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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

National Diet and Nutrition Survey : People Aged 65 Years and Over, 1994-1995

Variable Details

Variablemain5c3a
LabelWhat sorts of food or drink do you avoid?
Responses
1 alcohol 23
2 artificial sweeteners 1
3 biscuits,cakes&pastries 23
4 bread 3
5 bkfast c. high fibre 0
6 bkfast c, cornflakes 0
7 cheese 10
8 confectionery 15
9 cream 6
10 crisps.savoury snacks 0
11 drinks - normal 2
12 drinks - low cal 0
13 eggs 7
14 animal fats&oils 19
15 vegatable fats&oils 0
16 fats-low fat spreads 0
17 fish - white 0
18 oth fish. inc shellfish 2
19 fruit - fresh hard 3
20 fruit - fresh soft 10
21 fruit - dried 0
22 fruit-canned n syrup 1
23 fruit-canned n nat juice 0
24 fruit-vegetable juices 2
25 meat - beef 4
26 meat - lamb 1
27 meat - pork 7
28 meat - offal 1
29 meat-poultry inc rabbit 0
30 milk - whole 4
31 milk-skimmed, semi 0
32 nuts and seeds 4
33 pasta 0
34 potatoes 1
35 puddings-inc ice cream 4
36 rice 0
37 soups 2
38 sugar 32
39 tea and coffee 3
40 tea - fruit teas 0
41 vegetables - salad 13
42 vegetables-root.N potatoes 4
43 vegetables - leafy 2
44 vegetables - pulses 1
45 vegetables - other 3
46 water 0
47 yoghurt-fromage frais 0
48 convenience food 3
49 fatty foods 53
50 fried foods 22
51 low calorie foods 0
52 low fat foods 0
53 spicy foods 15
54 sweet foods 19
55 meat 2
56 red meat 4
57 white meat 0
58 fruit-not specified 6
59 vegetables-not specified 1
60 frozen foods 0
61 salty foods 1
62 garlic-evening primrose oil 1
63 pizza 0
64 acid foods 0
65 dairy produce 0
96 other 31
97 no other sorts 209
98 can t say 0
99 not answered 39
Sysmiss 1441
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationNational Diet and Nutrition Survey : People Aged 65 Years and Over, 1994-1995
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