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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Scottish Health Survey, 2021

Variable Details

VariableRecipeSubFoodGroupDesc
LabelSubsidiary 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
ALCOHOLIC SOFT DRINKS 40
APPLES AND PEARS NOT CANNED 1206
ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS 1422
BAKED BEANS 297
BANANAS 1799
BEANS AND PULSES INCL READY MEAL & HOMEMADE DISHES 460
BEERS AND LAGERS 475
BEVERAGES DRY WEIGHT 228
BISCUITS HOMEMADE 4
BISCUITS MANUFACTURED / RETAIL 4128
BLOCK MARGARINE 15
BOTTLED WATER STILL OR CARBONATED 1084
BROWN GRANARY AND WHEATGERM BREAD 629
BUNS CAKES & PASTRIES HOMEMADE 200
BUNS CAKES & PASTRIES MANUFACTURED 1558
BURGERS AND KEBABS PURCHASED 238
BUTTER 2938
CALCIUM ONLY OR WITH VITAMIN D 217
CANNED FRUIT IN JUICE 86
CANNED FRUIT IN SYRUP 26
CARROTS NOT RAW 488
CARROTS RAW 114
CEREAL BASED MILK PUDDINGS - HOMEMADE 24
CEREAL BASED MILK PUDDINGS - MANUFACTURED 100
CHEDDAR CHEESE 1094
CHIPS PURCHASED INCLUDING TAKEAWAY 585
CHOCOLATE CONFECTIONERY 1355
CIDER AND PERRY 42
CITRUS FRUIT NOT CANNED 815
COD LIVER OIL AND OTHER FISH OILS (INCL VIT A,D,E) 550
COFFEE (MADE-UP WEIGHT) 6872
COMMERCIAL TODDLERS DRINKS 1
COMMERCIAL TODDLERS FOODS 9
COTTAGE CHEESE 44
CREAM (INCLUDING IMITATION CREAM) 274
CRISPS AND SAVOURY SNACKS 1440
DAIRY DESSERTS HOMEMADE 2
EVENING PRIMROSE OIL AND OTHER PLANT OILS 62
FOLIC ACID 47
FORTIFIED WINE 33
FROMAGE FRAIS AND DAIRY DESSERTS MANUFACTURED 73
FRUIT JUICE 1132
FRUIT PIES HOMEMADE 33
FRUIT PIES MANUFACTURED 60
GREEN BEANS NOT RAW 239
HERBAL TEA (MADE-UP WEIGHT) 909
HIGH FIBRE BREAKFAST CEREALS 2343
HOMEMADE MEAT PIES AND PASTRIES 17
ICE CREAM 548
IRON ONLY OR WITH VITAMIN C 61
LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLES NOT RAW 887
LIQUEURS 18
LIVER AND DISHES 95
LOW ALCOHOL & ALCOHOL FREE BEER & LAGER 43
LOW ALCOHOL & ALCOHOL FREE CIDER & PERRY 5
LOW ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOL FREE WINE 7
LOW FAT SPREAD NOT POLYUNSATURATED 168
MANUFACTURED BEEF PRODUCTS INCLUDING READY MEALS 87
MANUFACTURED CANNED TUNA PRODUCTS INCL READY MEALS 78
MANUFACTURED CHICKEN PRODUCTS INCL READY MEALS 311
MANUFACTURED COATED CHICKEN / TURKEY PRODUCTS 230
MANUFACTURED EGG PRODUCTS INCLUDING READY MEALS 178
MANUFACTURED LAMB PRODUCTS INCLUDING READY MEALS 10
MANUFACTURED MEAT PIES AND PASTRIES 336
MANUFACTURED OILY FISH PRODUCTS INCL READY MEALS 121
MANUFACTURED PORK PRODUCTS INCLUDING READY MEALS 20
MANUFACTURED SHELLFISH PRODUCTS INCL READY MEALS 43
MANUFACTURED WHITE FISH PRODUCTS INCL READY MEALS 14
MEAT ALTERNATIVES INCL READY MEALS & HOMEMADE DISH 260
MINERALS (TWO OR MORE INCL MULTIVITS & MINERALS) 25
MULTIVITAMIN AND/OR MINERALS WITH OMEGA 3 54
NON-NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTS (INCL HERBAL) 10
NUTRITION POWDERS AND DRINKS 135
NUTS AND SEEDS 1256
OTHER BACON AND HAM INCLUDING HOMEMADE DISHES 879
