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. 2017 Oct;72:81–93. doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.08.015

Table 2.

Number and composition of cooked meals reported in the food consumption module: reported apparent consumption of three specific types of cooked meal, India 2011/12. (Recall Period: 30 Days; 250,329,276 Households).

Type of Cooked Meal Households Reporting >0
Total Cooked Meals
Average Quantities-Unconditional
Averages Quantities-Conditional
Number Percent Quantity Percent Mean Median Mean Median
Purchased 2,74,83,449 11.0% 69,14,27,280 26% 2.76 0.00 25.16 12.00
Received free in workplacea 46,59,402 1.9% 14,23,92,656 5% 0.57 0.00 30.56 24.00
Received as assistancea 5,50,59,233 22.0% 1,86,36,24,555 69% 7.44 0.00 33.85 26.00



Total 8,18,82,018 32.7% 2,69,74,44,491 100% 10.78 0.00 32.94 25.00

Unconditional: Includes all households, those not reporting consuming any of the specific meal type.

Conditional: Includes only those households reporting consuming some of the specific meal type.

a

Does not include cooked meals received from other households.