Health Survey for England - The Health of Minority Ethnic Groups '99

Table 9.5

Fat and fibre intake, by social class of head of household within minority ethnic group

Aged 16 and over with valid scores
      1999

Fat/fibre scores
Social class of head of household
 
Men   Women  
Non-   Non-  
manual Manual manual Manual
Observed %
       

Black Caribbean
       

Fat scorea
High (over 40) 9 13 11 8
Mean fat scorea 25 27 25 25
Standard error of the mean 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.9

Fibre score
Low (under 30) 68 63 58 63
Mean fibre score 27 29 29 27
Standard error of the mean 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.0

Indian

Fat scorea
High (over 40) 6 15 6 11
Mean fat scorea 25 28 24 25
Standard error of the mean 0.8 1.1 0.8 1.0

Fibre score
Low (under 30) 41 37 39 46
Mean fibre score 34 36 33 32
Standard error of the mean 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.3

Pakistani        

Fat scorea
High (over 40) 13 20 11 14
Mean fat scorea 27 30 26 27
Standard error of the mean 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.1

Fibre score
Low (under 30) 56 64 63 69
Mean fibre score 30 30 29 26
Standard error of the mean 1.4 1.4 1.8 0.9

Bangladeshi        

Fat scorea
High (over 40) b 22 b 31
Mean fat scorea b 34 b 37
Standard error of the mean b 1.4 b 1.5

Fibre score
Low (under 30) b 86 b 82
Mean fibre score b 21 b 20
Standard error of the mean b 0.9 b 1.0

Chinese        

Fat scorea
High (over 40) 11 [13] 10 7
Mean fat scorea 28 [32] 26 28
Standard error of the mean 1.4 [2.0] 1.1 1.5

Fibre score
Low (under 30) [67] [77] 69 [78]
Mean fibre score [27] [23] 25 [25]
Standard error of the mean [1.3] [1.7] 1.1 [1.7]

Irish        

Fat scorea
High (over 40) 15 29 12 16
Mean fat scorea 32 34 28 30
Standard error of the mean 1.0 1.1 0.8 0.9

Fibre score
Low (under 30) 56 49 37 47
Mean fibre score 31 32 33 33
Standard error of the mean 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.2


Bases (weighted):
Black Caribbean
Fat 51 102 100 102
Fibre 47 107 93 123
Indian
Fat 128 139 147 133
Fibre 114 130 126 101
Pakistani
Fat 54 89 47 76
Fibre 51 52 41 65
Bangladeshi
Fat 8 23 2 20
Fibre 8 25 4 25
Chinese
Fat 21 10 29 16
Fibre 15 9 25 13
Irish
Fat 433 485 589 523
Fibre 384 400 585 470

Bases (unweighted):
Black Caribbean
Fat 73 144 145 149
Fibre 69 154 139 183
Indian
Fat 150 141 168 137
Fibre 132 125 143 103
Pakistani
Fat 85 152 78 138
Fibre 84 95 71 115
Bangladeshi
Fat 23 75 8 69
Fibre 25 94 16 101
Chinese
Fat 64 34 89 50
Fibre 46 31 78 41
Irish
Fat 139 169 186 200
Fibre 125 133 180 169






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