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Table 1 Distribution of diet question responses among the 2007 participants (n = 1124 men, 883 women) contributing to the analysis

From: Investigating the importance of the local food environment for fruit and vegetable intake in older men and women in 20 UK towns: a cross-sectional analysis of two national cohorts using novel methods

BRHSa

Number of days consumed each week

Monthly

Rarely/never

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

Fresh fruit (summer)

445 (41.5)

82 (7.7)

107 (10.0)

106 (9.9)

113 (10.6)

81 (7.6)

34 (3.2)

43 (4.0)

60 (5.6)

Fresh fruit (winter)

404 (39.0)

70 (6.8)

102 (9.8)

98 (9.5)

119 (11.5)

85 (8.2)

50 (4.8)

43 (4.2)

65 (6.3)

Fresh vegetables (summer)

260 (23.7)

152 (13.9)

186 (17.0)

164 (15.0)

156 (14.2)

94 (8.6)

32 (2.9)

29 (2.6)

23 (2.1)

Fresh vegetables (winter)

239 (22.3)

140 (13.1)

160 (15.0)

175 (16.4)

149 (13.9)

114 (10.7)

39 (3.6)

32 (3.0)

22 (2.1)

Green vegetables, salads

185 (17.1)

144 (13.3)

150 (13.9)

166 (15.4)

189 (17.5)

113 (10.5)

64 (5.9)

43 (4.0)

26 (2.4)

BWHHSb

More than once a day

Once a day

Most days

One or two days a week

Less than once a week

Never

   

Fresh fruit (summer)

382 (43.4)

189 (21.5)

191 (21.7)

81 (9.2)

31 (3.5)

6 (0.7)

   

Fresh fruit (winter)

282 (32.2)

243 (27.7)

186 (21.2)

111 (12.7)

42 (4.8)

12 (1.4)

   

Salads (summer)

94 (10.7)

165 (18.9)

215 (24.6)

320 (36.6)

60 (6.9)

21 (2.4)

   

Salads (winter)

43 (5.0)

91 (10.6)

96 (11.2)

313 (36.5)

245 (28.6)

69 (8.1)

   

Green vegetables

78 (8.9)

237 (27.1)

344 (39.4)

169 (19.3)

37 (4.2)

9 (1.0)

   
  1. aBritish Regional Heart Study
  2. bBritish Womens Heart and Health Study