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All Ireland Traveller Health Study
Most children were reported as being in the normal weight range (93.2% ROI and 82.0% NI). A majority
of children were reported as eating most things (57.8% ROI and 66.7% NI, whilst a fifth in ROI (20.5%)
and a tenth in NI (11.7%) were described as fussy eaters.
Table 94: What weight do you think your 5-year-old child is? (Questionnaire item B2_7)
Underweight Normal weight Overweight n
Total ROI 4.5% 93.2% 2.3% 513
NI 6.6% 82.0% 11.5% 61
Male ROI 3.5% 94.1% 2.4% 254
NI 9.4% 78.1% 12.5% 32
Female ROI 5.2% 92.3% 2.4% 248
NI 3.6% 85.7% 10.7% 28
Table 95: How would you describe the variety of foods that your 5-year-old child generally
eats? (Questionnaire item B2_8)
Most things Reasonable variety Fussy eater n
Total ROI 57.8% 21.7% 20.5% 516
NI 66.7% 21.7% 11.7% 60
Male ROI 59.6% 22.4% 18.0% 255
NI 62.5% 25.0% 12.5% 32
Female ROI 57.0% 20.5% 22.5% 249
NI 70.4% 18.5% 11.1% 27
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