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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

Variablemain6c2a
LabelWhat types of food have you started eating
Responses
1 alcohol 0
2 artificial sweeteners 0
3 biscuits,cakes&pastries 4
4 bread 6
5 bkfast c. high fibre 4
6 bkfast c, cornflakes 8
7 cheese 0
8 confectionery 2
9 cream 1
10 crisps.savoury snacks 0
11 drinks - normal 0
12 drinks - low cal 0
13 eggs 1
14 animal fats&oils 0
15 vegatable fats&oils 1
16 fats-low fat spreads 1
17 fish - white 3
18 oth fish. inc shellfish 8
19 fruit - fresh hard 3
20 fruit - fresh soft 4
21 fruit - dried 0
22 fruit-canned n syrup 0
23 fruit-canned n nat juice 0
24 fruit-vegetable juices 0
25 meat - beef 1
26 meat - lamb 0
27 meat - pork 0
28 meat - offal 2
29 meat-poultry inc rabbit 1
30 milk - whole 1
31 milk-skimmed, semi 5
32 nuts and seeds 0
33 pasta 18
34 potatoes 3
35 puddings-inc ice cream 2
36 rice 6
37 soups 1
38 sugar 0
39 tea and coffee 1
40 tea - fruit teas 0
41 vegetables - salad 3
42 vegetables-root.N potatoes 2
43 vegetables - leafy 2
44 vegetables - pulses 2
45 vegetables - other 3
46 water 0
47 yoghurt-fromage frais 10
48 convenience food 5
49 fatty foods 0
50 fried foods 0
51 low calorie foods 0
52 low fat foods 1
53 spicy foods 10
54 sweet foods 0
55 meat 2
56 red meat 0
57 white meat 0
58 fruit-not specified 4
59 vegetables-not specified 6
60 frozen foods 3
61 salty foods 0
62 garlic-evening primrose oil 1
63 pizza 6
64 acid foods 0
65 dairy produce 0
96 other 36
97 no other sorts 0
98 can t say 0
99 not answered 0
Sysmiss 1877
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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