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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Food and You Survey, 2016

Variable Details

VariableH2_17e
LabelFood type placed in Section E
Question text It is recommended that people should eat a balanced diet. A balanced diet is made up of a variety of different types of food: Fruit and vegetables Potatoes, bread, rice, pasta and other starchy carbohydrates Oil and spreads Dairy and alternatives Beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat and other proteins
Responses
1 Fruit and vegetables 4
2 Potatoes, bread, rice, pasta and other starchy carbohydrates 21
3 Oil and spreads 312
4 Dairy and alternatives 48
5 Beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat and other proteins 11
6 Foods high in fat, salt and sugars 110
-9 Refusal 6
-8 Don't know 9
-2 Schedule not applicable 0
-1 Item not applicable 2597
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationFood and You Survey, 2016
Interviewer InstructionsRANDOMISE ORDER OF CATEGORIES READ OUT CODES THEN PRESS CONTINUE (NO NEED TO SELECT ANY CODES TO MOVE ON) RECORD FOOD TYPE PLACED IN [SECTION A - SECTION F]
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Adults aged 16 years and over, resident in the UK.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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