Australia Yearbook - 2001

Chapter 9—Health 351
%
30
9.31 AUSTRALIAN ADULTS, Proportion With Almost No(a) Intake of Fruit
or Vegetables—1995
20
10
Male
0
Female
18–24 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–64 65-–74 75+
Age group (years)
(a) People who usually eat one serve or less per day of both fruit and vegetables.
Source: Unpublished data, 1995 National Health and Nutrition Survey.
Number of risk factors
In 1995 nearly half of all Australian adults did
not smoke, took some exercise, and usually had
at least one serve of fruit and/or vegetables per
day (graph 9.32). More than a third (36%) had
one of the risk factors, 13% had two risk factors,
and 2% of all adults aged 18 years and over
smoked, took no exercise, and ate almost no
fruit or vegetables. About half of the adult
population had none of the three risk factors,
including 46% of males and 51% of females.
The proportion of people with all three risk
factors varied between 4.6% of 35–44 year old
males and 0.5% of 55–64 year old females, while
the proportion with none of these risk factors
ranged from 40% of 18–24 year old males to
58% of 55–64 year old females.
In virtually all age groups, men are more likely
than women to exhibit all three risk factors,
although the relationship with age is similar for
both males and females.
%
75
50
9.32 ADULT AUSTRALIANS, Proportion By Number of Risk Factors—1995
None
One
Two
Three
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Source: Unpublished data, 1995 National Health and Nutrition Survey.