Table 2.

Percent of older adults reporting “usually/always” and “often” for each FFB item^* by gender and ethnicity

	Females				Males
Name	Af-Am†	Am-Ind‡	White	Total	Af-Am	Am-Ind	White	Total	Total
	N=101	N=92	N=146	N=339	N=116	N=89	N=147	N=352	N=691
Substitute Low Fat
Drink low fat milk?	44.7	26.9	50.4	42.5	38.8	25.6	59.4	43.8	43.2
Eat low fat frozen dessert?	46.3	35.1	43.0	41.8	25.5	30.4	36.9	31.5	36.5
Use low fat salad dressing?	57.1	57.4	56.1	56.7	44.0	31.7	52.0	45.0	50.7
Modify Meats
Take skin off chicken?	45.5	49.4	56.6	51.4	37.5	43.0	53.2	45.4	48.4
Trim visible fat?	61.2	61.9	73.3	66.8	58.2	55.3	69.3	62.1	64.3
Avoid frying
Eat chicken not fried?	84.9	78.2	82.8	82.2	77.7	82.6	71.2	76.3	79.2
Eat potatoes not fried?	92.6	95.1	94.4	94.0	91.8	95.3	89.0	91.5	92.7
Substitute Fruit & Vegetables
Eat only fruit for dessert?	44.9	38.5	45.9	43.7	33.3	26.2	34.6	32.0	37.6
Eat raw vegetable or fruit for snack?	36.3	19.7	38.6	33.3	31.6	12.9	32.7	27.3	30.2
Avoid Fat as Flavoring
Eat breads without added fat?	51.6	44.7	50.7	49.4	53.9	60.5	49.3	53.6	51.6
Eat vegetable without added fat?	27.7	24.1	40.4	32.3	45.6	39.1	59.7	49.9	41.2
Eat potato without added fat?	37.9	42.9	33.1	37.1	35.2	43.0	33.3	36.3	36.7

^*Responses based on a 4-point scale with 1=usually/always, 2=often, 3=sometimes, 4=rarely/never.

^†African American

^‡American Indian