OTHER BEEF & VEAL INCLUDING HOMEMADE RECIPE DISHES 932
OTHER BREAD 209
OTHER BREAKFAST CEREALS (NOT HIGH FIBRE) 802
OTHER CANNED TUNA INCLUDING HOMEMADE DISHES 104
OTHER CEREAL BASED PUDDINGS - HOMEMADE 157
OTHER CEREAL BASED PUDDINGS - MANUFACTURED 101
OTHER CEREALS 388
OTHER CHEESE 1228
OTHER CHICKEN / TURKEY INCL HOMEMADE RECIPE DISHES 1304
OTHER COOKING FATS AND OILS NOT PUFA 108
OTHER EGGS AND EGG DISHES INCLUDING HOMEMADE 1268
OTHER FRIED / ROAST POTATOES INCL HOMEMADE DISHES 480
OTHER FRUIT NOT CANNED 3792
OTHER LAMB INCLUDING HOMEMADE RECIPE DISHES 141
OTHER MANUFACTURED POTATO PRODUCTS FRIED/BAKED 140
OTHER MANUFACTURED VEGETABLE PRODUCTS INCL RM 175
OTHER MEAT INCLUDING HOMEMADE RECIPE DISHES 53
OTHER MEAT PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED INCL READY MEALS 291
OTHER MILK 1469
OTHER NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTS 169
OTHER OILY FISH INCLUDING HOMEMADE DISHES 380
OTHER PASTA INCLUDING HOMEMADE DISHES 670
OTHER PORK INCLUDING HOMEMADE RECIPE DISHES 218
OTHER POTATO PRODUCTS & DISHES - MANUFACTURED 84
OTHER POTATOES INCLUDING HOMEMADE DISHES 1404
OTHER RICE INCLUDING HOMEMADE DISHES 974
OTHER SAUSAGES INCLUDING HOMEMADE DISHES 468
OTHER SHELLFISH INCLUDING HOMEMADE DISHES 168
OTHER VEGETABLES INCLUDING HOMEMADE DISHES 2667
OTHER WHITE FISH INCLUDING HOMEMADE DISHES 213
PASTA MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS & READY MEALS 192
PEAS NOT RAW 545
PIZZA 354
POLYUNSATURATED LOW FAT SPREAD 275
POLYUNSATURATED OILS 10
PRESERVES 1650
READY MEALS / MEAL CENTRES BASED ON BACON AND HAM 3
READY MEALS BASED ON SAUSAGES 3
REDUCED FAT SPREAD (NOT POLYUNSATURATED) 938
REDUCED FAT SPREAD (POLYUNSATURATED) 254
RICE MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS & READY MEALS 104
SALAD AND OTHER RAW VEGETABLES 2832
SANDWICHES 1387
SAVOURY SAUCES PICKLES GRAVIES & CONDIMENTS 3076
SEMI SKIMMED MILK 9143
SINGLE VITS OR MINS NOT Folic acid, Fe, Ca, Vit C 1357
SKIMMED MILK 1718
SMOOTHIES 100% FRUIT AND/OR JUICE 97
SOFT DRINKS LOW CALORIE CARBONATED 1671
SOFT DRINKS LOW CALORIE CONCENTRATED 16
SOFT DRINKS LOW CALORIE RTD STILL 1554
SOFT DRINKS NOT LOW CALORIE CARBONATED 930
SOFT DRINKS NOT LOW CALORIE CONCENTRATED 9
SOFT DRINKS NOT LOW CALORIE RTD STILL 239
SOUP HOMEMADE 955
SOUP MANUFACTURED/ RETAIL 299
SPIRITS 307
SPONGE PUDDINGS - HOMEMADE 20
SPONGE PUDDINGS - MANUFACTURED 20
SUGAR 2351
SUGAR CONFECTIONERY 271
SWEET SPREADS FILLINGS AND ICING 109
TAP WATER ONLY 7897
TEA (MADE-UP WEIGHT) 9118
TOMATOES NOT RAW 157
TOMATOES RAW 1064
VITAMIN C ONLY 193
VITAMINS (TWO OR MORE INCL MULTIVITS) NO MINERALS 156
VITAMINS AND MINERALS (INCL MULTIVITS & MINERALS) 688
WHITE BREAD (NOT HIGH FIBRE; NOT MULTISEED BREAD) 2907
WHITE FISH COATED OR FRIED 367
WHOLE MILK 2099
WHOLEMEAL BREAD 2356
WINE 1132
YOGURT 1728
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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