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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

Variablemain6c3a
LabelWhat types of food have you started eating
Responses
1 alcohol 1
2 artificial sweeteners 1
3 biscuits,cakes&pastries 1
4 bread 2
5 bkfast c. high fibre 3
6 bkfast c, cornflakes 2
7 cheese 0
8 confectionery 1
9 cream 1
10 crisps.savoury snacks 0
11 drinks - normal 0
12 drinks - low cal 0
13 eggs 0
14 animal fats&oils 0
15 vegatable fats&oils 1
16 fats-low fat spreads 0
17 fish - white 2
18 oth fish. inc shellfish 5
19 fruit - fresh hard 0
20 fruit - fresh soft 1
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 0
26 meat - lamb 0
27 meat - pork 0
28 meat - offal 0
29 meat-poultry inc rabbit 1
30 milk - whole 0
31 milk-skimmed, semi 0
32 nuts and seeds 0
33 pasta 4
34 potatoes 2
35 puddings-inc ice cream 1
36 rice 3
37 soups 1
38 sugar 1
39 tea and coffee 0
40 tea - fruit teas 0
41 vegetables - salad 3
42 vegetables-root.N potatoes 2
43 vegetables - leafy 3
44 vegetables - pulses 2
45 vegetables - other 1
46 water 0
47 yoghurt-fromage frais 3
48 convenience food 1
49 fatty foods 0
50 fried foods 0
51 low calorie foods 0
52 low fat foods 0
53 spicy foods 4
54 sweet foods 0
55 meat 3
56 red meat 0
57 white meat 0
58 fruit-not specified 0
59 vegetables-not specified 0
60 frozen foods 0
61 salty foods 0
62 garlic-evening primrose oil 3
63 pizza 3
64 acid foods 0
65 dairy produce 0
96 other 10
97 no other sorts 0
98 can t say 0
99 not answered 0
Sysmiss 1988
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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