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. 2011 Mar 27;8:22. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-22

Table 1.

Number, frequency (%) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) of Primary Sample Units (PSU) that purchased food items and food groups

Food Group Number N = 3393 Weighted frequency (95% CI)
Rice 3276 94.8 (93.1-96.4)
Bread 3383 99.9 (99.8-100)
Other cereals 3342 98.4 (97.6-99.2)
Pulses 3226 94.1 (92.4-95.8)
Potatoes 2976 92.2 (91.0-93.4)
Carrot and pumpkin 2589 79.9 (77.5-82.3)
Manioc and other roots and tubers 2116 59.6 (56.6-62.6)
Coconuts 978 27.1 (24.4-29.7)
Nuts 329 12.2 (10.2-14.3)
Tomato 3159 93.5 (92.0-94.9)
Lettuce 2353 77.7 (75.5-79.9)
Other vegetables 3297 97.9 (97.3-98.6)
Banana 3070 91.2 (89.4-92.9)
Orange 2462 76.6 (74.2-79.1)
Other fruits 3107 92.7 (91.1-94.3)
Meat 3370 99.1 (98.5-99.7)
Seafood 2099 58.1 (55.1-61.1)
Poultry 3298 97.7 (96.9-98.6)
Egg 3393 100 (100-100)
Milk 3386 99.7 (99.3-100)
Cheese 2531 83.8 (81.9-85.7)
Other dairy products 3276 97.8 (97.1-98.5)
Oils and fats 3350 98.6 (97.8-99.3)

Brazil - urban area, 2002-2003.