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. 2016 Feb 12;220(3):121–127. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2016.94

Table 1. Chewing frequency behaviours in the UK in children aged 10 to 14 (2014).

Group Group definition Annual number of chewing occasions Proportion of SFG users
Group 1: No use No use of SFG 0 6%
Group 2: Infrequent use Less than one chewing occasion per week 26 22%
Group 3: Light use Between 1 and 4 chewing occasions per week 130 36%
Group 4: Moderate use Between 5 and 10 chewing occasions per week 390 22%
Group 5: Frequent use More than 10 chewing occasions per week 780 14%