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Consumption of meat

Consumption of meat

Period : April 2007
Questions : On average, how many days do you eat meat each week, including pork, beef, and poultry? On the day(s) that you have eaten meat, how many taels of meat about the size of a mahjong tile do you eat?

On average, how many days do you eat fish each week? On the day(s) that you have eaten fish, how many taels of fish of about the size of a mahjong tile do you eat?

 

Average number of taels of meat and fish eaten per day* Male
Number (%)
Female
Number (%)
Overall
Number (%)
Less than 4 308 (31.7%) 445 (40.3%) 753 (36.3%)
4-6 312 (32.2%) 332 (30.0%) 644 (31.0%)
More than 6 343 (35.3%) 318 (28.8%) 661 (31.9%)
Unknown/Missing/Outliers 7 (0.8%) 9(0.8%) 17(0.8%)
Total 970 (100.0%) 1 104 (100.0%) 2 074 (100.0%)

Notes:
* Average number of taels of meat and fish eaten per day is calculated by dividing the total number of taels of meat and fish eaten within a week by 7.

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