Table 2.
Preparation locations of meals eaten in the previous week, by meal type (% of each meal type; mean (SD) number of meals)
| Preparation location | Breakfast (n = 2817) | Lunch (n = 2775) | Dinner (n = 2773) | All meals* (n = 2741) | Snacks/other (n = 2721) | Total (all meals, snacks/other) (n = 2673) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home |
72.8% 5.1 (2.4) |
64.3% 4.5 (2.2) |
77.1% 5.4 (1.8) |
71.4% 15.0 (5.1) |
64.3% 4.5 (2.6) |
70.0% 19.6 (6.6) |
| Home, by you |
61.4% 4.3 (2.6) |
45.7% 3.2 (2.4) |
45.7% 3.2 (2.4) |
50.9% 10.7 (6.1) |
54.3% 3.8 (2.7) |
52.5% 14.7 (7.7) |
| Home, by someone else |
10.0% 0.7 (1.5) |
15.7% 1.1 (1.9) |
27.1% 1.9 (2.3) |
17.6% 3.7 (4.8) |
7.1% 0.5 (1.3) |
15.0% 4.2 (5.6) |
| Someone else’s home |
1.4% 0.1 (0.4) |
2.9% 0.2 (0.5) |
4.3% 0.3 (0.7) |
2.9% 0.6 (1.3) |
2.9% 0.2 (0.6) |
2.5% 0.7 (1.7) |
| Outside home |
8.6% 0.6 (1.3) |
25.7% 1.8 (1.9) |
18.6% 1.3 (1.6) |
17.6% 3.7 (3.8) |
12.9% 0.9 (1.5) |
16.4% 4.6 (4.5) |
| Did not eat |
18.6% 1.3 (2.1) |
10.0% 0.7 (1.4) |
4.3% 0.3 (0.8) |
11.0% 2.3 (3.0) |
22.8% 1.6 (2.3) |
13.6% 3.8 (4.3) |
Respondents who reported “Don’t know” or “Refuse to answer” for any meals or snacks were excluded from estimates related to each corresponding meal/snack category
*All meals includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner