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Further information on the prevalence of 5-A-DAY at ward level without taking into
account age or gender, is given in the 76 page Public Health Profiles for Hull, as well as
in the Hull Atlas (www.hullpublichealth.org).
8.7.5.2 Young People
Table 140 gives the percentages of young people eating 5-A-DAY in Hull by school year
from the 2008-09 Young People Health and Lifestyle Survey. The majority of year 7
pupils stated that they ate five or more portions of fruit and vegetables daily, but the
percentage fell with age to 40% for boys and 35% for girls in year 11. The changes are
comparable with perceptions of eating a healthy diet in Table 134 with the decreases
with age more apparent in female pupils.
Table 140: 5-A-DAY in young people by school year, Hull 2008-09
Percentage of pupils eating 5-A-DAY fruits and vegetables
School Males Females All
year N % N % N %
Year 7 162 55.7 165 54.6 328 55.1
Year 8 120 47.1 136 49.6 256 48.4
Year 9 105 42.5 91 37.9 197 40.3
Year 10 122 40.3 131 41.7 254 41.1
Year 11 68 39.5 83 32.7 151 35.4
Total 577 45.5 606 43.8 1,186 44.6
The Health Survey for England also includes information on 5-A-DAY in young people.
Table 141 illustrates the percentage eating 5-A-DAY by age. It is not directly
comparable to Table 140 due to the differences in the ages, but the percentage
reporting that they eat five or more portions of fruit and vegetables in Hull was
considerably higher than England. There is no reason to suppose that this might be
correct. With Hull‟s increased deprivation, it is likely that fruit and vegetable
consumption is lower as it has been noted in adults. Therefore, it is more likely that the
young people in the local survey are over-reporting their fruit and vegetable
consumption, perhaps because they have over-estimated the number of portions eaten.
Whilst the survey was self-completion, it did give examples of what constituted a portion.
Young people were asked “How many portions or pieces of fruit did you eat yesterday?
(a portion is 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 2 plums, handful of grapes, etc. Do not include
glasses of juice).” They were also given examples of a portion of vegetables: “How
many portions of vegetables did you eat yesterday (not potatoes)? (a portion is about a
handful or three medium-sized spoons of vegetables like peas, carrots or sweetcorn, or
a medium-sized tomato).” Young people were also asked “How many glasses of real
fruit juice (e.g. Tropicana) did you drink yesterday (not squash or juice drinks)?”.
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