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Consumption of eggs

Consumption of eggs

Period : April 2007
Questions : On average, how many days do you eat egg, such as chicken or duck egg?
On the day(s) that you have eaten egg, how many eggs do you eat?

 

Average number of eggs eaten per day* Male
Number (%)
Female
Number (%)
Overall
Number (%)
Less than 1 816 (84.2%) 1 029 (93.2%) 1 845 (89.0%)
1-2 143 (14.8%) 71 (6.4%) 214 (10.3%)
More than 2 9 (0.9%) 2 (0.2%) 11 (0.6%)
Unknown/Missing/Outliers 1 (0.1%) 2 (0.1%) 3 (0.1%)
Total 970 (100.0%) 1 104 (100.0%) 2 074 (100.0%)

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

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