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Vegetable consumption

Vegetable consumption

Period: October 2004
Questions: On average, how many days do you eat vegetables within a week? On the day(s) that you have eaten vegetables, how many bowls of vegetables do you eat? One bowl refers to the size of a rice bowl.


Average number of bowls of vegetables eaten per day* Male
Number (%)
Female
Number (%)
Overall
Number (%)
Less than 1 374 (37.7%) 273 (24.9%) 647 (31.0%)
1 to 2 581 (58.5%) 777 (71.0%) 1 358 (65.0%)
More than 2 38 (3.8%) 45 (4.1%) 83 (4.0%)
Total 993 (100.0%) 1 095 (100.0%) 2 088 (100.0%)

Note:
* Average number of bowls of vegetables eaten per day is calculated by dividing the total number of bowls of vegetables eaten within a week by 7.
Add-ups may not be equal to total due to rounding.