Table 4.
Top 10 food sources of energy by age group and socio-economic status 1.
| 6–9 Years Old | 10–12 Years Old | 13–18 Years Old | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor (n = 1812) | Middle (n = 649) | Rich (n = 1030) | Poor (n = 1581) | Middle (n = 519) | Rich (n = 798) | Poor (n = 2536) | Middle (n = 1082) | Rich (n = 1684) | |
| Rice | 56 | 49 | 43 | 60 | 53 | 49 | 62 | 60 | 52 |
| Corn Grits, White | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Bread | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Fish and Shellfish | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Noodles | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Pork | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Fats and Oils | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Cookies | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sausages | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Chicken | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Vegetable | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
1 Percent contribution of each food group to the total energy intake during a single 24-h recall.