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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2021

Variable Details

VariableRecipeMainFoodGroupDesc
LabelMain food group description for the recipe in which food a constituent ingredient (will be same as for food unless coded as part of a recipe)
Responses
1% Fat Milk 388
ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS 1422
BACON AND HAM 882
BEEF VEAL AND DISHES 1019
BEER LAGER CIDER & PERRY 605
BISCUITS 4132
BROWN GRANARY AND WHEATGERM BREAD 629
BUNS CAKES PASTRIES & FRUIT PIES 1851
BURGERS AND KEBABS 238
BUTTER 2938
CHEESE 2366
CHICKEN AND TURKEY DISHES 1615
CHIPS FRIED & ROAST POTATOES AND POTATO PRODUCTS 1205
CHOCOLATE CONFECTIONERY 1355
COATED CHICKEN 230
COMMERCIAL TODDLERS FOODS AND DRINKS 10
CRISPS AND SAVOURY SNACKS 1440
DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS 3589
EGGS AND EGG DISHES 1446
FRUIT 7724
FRUIT JUICE 1132
HIGH FIBRE BREAKFAST CEREALS 2343
ICE CREAM 548
LAMB AND DISHES 151
LIVER & DISHES 95
LOW FAT SPREAD 443
MEAT PIES AND PASTRIES 353
MISCELLANEOUS 4693
NUTS AND SEEDS 1256
OILY FISH 501
OTHER BREAD 209
OTHER BREAKFAST CEREALS 802
OTHER MARGARINE FATS AND OILS 123
OTHER MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS 344
OTHER MILK AND CREAM 1743
OTHER POTATOES POTATO SALADS & DISHES 1488
OTHER WHITE FISH SHELLFISH & FISH DISHES 620
PASTA RICE AND OTHER CEREALS 2682
PORK AND DISHES 238
PUDDINGS 422
PUFA MARGARINE & OILS 10
REDUCED FAT SPREAD 1192
SALAD AND OTHER RAW VEGETABLES 4010
SANDWICHES 1387
SAUSAGES 471
SEMI SKIMMED MILK 9143
SKIMMED MILK 1718
SMOOTHIES 100% FRUIT AND/OR JUICE 97
SOFT DRINKS LOW CALORIE 3241
SOFT DRINKS NOT LOW CALORIE 1178
SPIRITS AND LIQUEURS 325
SUGAR CONFECTIONERY 271
SUGARS PRESERVES AND SWEET SPREADS 4110
TEA COFFEE AND WATER 25880
VEGETABLES NOT RAW 6175
WHITE BREAD 2907
WHITE FISH COATED OR FRIED 367
WHOLE MILK 2099
WHOLEMEAL BREAD 2356
WINE 1172
YOGURT FROMAGE FRAIS AND DAIRY DESSERTS 1803
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationScottish Health Survey, 2021
UniverseAdults aged 16 and over and children aged 0-15 years living in private households in Scotland during 2021. The 2021 individual file contains 6,157 records. The 2021 household file contains 8,290 records. The combined 2017/18/19/21 file includes 25,128 cases, the combined 2019/21 file includes 13,038 cases, and the Intake24 food-level dietary data file includes 125,182 cases.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study
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