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Consumption of processed meat

Consumption of processed meat

Period: April 2016
Questions: In the past 30 days, how many days on average did you eat processed meat each week? They include canned meat, cured meat or smoked meat, such as luncheon meat, ham, sausages, bacon and Chinese preserved meat.



Number of days Male
Number (%)
Female
Number (%)
Overall
Number (%)
1 day or less a week 1 013 (53.3%) 1 565 (72.1%) 2 577 (63.3%)
2-3 days a week 596 (31.4%) 473 (21.8%) 1 070 (26.3%)
4 or more days a week 291 (15.3%) 133 (6.1%) 424 (10.4%)
Total 1 900 (100.0%) 2 171 (100.0%) 4 071 (100.0%)

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