Table 4.
The current Australian diet for each member of the reference household, for both low and medium SES positions.
| Current Diet 1 | Low SES Household | Medium SES Household | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male 31–50 y |
Female 31–50 y |
Male 9–13 y |
Female 4–8 y |
Total | Male 31–50 y |
Female 31–50 y |
Male 9–13 y |
Female 4–8 y |
Total | |
| n | 281 | 301 | 73 | 74 | 324 | 408 | 86 | 73 | ||
| Diet cost and affordability | ||||||||||
| Cost of diet per week (AUD) | 36.8 (1.2) |
28.9 (1.0) |
35.3 (1.9) |
28.7 (1.5) |
129.7 (2.9) |
39.2 (1.2) |
32.7 (0.9) |
38.2 (2.0) |
30.8 (1.5) |
140.9 (2.9) |
| Diet affordability (%) 2 | - | - | - | - | 16.3 | - | - | - | - | 7.8 |
| Total energy (kcal/day) | 1715.8 (61.7) |
1238.7 (38.8) |
1697.1 (89.7) |
1495.0 (74.4) |
6146.6 (137.5) |
1680.3 (45.7) |
1378.7 (35.1) |
1868.8 (80.9) |
1430.8 (74.2) |
6358.6 (124.0) |
| Food groups (servings/day 3) | ||||||||||
| Vegetables | 1.8 (0.2) |
1.6 (0.1) |
1.1 (0.2) |
0.6 (0.1) |
5.2 (0.3) |
1.9 (0.1) |
1.7 (0.1) |
0.8 (0.2) |
1.0 (0.2) |
5.4 (0.3) |
| Fruit | 1.2 (0.1) |
1.2 (0.1) |
1.6 (0.2) |
1.4 (0.2) |
5.5 (0.3) |
1.3 (0.1) |
1.2 (0.1) |
1.7 (0.2) |
2.0 (0.2) |
6.2 (0.3) |
| Grain (cereal) foods | 3.3 (0.2) |
2.4 (0.1) |
3.0 (0.3) |
2.8 (0.2) |
11.5 (0.4) |
3.4 (0.2) |
2.5 (0.1) |
3.6 (0.2) |
2.7 (0.2) |
12.2 (0.4) |
| Lean meats and alternatives | 1.3 (0.1) |
0.9 (0.1) |
0.7 (0.1) |
0.5 (0.1) |
3.4 (0.2) |
1.4 (0.1) |
1.1 (0.1) |
0.7 (0.1) |
0.3 (0.1) |
3.5 (0.2) |
| Dairy and dairy alternatives | 1.4 (0.1) |
1.1 (0.1) |
1.6 (0.2) |
1.6 (0.1) |
5.7 (0.3) |
1.3 (0.1) |
1.1 (0.1) |
1.7 (0.2) |
1.5 (0.2) |
5.7 (0.3) |
| Discretionary foods | 5.7 (0.3) |
4.0 (0.2) |
5.9 (0.5) |
4.3 (0.4) |
19.9 (0.7) |
5.8 (0.3) |
4.3 (0.2) |
7.0 (0.5) |
4.6 (0.3) |
21.6 (0.7) |
| Macronutrients (% of energy) | ||||||||||
| Protein | 12.9 (0.3) |
13.0 (0.3) |
12.0 (0.5) |
11.4 (0.4) |
12.7 (0.2) |
13.7 (0.3) |
13.2 (0.3) |
11.3 (0.3) |
11.0 (0.3) |
13.0 (0.2) |
| Total fat | 40.8 (0.9) |
41.7 (0.8) |
39.6 (1.4) |
41.5 (1.4) |
41.1 (0.5) |
39.6 (0.7) |
41.8 (0.7) |
40.2 (1.3) |
43.5 (1.3) |
41.0 (0.5) |
| Saturated fat | 15.7 (0.5) |
16.4 (0.5) |
15.7 (0.8) |
16.2 (0.7) |
16.1 (0.3) |
15.3 (0.4) |
16.5 (0.4) |
15.9 (0.7) |
17.9 (0.8) |
16.1 (0.3) |
| Monounsaturated fat | 16.3 (0.4) |
16.3 (0.4) |
15.7 (0.7) |
16.4 (0.7) |
16.2 (0.3) |
15.8 (0.3) |
16.2 (0.3) |
15.8 (0.6) |
16.6 (0.5) |
16.0 (0.2) |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 5.8 (0.2) |
6.1 (0.2) |
5.3 (0.3) |
6.0 (0.4) |
5.9 (0.1) |
5.7 (0.2) |
6.1 (0.2) |
5.5 (0.3) |
5.8 (0.3) |
5.9 (0.1) |
| Total Carbohydrates | 44.7 (0.9) |
43.8 (0.8) |
46.5 (1.4) |
45.3 (1.4) |
44.6 (0.5) |
45.0 (0.7) |
43.3 (0.6) |
46.8 (1.3) |
43.9 (1.2) |
44.3 (0.5) |
| Total sugars | 22.1 (0.9) |
22.4 (0.7) |
16.8 (1.0) |
17.0 (0.9) |
21.2 (0.4) |
22.2 (0.7) |
20.4 (0.5) |
17.8 (0.8) |
17.7 (0.9) |
20.6 (0.4) |
| Added sugars | 10.8 (0.6) |
10.4 (0.4) |
7.8 (0.6) |
8.1 (0.5) |
10.1 (0.3) |
10.6 (0.3) |
9.3 (0.3) |
9.2 (0.5) |
8.2 (0.5) |
9.7 (0.2) |
| Free sugars | 15.2 (0.8) |
15.0 (0.6) |
10.2 (0.9) |
10.5 (0.8) |
14.1 (0.4) |
15.2 (0.5) |
12.8 (0.5) |
11.5 (0.7) |
10.5 (0.7) |
13.4 (0.3) |
| Starch | 22.6 (0.7) |
21.4 (0.6) |
29.4 (1.1) |
28.2 (1.0) |
23.3 (0.4) |
22.7 (0.5) |
22.8 (0.5) |
28.8 (1.1) |
26.0 (0.8) |
23.6 (0.4) |
| Dietary fiber (g/day) | 18.2 (0.8) |
13.9 (0.6) |
16.9 (1.0) |
15.4 (0.8) |
64.5 (1.6) |
18.5 (0.6) |
15.6 (0.5) |
19.7 (1.1) |
16.3 (0.9) |
70.1 (1.6) |
1 All data are mean (SEM) per day, of all diets used for analysis, unless otherwise stated. 2 Diet affordability is the mean diet cost per week expressed as a percentage of equivalized disposable income (as shown in Table 3). 3 Servings per day were calculated on the basis of the servings sizes provided in the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating [39]. SES, socioconomic status.