Australia Yearbook - 2001

350 Year Book Australia 2001
Fruit and vegetable consumption
In 1995, about a quarter (26%) of Australians
aged 18 years and over reported that they
usually ate one serve or less of vegetables per
day, and 50% usually ate one serve or less of
fruit per day. Approximately one-fifth (18%) of
Australians aged 18 years and over fell into both
categories, eating almost no fruit or vegetables.
The proportion of the population with almost
no fruit or vegetable intake generally decreased
with age (graph 9.31). The highest rate was
among 18–24 year olds, of whom 30% of males
and 22% of females reported that they usually
ate less than one serve each of fruit and
vegetables per day.
9.29 AUSTRALIAN ADULTS, Proportion Who Had Ever or Currently Smoked—1995
%
100
Male, ever smoked
Female, ever smoked
Male, current smokers
75
Female, current smokers
50
25
0
18–24 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–64 65–74 75+
Age group (years)
Source: Unpublished data, 1995 National Health and Nutrition Survey.
%
50
40
9.30 AUSTRALIAN ADULTS, Proportion Doing No Exercise in Previous Two
Weeks—1995
Male
Female
30
20
10
0
18–24 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–64 65–74 75+
Age group (years)
Source: Unpublished data, 1995 National Health and Nutrition Survey.