%) |
2168 (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.