Table 3.
Mean total expenditure, expenditure shares and prices
| All households (n=6 23 459) | Low income (n=2 23 174) | Middle income (n=3 05 841) | High income (n=94 444) | |||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Total 4-weekly expenditure (£) | 183.5 | 110.6 | 155.0 | 96.3 | 194.1 | 112.2 | 211.9 | 121.3 |
| Expenditure share | ||||||||
| SSB | ||||||||
| High-sugar soft drinks | 0.015 | 0.028 | 0.015 | 0.032 | 0.015 | 0.027 | 0.013 | 0.015 |
| Medium-sugar soft drinks | 0.002 | 0.008 | 0.002 | 0.009 | 0.002 | 0.008 | 0.002 | 0.002 |
| Low-sugar soft drinks | 0.023 | 0.033 | 0.022 | 0.033 | 0.024 | 0.032 | 0.026 | 0.023 |
| Other soft drinks | 0.016 | 0.026 | 0.013 | 0.025 | 0.016 | 0.025 | 0.020 | 0.028 |
| Alcohol | 0.079 | 0.125 | 0.071 | 0.127 | 0.083 | 0.126 | 0.087 | 0.124 |
| Sweet snacks | ||||||||
| Biscuits and cookies (including cereal fruit bars) | 0.025 | 0.029 | 0.026 | 0.031 | 0.025 | 0.028 | 0.022 | 0.026 |
| Chocolate and confectionery | 0.028 | 0.041 | 0.031 | 0.045 | 0.027 | 0.038 | 0.024 | 0.037 |
| Cake-type snacks | 0.006 | 0.012 | 0.007 | 0.014 | 0.006 | 0.011 | 0.005 | 0.010 |
| Savoury snacks | 0.029 | 0.030 | 0.028 | 0.032 | 0.029 | 0.030 | 0.028 | 0.028 |
| Fresh and frozen unprocessed meat, fish | 0.129 | 0.092 | 0.122 | 0.095 | 0.130 | 0.090 | 0.137 | 0.092 |
| Dairy and eggs | 0.131 | 0.068 | 0.136 | 0.073 | 0.129 | 0.065 | 0.125 | 0.063 |
| Fruit and vegetables | 0.130 | 0.088 | 0.124 | 0.090 | 0.129 | 0.085 | 0.142 | 0.088 |
| Rest food and drink | 0.389 | 0.120 | 0.403 | 0.127 | 0.385 | 0.116 | 0.370 | 0.114 |
| All drinks | 0.134 | 0.123 | 0.140 | 0.147 | ||||
| All food | 0.866 | 0.877 | 0.860 | 0.853 | ||||
| % of drinks expenditure spent on SSB | 12% | 14% | 12% | 10% | ||||
| % of food expenditure spent on sweet snacks | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | ||||
| Price per volume unit (L, kg)* | ||||||||
| SSB | ||||||||
| High-sugar soft drinks | 0.92 | 0.74 | 0.91 | 1.06 | 0.92 | 1.06 | 0.93 | 1.07 |
| Medium-sugar soft drinks | 0.95 | 0.49 | 0.95 | 1.17 | 0.95 | 1.18 | 0.97 | 1.18 |
| Low-sugar soft drinks | 0.69 | 0.50 | 0.69 | 1.10 | 0.69 | 1.10 | 0.71 | 1.11 |
| Other soft drinks | 0.86 | 1.08 | 0.86 | 1.08 | 0.86 | 1.08 | 0.87 | 1.08 |
| Alcohol | 4.67 | 1.13 | 4.65 | 1.13 | 4.67 | 1.13 | 4.75 | 1.13 |
| Sweet snacks | ||||||||
| Biscuits and cookies (including cereal fruit bars) | 3.77 | 1.07 | 3.76 | 1.06 | 3.77 | 1.07 | 3.80 | 1.07 |
| Chocolate and confectionery | 0.77 | 1.33 | 0.77 | 1.33 | 0.77 | 1.33 | 0.78 | 1.33 |
| Cake-type snacks | 1.00 | 1.06 | 0.99 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 1.06 |
| Savoury snacks | 6.46 | 5.39 | 6.44 | 1.04 | 6.46 | 1.04 | 6.51 | 1.05 |
| Fresh and frozen unprocessed meat, fish | 5.65 | 4.62 | 5.62 | 1.06 | 5.65 | 1.06 | 5.71 | 1.07 |
| Dairy and eggs | 0.98 | 0.78 | 0.98 | 1.07 | 0.98 | 1.07 | 0.99 | 1.07 |
| Fruit and vegetables | 1.66 | 1.30 | 1.65 | 1.09 | 1.66 | 1.09 | 1.69 | 1.10 |
| Rest food and drink | 2.26 | 1.91 | 2.25 | 1.05 | 2.26 | 1.06 | 2.29 | 1.06 |
*Average unit prices (£) over geographical areas (n=110); volume of cakes and chocolate and confectionery is measured by items; low income <£20 000 per year; middle income £20 000–£49 000; high income >£50 000+; high-sugar soft drinks: >8g of sugar/100 mL; medium-sugar soft drinks: 5–8g of sugar/100 mL; low-sugar soft drinks: <5g of sugar/100 mL; other soft drinks: water, fruit juice with no added sugars and milk-based drinks.
SSB, sugar sweetened beverages.