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Table 7-4 . Per capita consumption by region
Hanoi,
HCMC
Region
Other
cities Towns NU RRD NCC SCC CH SE MRD
(kg/person/year)
Beans 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
Morning glory 39 34 25 8 12 10 24 19 24 10
Kohlrabi 6 6 5 5 8 4 1 2 0 0
Cabbage 11 11 10 6 10 5 3 8 7 4
Tomato 11 11 9 4 7 3 3 5 8 6
Other vegetables 37 24 27 3 6 7 20 6 35 26
Orange 10 10 5 1 3 1 1 2 3 1
Banana 25 22 16 2 4 5 9 3 12 6
Mango 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
Other fruit 13 11 5 1 2 2 3 1 6 4
All vegetables 106 88 78 27 45 30 53 41 76 47
All fruit 53 46 28 4 9 8 14 7 23 12
Fruits & vegetables 159 134 106 31 54 38 67 48 99 59
Source: Analysis of the 1998 Vietnam Living Standards Survey
Table 7-5. Per capita consumption by expenditure quintile
Expenditure quintile
Product Poorest 2 3 4 Richest Total
(kg/person/year)
Beans 0 1 1 2 3 1
Morning glory 9 11 14 18 30 17
Kohlrabi 2 4 4 4 5 4
Cabbage 3 6 7 9 10 7
Tomato 2 4 5 7 11 6
Other vegetables 6 10 15 20 31 17
Orange 0 1 2 3 8 3
Banana 2 4 6 10 21 9
Mango 0 0 1 1 4 1
Other fruit 1 1 3 4 10 4
All vegetables 23 36 47 60 91 54
All fruit 3 6 11 17 43 17
Fruits & vegetables 26 42 58 77 134 71
Source: Analysis of the 1998 Vietnam Living Standards Survey
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