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Health Survey Findings
Table 90: Does your 5-year-old child brush his or her teeth at least once a day?
(Questionnaire item B2_3)
ROI
NI
Yes No n Yes No n
Total 94.8% 5.2% 517 93.4% 6.6% 61
Male 94.9% 5.1% 256 93.8% 6.3% 32
Female 94.4% 5.6% 249 92.9% 7.1% 28
Table 91: Has your 5-year-old child been seen by a dentist in the last 12 months?
(Questionnaire item B2_4)
ROI
NI
Yes No n Yes No n
Total 36.4% 63.6% 516 78.7% 21.3% 61
Male 36.1% 63.9% 255 78.1% 21.9% 32
Female 36.1% 63.9% 249 78.6% 21.4% 28
9 out of 10 5-year-old children had already started primary school in both ROI and NI. Similarly, 9 out of
10 children had their first meal of the day between 7 and 9 a.m. (90.9% ROI and 91.7% NI).
Table 92: Has your 5-year-old child started primary/ national school yet?
(Questionnaire item B2_5)
ROI
NI
Yes No n Yes No n
Total 90.1% 9.9% 517 90.2% 9.8% 61
Male 89.1% 10.9% 256 96.9% 3.1% 32
Female 91.6% 8.4% 249 82.1% 17.9% 28
Table 93: What time does your 5-year-old child have his or her first meal of the day?
(Questionnaire item B2_6)
Before
6 am
6-7am 7–8 am 8–9 am 9–10 am 10–11 am 11 am–
12 pm
After 12
pm
Total ROI 1.6% 2.5% 39.8% 51.1% 3.3% 0.6% 0.2% 1.0% 515
NI 0.0% 3.3% 45.0% 46.7% 3.3% 0.0% 1.7% 0.0% 60
Male ROI 1.6% 3.1% 34.9% 54.5% 4.3% 0.4% 0.0% 1.2% 255
NI 0.0% 3.1% 40.6% 50.0% 3.1% 0.0% 3.1% 0.0% 32
Female ROI 1.6% 1.6% 43.5% 49.2% 2.0% 0.8% 0.4% 0.8% 248
NI 0.0% 3.7% 48.1% 44.4% 3.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 27
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