Table 2.
Frequencies of consuming self-prepared meals and select food items.
| Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 633) |
Regular Eater (n = 326) | Meal Skipper (n = 214) | Irregular Eater (n = 93) | |
| n (%) | ||||
| Consume self-prepared meals | ||||
| Hardly ever or never | 18 (2.9) | 7 (2.2) | 8 (3.7) | 3 (3.2) |
| Often | 133 (21.1) | 56 (17.3) | 45 (21.0) | 32 (34.4) |
| Mostly or always | 480 (76.1) | 261 (80.6) | 161 (75.2) | 58 (62.4) |
| Whole-grain products | ||||
| Less than once a week | 29(4.7) | 15 (4.6) | 9 (4.2) | 5 (5.4) |
| Once a week | 31 (4.9) | 11 (3.4) | 12 (5.7) | 8 (8.6) |
| Several times a week or daily | 567 (90.4) | 296 (92.0) | 191 (90.1) | 80 (86.1) |
| Green vegetables | ||||
| Less than once a week | 97 (15.5) | 45 (13.9) | 32 (15.1) | 20 (21.8) |
| Once a week | 135 (21.5) | 66 (20.4) | 46 (21.7) | 23 (25.0) |
| Several times a week or daily | 395 (63.0) | 212 (65.7) | 134 (63.2) | 49 (53.3) |
| Meat | ||||
| Less than once a week | 178 (28.3) | 75 (23.1) | 58 (27.1) | 45 (49.5) |
| Once a week | 196 (31.1) | 105 (32.3) | 68 (31.8) | 23 (25.3) |
| Several times a week or daily | 256 (40.6) | 145 (44.7) | 90 (41.1) | 23 (25.3) |
| Alcohol | ||||
| Less than once a week | 292 (46.4) | 170 (52.5) | 85 (40.0) | 37 (39.8) |
| Once a week | 107 (17.0) | 45 (13.9) | 45 (21.1) | 17 (18.3) |
| Several times a week or daily | 231 (36.6) | 109 (33.6) | 83 (39.0) | 39 (42.0) |
| Men | ||||
|
Total
(n = 565) |
Regular eater (n = 292) | Meal skipper (n = 188) | Irregular eater (n = 85) | |
| n (%) | ||||
| Consume self-prepared meals | ||||
| Hardly ever or never | 123 (21.9) | 66 (22.8) | 35 (18.7) | 22 (25.9) |
| Often | 198 (35.2) | 90 (31.0) | 75 (40.1) | 33 (38.8) |
| Mostly or always | 241 (42.9) | 134 (46.2) | 77 (41.2) | 30 (35.3) |
| Whole-grain products | ||||
| Less than once a week | 34 (6.1) | 13 (4.5) | 12 (6.4) | 9 (10.8) |
| Once a week | 50 (9.0) | 19 (6.6) | 15 (8.1) | 16 (19.0) |
| Several times a week or daily | 473 (85.0) | 256 (88.9) | 158 (85.4) | 59 (70.2) |
| Green vegetables | ||||
| Less than once a week | 96 (17.3) | 42 (14.5) | 38 (20.3) | 16 (19.5) |
| Once a week | 150 (26.9) | 70 (24.3) | 54 (28.9) | 26 (31.7) |
| Several times a week or daily | 311 (55.8) | 176 (61.1) | 95 (50.8) | 40 (48.7) |
| Meat | ||||
| Less than once a week | 86 (15.3) | 35 (12.1) | 33 (17.5) | 18 (21.2) |
| Once a week | 126 (22.4) | 55 (19.0) | 51 (27.1) | 20 (23.5) |
| Several times a week or daily | 351 (62.3) | 200 (69.0) | 104 (55.3) | 47 (55.3) |
| Alcohol | ||||
| Less than once a week | 171 (30.5) | 89 (30.9) | 50 (26.5) | 32 (38.1) |
| Once a week | 80 (14.3) | 38 (13.1) | 27 (14.4) | 15 (17.9) |
| Several times a week or daily | 310 (55.3) | 162 (56.0) | 111 (59.0) | 37 (44.1) |