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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

Variablemain6c1a
LabelWhat types of food have you started eating
Responses
1 alcohol 1
2 artificial sweeteners 0
3 biscuits,cakes&pastries 9
4 bread 13
5 bkfast c. high fibre 35
6 bkfast c, cornflakes 6
7 cheese 11
8 confectionery 4
9 cream 0
10 crisps.savoury snacks 4
11 drinks - normal 0
12 drinks - low cal 0
13 eggs 0
14 animal fats&oils 5
15 vegatable fats&oils 5
16 fats-low fat spreads 4
17 fish - white 14
18 oth fish. inc shellfish 12
19 fruit - fresh hard 1
20 fruit - fresh soft 22
21 fruit - dried 4
22 fruit-canned n syrup 0
23 fruit-canned n nat juice 0
24 fruit-vegetable juices 2
25 meat - beef 4
26 meat - lamb 0
27 meat - pork 4
28 meat - offal 1
29 meat-poultry inc rabbit 12
30 milk - whole 0
31 milk-skimmed, semi 0
32 nuts and seeds 0
33 pasta 56
34 potatoes 3
35 puddings-inc ice cream 7
36 rice 12
37 soups 2
38 sugar 1
39 tea and coffee 3
40 tea - fruit teas 0
41 vegetables - salad 17
42 vegetables-root.N potatoes 5
43 vegetables - leafy 8
44 vegetables - pulses 3
45 vegetables - other 5
46 water 0
47 yoghurt-fromage frais 57
48 convenience food 19
49 fatty foods 1
50 fried foods 0
51 low calorie foods 0
52 low fat foods 0
53 spicy foods 33
54 sweet foods 0
55 meat 2
56 red meat 1
57 white meat 0
58 fruit-not specified 15
59 vegetables-not specified 9
60 frozen foods 11
61 salty foods 0
62 garlic-evening primrose oil 7
63 pizza 16
64 acid foods 0
65 dairy produce 0
96 other 71
97 no other sorts 0
98 can t say 0
99 not answered 1
Sysmiss 1522
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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