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Health Survey Findings
Table 180: How often do you eat the following spreads and fats? (Questionnaire item C1_30)
< Once per week Once per week but Every or n
not every day most days
Total ROI Butter/hard margarine 25.0% 18.7% 56.2% 1,602
NI Butter/hard margarine 47.8% 25.6% 26.6% 391
ROI Low-fat spread 46.7% 22.0% 31.3% 1,553
NI Low-fat spread 52.2% 29.9% 17.9% 391
ROI Vegetable oil 42.0% 27.8% 30.2% 1,565
NI Vegetable oil 47.0% 33.2% 19.7% 385
Male ROI Butter/hard margarine 22.8% 20.3% 56.9% 684
NI Butter/hard margarine 46.0% 27.0% 27.0% 189
ROI Low-fat spread 47.1% 23.4% 29.5% 667
NI Low-fat spread 54.5% 32.6% 12.8% 187
ROI Vegetable oil 42.6% 27.4% 30.0% 671
NI Vegetable oil 46.2% 38.2% 15.6% 186
Female ROI Butter/hard margarine 26.6% 17.6% 55.8% 917
NI Butter/hard margarine 49.5% 24.3% 26.2% 202
ROI Low-fat spread 46.4% 20.9% 32.7% 885
NI Low-fat spread 50.0% 27.5% 22.5% 204
ROI Vegetable oil 41.5% 28.1% 30.3% 893
NI Vegetable oil 47.7% 28.6% 23.6% 199
In ROI a majority of respondents either usually (11.7%) or always (38%) added salt to food at table, men
more so than women, and younger respondents more than older people. In NI 19.3% usually and 20.5%
always added salt to food at table, men more so than women but with no strong age pattern.
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