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Health Survey Findings
Table 109: How often does your 9-year-old child usually have breakfast (more than a glass of
milk or fruit juice)? During weekends, out of 2 days. (Questionnaire item B3_12_b)
Never 1 day 2 days n
Total ROI 1.3% 9.0% 89.6% 376
NI 3.4% 11.9% 84.7% 59
Male ROI 2.1% 8.5% 89.4% 189
NI 2.9% 14.3% 82.9% 35
Female ROI 0.5% 9.6% 89.8% 187
NI 4.2% 8.3% 87.5% 24
Fruit (34.6% ROI and 36.9% NI) and vegetables (29.0% ROI and 24.6% NI ) were reported as being eaten
more than daily by respondents. Diet fizzy drinks (45.9% ROI and 39.3% NI) and fish (27.9% ROI and
43.5% NI) were never consumed by appreciable numbers. Sweets, crisps and chips were consumed on
several occasions weekly.
Table 110: How many days a week does your 9-year-old child usually eat or drink the
following foodstuffs? (Questionnaire item B3_13_a)
Never
< Once
per
week
Once
per
week
2-4 days
per week
5-6 days
per
week
Once
every
day
More
than once
every day
Total ROI Fruit 2.3% 2.8% 5.2% 21.4% 15.8% 17.8% 34.6% 387
NI Fruit 0.0% 4.6% 4.6% 18.5% 15.4% 20.0% 36.9% 65
ROI Vegetables 4.4% 4.4% 8.0% 20.7% 15.8% 17.6% 29.0% 386
NI Vegetables 1.5% 1.5% 7.7% 27.7% 18.5% 18.5% 24.6% 65
ROI Sweets 4.5% 14.9% 16.2% 19.6% 10.5% 13.4% 20.9% 382
NI Sweets 4.6% 23.1% 20.0% 27.7% 16.9% 1.5% 6.2% 65
ROI Sugary 16.8% 19.1% 12.8% 20.9% 7.1% 8.4% 14.9% 382
fizzy drinks
NI Sugary 13.8% 27.7% 23.1% 15.4% 7.7% 6.2% 6.2% 65
fizzy drinks
ROI “Diet” fizzy 45.9% 15.4% 13.2% 11.4% 4.3% 5.1% 4.6% 370
drinks
NI “Diet” fizzy 39.3% 19.7% 16.4% 14.8% 6.6% 1.6% 1.6% 61
drinks
ROI Crisps 7.3% 14.6% 20.6% 21.1% 12.8% 11.2% 12.3% 383
NI Crisps 3.1% 12.3% 23.1% 21.5% 24.6% 9.2% 6.2% 65
ROI Chips 4.7% 18.8% 26.8% 25.3% 12.2% 5.2% 7.0% 384
NI Chips 1.5% 18.5% 29.2% 18.5% 13.8% 15.4% 3.1% 65
ROI Fish 27.9% 25.2% 23.9% 14.3% 4.8% 1.3% 2.7% 377
NI Fish 43.5% 16.1% 14.5% 12.9% 8.1% 1.6% 3.2% 62
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