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Health Survey Findings
Table 128: How often does your 14-year-old child usually have breakfast (more than a glass
of milk or juice)? During weekdays, out of 5 days. (Questionnaire item B4_11_a)
Never 1 day 2 days 3 days 4 days 5 days n
Total ROI 4.1% 3.4% 5.2% 6.8% 7.7% 72.7% 439
NI 0.0% 0.0% 2.0% 12.2% 2.0% 83.7% 49
Male ROI 6.0% 2.8% 6.5% 7.4% 6.0% 71.4% 217
NI 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 13.0% 4.3% 82.6% 23
Female ROI 2.3% 4.1% 4.1% 6.3% 9.5% 73.9% 222
NI 0.0% 0.0% 3.8% 11.5% 0.0% 84.6% 26
Table 129: How often does your 14-year-old child usually have breakfast (more than a glass
of milk or juice)? During weekends, out of 2 days. (Questionnaire item B4_11_b )
Never 1 day 2 days n
Total ROI 0.5% 8.4% 91.2% 441
NI 0.0% 7.7% 92.3% 52
Male ROI 0.5% 6.0% 93.5% 217
NI 0.0% 12.0% 88.0% 25
Female ROI 0.4% 10.7% 88.8% 224
NI 0.0% 3.7% 96.3% 27
There was a wide spectrum in the consumption patterns of various foods and beverages, ranging from
never to more than once daily. In ROI 27.8% of children consumed fruit and 28.8% vegetables more
than once daily, whilst 16.4% had sugary drinks and 21.4% had sweets more than once daily. Fish was
never consumed by 24.6% of children. Crisps and chips were consumed regularly across the week. The
patterns between males and females were not notably different.
In NI, most children consumed fruit (56.3%) and vegetables (60.0%) at least daily, and 26% ate sweets at
least daily. Fish consumption was again rare, with 29.1% never eating it.
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